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The Best Episodes of Where We Call Home Season 5

Every episode of Where We Call Home Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Where We Call Home Season 5!

People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 1 - Trust in the Healing Power of Anime
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    #1 - Trust in the Healing Power of Anime

    S5:E1

    We meet Italian Francesco Panto, a psychiatrist in Saitama Prefecture who develops a therapy method that makes use of Japanese anime, as well as Brazilian Silvia De Souza who works at a coating plant in Toyama.

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  2. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 2 - A Hearty Recipe for Recovery
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    #2 - A Hearty Recipe for Recovery

    S5:E2

    This time, we meet Togawa Aya, a naturalized Japanese born in China who runs a cafeteria in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, as well as May Zin Chit from Myanmar, who manages a convenience store in Tokyo.

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  3. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 3 - Spirits Strengthened by Martial Arts
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    #3 - Spirits Strengthened by Martial Arts

    S5:E3

    This time, we follow three Ukrainians – a teenage boy and a female entrepreneur who both came to Japan thanks to martial arts, as well as a man who works in PR for a vertical farming company.

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  4. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 4 - A Prayer for Peace in Song and Images
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    #4 - A Prayer for Peace in Song and Images

    S5:E4

    We revisit Ukrainian musicians Alek and Vadym in Nagasaki Prefecture as they create a music video to express their prayer for peace, and meet Yuliya, also from Ukraine, who works at a restaurant in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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  5. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 5 - Top Your Sushi With Conviction
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    #5 - Top Your Sushi With Conviction

    S5:E5

    We meet Jan Markiewicz from Poland, who trains at a Tokyo sushi restaurant in preparation for the World Sushi Cup, as well as Taiwanese Su Ling, a curator at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

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  6. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 6 - Mr. Deo, the Dedicated Teacher
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    #6 - Mr. Deo, the Dedicated Teacher

    S5:E6

    We meet Uganda-born Kalule Deogratius who teaches English at a middle school in Nagano Prefecture, and Vietnamese Nguyen Cong Quoc who works at a mandarin orange farm in Ehime Prefecture.

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  7. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 7 - A Well-Rooted Future for Children
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    #7 - A Well-Rooted Future for Children

    S5:E7

    We meet Muhammad Nurul Elahi in Niigata Prefecture who grows lotus roots to fund an elementary school he opened in his native Bangladesh, and Moroccan Mohamed Aalla who trains at a soy sauce maker in Kagawa Prefecture.

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  8. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 8 - Preserving Lacquerware Beyond the Quake
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    #8 - Preserving Lacquerware Beyond the Quake

    S5:E8

    We follow UK-born Suzanne Ross - a lacquerware artisan in Wajima - in her efforts to recover after this January's quake, and meet Chinese Tomoe Setsubai who runs a Japanese confectionery in Yokohama.

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  9. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 9 - Step Into the Ring for Ukraine
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    #9 - Step Into the Ring for Ukraine

    S5:E9

    We meet Ukrainian Ivanna Berezovska, a female sumo wrestler who trains at a university club in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Indonesian Harsono, a professional who takes care of traditional Japanese gardens in Aichi Prefecture.

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  10. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 10 - Children's Books Cross Barriers
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    #10 - Children's Books Cross Barriers

    S5:E10

    On this episode, we meet American Jerry Martin, an author of children's books based in Saitama Prefecture, and Daniel Muivakitonyi from Kenya, a running instructor in Tokyo.

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  11. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 11 - Prayers for Peace in Gaza from Hiroshima
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    #11 - Prayers for Peace in Gaza from Hiroshima

    S5:E11

    We meet Ashley Souther from the US, who teaches a class on peace at a secondary school in Hiroshima Prefecture, as well as Sten van Daalen from the Netherlands, an apprentice potter in Saga Prefecture.

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  12. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 12 - Chin Up! Let's Dance Again!
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    #12 - Chin Up! Let's Dance Again!

    S5:E12

    On this episode, we revisit Filipino dance instructor Eduardo Macarat in Yokohama who changed his career to support his family, and Hongkonger Tom Wong who promotes shiitake mushrooms grown in Iwate Prefecture.

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  13. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 13 - Drawn to the Land of Carpentry
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    #13 - Drawn to the Land of Carpentry

    S5:E13

    We meet South Korean Kang Dong Ju who runs his own carpentry business in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, and German Max Geiger, a part-time rickshaw tour guide in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture.

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  14. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 14 - Racing for Peace
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    #14 - Racing for Peace

    S5:E14

    We meet South Sudanese Abraham Guem, a 1,500-metres runner who trains in Japan in hope to qualify for the Paris Olympics, as well as Indian Khanu Singh, a racehorse groom in Obihiro, Hokkaido Prefecture.

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  15. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 15 - Saving the Giant Salamanders
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    #15 - Saving the Giant Salamanders

    S5:E15

    We meet Richard Pearce, a British ecotourism guide who runs an NPO dedicated to Japanese giant salamander conservation in Tottori Prefecture, and Swedish Peter Paalsson, a crafter of furniture in Hokkaido Prefecture.

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  16. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 16 - A Festival to Bring Cultures Together
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    #16 - A Festival to Bring Cultures Together

    S5:E16

    We meet Indian Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty who organizes a festival in Aichi Prefecture to bring the Indian and Japanese communities together, as well as Indonesian Wardah Hasanah, a 3D animator in Tokyo.

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  17. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 17 - Spreading Smiles with a Parfait Passion
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    #17 - Spreading Smiles with a Parfait Passion

    S5:E17

    This time, we accompany Finnish native Laura Kopilow on her journey to discover tasty parfaits all over Japan, and meet Chinese Wang Ying who works at a selfie studio in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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  18. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 18 - A US Pro Coach for Japan's Youth Baseball
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    #18 - A US Pro Coach for Japan's Youth Baseball

    S5:E18

    We meet American Bianca Smith, a former pro baseball coach who now trains children and teens in Hokkaido Prefecture, and Francis Geyrozaga Lapinig, also from the US who works as an autobody refinisher in Tokyo.

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  19. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 19 - The Right Words for Young Carers
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    #19 - The Right Words for Young Carers

    S5:E19

    In Gunma Prefecture, we meet Pakistani Aziz Ahmed who helps children that have to interpret for foreign parents with limited skill in Japanese, and Thai-native Terd Thailek, a Muay Thai trainer at a gym.

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  20. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 20 - Eco-friendly Farming in Fukushima
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    #20 - Eco-friendly Farming in Fukushima

    S5:E20

    We meet French illustrator Emilie Bouquet who runs an eco-friendly farm in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, and Brazilian Suellen Taniguchi who supports kids and teens with learning difficulties in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture.

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  21. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 21 - Creating the Wheelchairs of Tomorrow
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    #21 - Creating the Wheelchairs of Tomorrow

    S5:E21

    We revisit Pakistani Habib ur Rahman, a crafter of custom-made power wheelchairs in Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture, and meet Edson Moreno, a Brazilian truck driver based in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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  22. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 22 - Work Opportunities for Syrian Evacuees
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    #22 - Work Opportunities for Syrian Evacuees

    S5:E22

    In Tokyo, we meet Syrian Iskandar Salama who works to find job opportunities for his fellow Syrians in and out of Japan, then go on a river ride in Tochigi Prefecture with Nepalese Shishir Mahat as our guide.

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  23. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 23 - Sowing the Seeds of Peace
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    #23 - Sowing the Seeds of Peace

    S5:E23

    We meet Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

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  24. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 24 - Closer to the Heart
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    #24 - Closer to the Heart

    S5:E24

    We meet Peruvian Estela Nakazaki and her daughter Namiko, both working in elderly care in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, and English Oliver Richardson who works at a tourist information center in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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  25. Where We Call Home Season 5 Episode 25 - Roly Keeps the Apples Rolling
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    #25 - Roly Keeps the Apples Rolling

    S5:E25

    We meet English-born Roland Gregory, a.k.a. Roly, who runs his own apple orchard in the Nagano countryside, and Gethmina Dinithika from Sri Lanka, who works at a ramen shop in Ueda, also in Nagano Prefecture.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Trust in the Healing Power of Anime" is the best rated episode of "Where We Call Home" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/15/2024. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Hearty Recipe for Recovery".