← Japanology Plus · Season 5

Shopping Streets

S5 · E7 · 06 Mar 2018 · 28 min

As in much of the industrialized world, a significant amount of shopping in Japan takes place in towering shopping malls and chain supermarkets. But cities and towns throughout the country are also home to a more traditional form of shopping thanks to their shotengai, or shopping streets.

Directing

Hiroshi Nishiyama · Director

Writing

Adam Fulford · Script Consultant

Satomi Furukawa · Script Consultant

Production

Ken Kumata · Executive Producer

Naoko Fujimura · Producer

Shinya Kikuchi · Executive Producer

Camera

Norio Teranuma · Camera Operator

Editing

Jun Afuso · Editor

Sound

Kenichiro Jo · Sound Engineer

Miwa Yokomizo · Music Supervisor

Lighting

Kazutoshi Onuma · Lighting Technician