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Document 72 Hours - Season 11 Episode 15 The Aomori Shrine Where "Umineko" Soar

2025-07-15 25 minutes.
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Season - Episode

5 Season 5 Jan 17, 2017
4 Season 4 Jan 12, 2016
2 Season 2 Apr 15, 2014
1 Season 1 Aug 22, 2013

Overview

Each spring, about 30,000 black-tailed gulls flock to a nesting site around a shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. The gulls, which are called umineko or "sea cats" because of their cat-like cries, form an impressive site as they soar through the sky. Among visitors to the shrine were an American woman living in Aomori and her visiting family; an elderly man who enjoys chatting to the birds; and locals fond of these feathered harbingers of spring. For 3 days, we asked people what the umineko mean to them.

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