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Jones: It's the biggest
metropolis on Earth.

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Nearly 14 million people
live here

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in a city that never sleeps.

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There's delicious street food...

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...and a buzzing nightlife.

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You're unlikely to be mugged,

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and theft is rarely a problem.

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Welcome to the world's
favorite capital,

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where good etiquette
is always observed...

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...and where humans
are only half the story.

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♪

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[Bird cries]

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From its humble origins
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Tokyo has seen a few changes.

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Once a small fishing village,

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it has grown relentlessly

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into one of the world's busiest

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and most technologically
advanced mega cities.

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Now a powerhouse of industry
and commerce,

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it's better known for
its wild nightlife

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than its wild animals.

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But look beyond
the bright lights,

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and it's apparent that Tokyo
also moves

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to a different beat...

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...a natural life cycle
that begins each spring

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with an iconic spectacle.

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Cherry blossom, or Sakura,
is a national obsession.

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But as well as
lifting people's spirits,

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it's also a bittersweet
reminder.

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For more than 1,000 years
the short-lived petals

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have prompted the Japanese
to reflect

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on the fleeting beauty of life

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and to make the most
of the time they have.

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Life comes in many forms
in Tokyo.

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Most people, though, are
probably unaware

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of the animals
living in their midst.

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A distant relative of the fox,

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the tanuki
is a type of Asian wild dog.

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Japanese folktales are filled
with these shadowy creatures.

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They typically appear
as mischievous shape-shifters

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that love to trick humans.

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In Tokyo, tanuki often make
their homes in storm drains

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next to railway lines

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and use the tracks
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[Dinging]

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So long as they stay
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the city is a reasonably
safe place

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for tanuki parents
to raise their cubs.

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There's really just
one serious hazard.

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[Train whistle blows]

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Tanuki aren't renowned
for their speed,

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but they've got
a keen sense of smell

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and a dogged determination when
it comes to seeking out food.

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The local shrine is always
worth a visit.

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Shinto shrines are places
where people pay their respects

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to the spirits,
with offerings of food and sake.

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But this one is guarded by
a pair of fierce-looking foxes.

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In their earthly form,
foxes are known to kill tanuki.

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Perhaps on this occasion,

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she should show some respect.

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[Clattering]

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[Train whistle blows]

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Around the corner, dad is
rummaging for a little treat

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to take back to the kids.

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The cubs will soon be able
to forage for themselves.

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But first they need to learn
how to cross the tracks safely.

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After their snack,
they're ready for a lesson.

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If they've got any sense,
they'll pay attention.

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Their lives may depend on it.

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[Train brakes screeching]

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[Dinging]

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Four of the cubs have made it.

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But one has got distracted

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and is lagging
dangerously behind.

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Tonight the spirits
have been kind.

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To survive in a city like Tokyo,

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animals need more than just
a guardian angel.

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Food might be plentiful,

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but obtaining it requires
a bit of know-how.

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With teams of street cleaners
working hard

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to keep the place spotless,

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life can be quite a challenge

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for the city's
non-human residents,

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many of whom rely
on our wastefulness.

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To grab some takeaway
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large-billed crows have to stay

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one step ahead
of the waste collectors.

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Their window of opportunity
is brief.

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Pickings are especially rich
after a Friday night,

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when Tokyo's restaurants
have been busy.

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Saturday mornings can even
bring the occasional steak.

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With half an eye
on the rubbish trucks,

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the street-wise birds know
pretty much to the second

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when their time is up.

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[Indistinct talking]

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[Siren wailing]

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The crow's resourcefulness
isn't limited to getting food.

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Spring is a time
for buildings nests

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with whatever materials
you can scavenge.

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For lateral thinkers
like crows,

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the city offers
intriguing new possibilities.

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Clothes hangers don't just mesh
nicely with traditional twigs,

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they also add a touch
of pop-art flair

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to your downtown apartment.

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Ever since it became
Japan's capital in 1869,

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Tokyo has been spreading.

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Now almost 100 kilometers
across,

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it's a vast amalgamation
of over 50 towns and cities.

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And yet somehow it contains
a wealth of animal life.

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[Birds chirping]

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One of the keys to this paradox

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is something
distinctively Japanese.

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Shinto, the way of the Gods,

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is the original faith
of the Japanese people

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and is as old as Japan itself.

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[Doors squeaking]

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It's based on a belief
in sacred spirits, or kami,

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which can often take the form
of plants or animals.

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♪

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That's why Shinto shrines are
always associated with trees.

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Throughout Tokyo,
hundreds of small shrines

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provide important habitat
for animals.

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But the largest by far is
the Meiji Jingu Shrine,

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right in the heart of the city.

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Created in 1920 to venerate

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Emperor Meiji and his wife,
Empress Shoken,

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it involved the planting
of 100,000 trees

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donated from all over Japan.

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A century on, and this
self-sustaining forest

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is now a quilt of over 230
different tree species.

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The shrine attracts a constant
stream of visitors,

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who come to ask for good fortune

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alongside the priests
who worship here.

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But all this human activity
is kept within narrow limits.

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The 70-hectare sacred forest
that surrounds the shrine

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is restricted access only.

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And away from the crowds,
nature is left undisturbed.

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As well as sheltering
woodland birds,

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this thriving oasis is a haven
for countless insects,

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rat-hunting snakes,

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and an obscure pond dweller...

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...the softshell turtle.

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For sheer beauty,
there's surely no contest.

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Its wing covers have been used
to make necklaces and dresses

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and even to decorate
a royal palace.

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Such is the allure
of the Japanese jewel beetle.

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Beyond the sacred forest,
new kinds of green space

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are popping up in the city.

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Farms were once cleared
to make way for skyscrapers.

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Now they're becoming part
of the urban fabric.

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As well as providing food
and cooling the building

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on which it sits,

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this rooftop rice field
in Central Tokyo

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is giving city kids a chance
to connect with nature.

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Just like a traditional
paddy field,

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this high-rise version
is teeming with frogs

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that were brought here
in the soil.

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[Indistinct talking]

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Every spring,
farmers show the children

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how to plant the rice seedlings.

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[Indistinct talking continues]

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Four months from now,
these budding urban farmers

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will be back
to harvest what they've sown.

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In Tokyo, space is at a premium,

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which can leave many animals
without a home.

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Along most of Tokyo's
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factories, roads, and runways
have replaced natural beaches...

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...and squeezed out
much of the wildlife.

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Kitamura:
[Speaking Japanese]

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Jones: Dr. Kitamura, who heads
up Tokyo's Little Tern Project,

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is trying to ensure
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still have enough space
to breed.

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To give them a fighting chance,

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volunteers have built
a six-hectare substitute beach

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on the roof of a sewage works.

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Building a beach
was just the start.

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Now every spring
Dr. Kitamura and his team

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have to persuade the birds
to use it,

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and that requires
a bit of trickery.

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[Speaking Japanese]

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Jones: Guided by master
craftsman Haruo Uchiyama,

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the children play their part

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by making dozens
of lookalike little terns.

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The finished decoys are
scattered across the roof,

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and to complete the illusion
of a busy colony,

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a large speaker plays
the sound of chattering terns.

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[ <i>Terns chattering</i>]

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Primitive though it is,
the birds fall for it.

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Every year, up to 1,000 terns

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are now choosing the roof
of the Morigasaki Sewage Works

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as their breeding ground.

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Flying in from Australia
and New Zealand,

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some of these visitors
have already racked up

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more than 8,000 kilometers.

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Males and females share the job
of incubating eggs,

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which takes about three weeks.

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Within a month, the rooftop
is alive with tiny chicks.

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[Chirping]

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But this noisy nursery
is no playground.

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Birds that nest on beaches,
natural or man-made,

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are vulnerable
to sharp-eyed predators.

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And with a brood
of its own to feed,

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a kestrel has its sight set
on a baby tern.

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[Terns crying]

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No amount of mobbing
can deter the predator.

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Day after day,
the hunting kestrel returns.

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Having learnt
from previous years,

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Dr. Kitamura and his team

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now cover the rooftop
with little refuges.

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The faster a chick finds cover,

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the more likely
it is to survive.

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Three weeks is all it needs.

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As long the adults
keep bringing back food,

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the young terns
will soon be big enough to fly.

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Giving them space to breed is
undoubtedly helping the terns.

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Although some will struggle,
others will fledge successfully

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and follow their parents
out to sea.

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♪

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Although little of Tokyo's
original shoreline is left,

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the waters beyond
are still untamed.

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And you might be surprised
at what's beneath the surface.

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Whale sharks, the biggest fish
on the planet,

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are regular visitors.

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Few people alive
know these depths

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better than Hiroyuki Arakawa.

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Arakawa:
[Speaking Japanese]

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Jones: Fascinated by the ocean
since he was a boy,

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he claims to have spent
more than three years

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of his life underwater.

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Nowadays, Mr. Arakawa's
main concern

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is for those who earn
their living from the sea,

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especially hard-up fishermen.

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Tokyo Bay is known
for its deadly storms.

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Over the years, Mr. Arakawa
has helped to recover

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more than 100
drowned men and women.

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[Clanging]

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[Bells chiming]

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Whilst he can pray
for lost souls

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at his local Ahinto temple,

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Mr. Arakawa wanted to do more.

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So, with the blessing
of the priest,

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he's built an additional shrine.

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It's not exactly on Google Maps.

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♪

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Hidden some 20 meters
below the waves,

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it receives only
the most dedicated visitors.

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Twice a month,
dressed as a priest,

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Mr. Arakawa drops in

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to make a ritual offering
to the water gods.

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Everyone seems to be keeping
a close eye

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on the strange,
bubbling apparition.

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♪

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♪

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Perhaps the fish have learnt to
associate Mr. Arakawa with food.

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♪

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00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:24,040
His offerings of rice
and fresh eggs

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certainly appear to be popular.

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What the fish make of his sake
is anyone's guess.

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Before he surfaces, Mr. Arakawa

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prays for the safety
of all those who go to sea.

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♪

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Aside from facing storms,

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fishermen in Tokyo Bay
have also been wrestling

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00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:07,000
with an unusual shark problem.

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00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,360
It's a problem that
dive operator Kan Shiota

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knows all about.

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Shiota:
[Speaking Japanese]

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00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,000
Jones:
As they thrash about,

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00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:30,560
trapped sharks damage
valuable fish like flounder,

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which then go to waste.

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00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:48,400
Some frustrated fishermen were
starting to mutilate the sharks,

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00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,760
which is when Mr. Shiota was
approached with a novel request.

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00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:08,880
Using the fishermen's
unwanted catch,

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Mr. Shiota set up
a shark-feeding station.

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00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:18,040
Before long, it was attracting
not just sharks,

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but shark enthusiasts.

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Believe it or not, there are
people willing to pay good money

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to get nibbled by sharks.

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[Gulls crying]

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The feeding station is located
just offshore,

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well away from
the fishermen's nets.

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00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:08,280
♪

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00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,520
The sharks that you're most
likely to encounter here

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are banded houndsharks.

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00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:19,520
Typically, this shallow-water
species is nocturnal

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and solitary.

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00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:30,640
♪

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00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,840
But since they're fed
twice a day,

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00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,160
the sharks tend to hang around.

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♪

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00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,760
And encouraged by
regular handouts,

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00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,120
they've learnt to trust humans.

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00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:52,440
♪

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00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,960
Known as the shark scramble,

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00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:57,800
this mass gathering
has to be one of Tokyo's

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00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:01,520
most amazing
wildlife spectacles.

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00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:08,240
♪

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00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,880
The sharks are joined
by grouper...

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00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:16,560
...stingrays...

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00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:20,360
...sea bream...

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00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,920
...and a whole host
of smaller fish.

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00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,120
Despite physical contact,

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00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:36,800
no shark or stingray has ever
harmed Mr. Shiota or his guests.

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00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:38,680
Just as importantly, though,

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00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:43,360
the sharks are no longer
a problem to the fishermen.

338
00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:46,720
Not long ago, hundreds of
these amazing creatures

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00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:48,400
were being netted,

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00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,800
and some even suffered
the removal of their fins.

341
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:59,880
Today, the number of entangled
sharks is virtually zero.

342
00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:10,680
♪

343
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:15,080
Summers in Tokyo can be noisy
as well as hot.

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00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:21,520
Most animals would probably
prefer a quieter spot,

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00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:25,080
away from the crowds.

346
00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:29,640
Yet the evening shoppers
in Shibuya are not alone.

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00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:34,840
♪

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00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:39,080
Strange creatures are emerging
from the earth

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00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,920
right in the middle of the city.

350
00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:51,120
Slow and ungainly,
they are still only half-formed.

351
00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,280
To become the finished article,

352
00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:57,560
these cicadas are about
to cast off their old outfits

353
00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,680
and get a whole new look.

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00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,320
For the past five years,

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00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:09,000
they've been
biding their time underground,

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00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,960
sucking nutrients from the roots
of ornamental trees.

357
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:19,160
♪

358
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:23,760
Instinctively, the cicada larvae
now start to climb.

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00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:30,280
By emerging at night,
the insects are safe from birds.

360
00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:38,080
It now begins its fifth
and final molt.

361
00:33:38,120 --> 00:34:03,000
♪

362
00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,320
Free from its old
straight-jacket,

363
00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:09,880
the newly hatched adult prepares
for life in the open air.

364
00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:16,800
Its wings, unfurled
and ready for use,

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00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,280
will help it to evade predators.

366
00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:25,920
♪

367
00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:28,680
But with only a few weeks
to live,

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00:34:28,720 --> 00:34:31,160
it has little time
to find a mate.

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00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,720
It's no wonder cicadas
make such a racket.

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00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,960
[Cicadas buzzing]

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00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,280
[Bell tolls]

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00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:45,840
[Man chanting in Japanese]

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00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:49,560
Nearby in the grounds
of a Buddhist Temple,

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00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:53,320
the stage is set for
a more gruesome drama.

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00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,040
[Chanting continues]

376
00:34:56,080 --> 00:35:01,200
Death is something
we must all accept,

377
00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:04,840
no matter who or what we are.

378
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,240
[Gong rings]

379
00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:16,840
♪

380
00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:21,880
Jumping spiders hunt insects

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00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,840
and kill them
with a venomous bite.

382
00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,840
But even with eyes
in the back of its head,

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00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:33,120
it isn't safe
from larger assassins.

384
00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:37,640
♪

385
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:39,280
Enter the gecko...

386
00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:41,800
[Gong rings]

387
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:46,080
...a carnivorous lizard
with a taste for spiders.

388
00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:49,120
[Chanting continues]

389
00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:58,240
♪

390
00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:03,520
Geckos are like
mini superheroes.

391
00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:06,920
They leap off buildings

392
00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:08,920
and walk up walls.

393
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,160
And to escape the clutches
of a predator,

394
00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:18,200
it can shed its tail
and grow a new one.

395
00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:23,440
♪

396
00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:27,080
Yet even this little ninja
is not immortal.

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00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:34,840
♪

398
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:38,320
Next up, the praying mantis.

399
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:44,400
It is more than
10 centimeters long,

400
00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:48,480
and its lethal moves
have inspired a martial art form

401
00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:51,680
known as Praying Mantis Kung Fu.

402
00:36:51,720 --> 00:37:16,160
♪

403
00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:19,520
Impaled on the insect's legs,

404
00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:23,200
the gecko succumbs
to a grisly fate.

405
00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:31,880
♪

406
00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:35,080
The mantis won't need to dine
for another month.

407
00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:44,200
But to stay alive, this killer,
too, needs to watch its back

408
00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:47,840
and steer well clear
of the temple toad.

409
00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:49,200
[Chanting continues]

410
00:37:49,240 --> 00:37:51,240
[Gong rings]

411
00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:57,760
For humans at least,

412
00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:02,000
Tokyo's streets
are blissfully safe.

413
00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:07,120
Even petty crimes like theft
are extremely rare,

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00:38:07,160 --> 00:38:10,840
unless, that is, you happen
to live on the edge of town.

415
00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:18,320
In certain suburbs, there are
gangs that specialize

416
00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:21,840
in daylight robbery.

417
00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:27,000
Japanese macaques might look
adorable,

418
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:30,400
but as any vegetable grower
will tell you,

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00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:32,000
they're a menace.

420
00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:48,320
♪

421
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:54,280
The raiding party includes
adults of both sexes.

422
00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,120
Each knows its place
in the hierarchy...

423
00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:01,360
[Horns honking]

424
00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,800
...all the way up to the alpha
male at the top of the tree.

425
00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:20,160
♪

426
00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:21,680
[Horn honks]

427
00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:31,720
♪

428
00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:34,680
Once his troop is safely
across the road,

429
00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:37,880
the boss scopes out
the lay of the land.

430
00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:45,960
His peanut snatchers need
to keep their wits about them.

431
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:52,080
Several of these repeat
offenders have been tagged

432
00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:56,840
to help the authorities
keep them under surveillance.

433
00:39:56,880 --> 00:40:02,000
Dodging the monkey police
is only the first step.

434
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:06,640
To get the goodies, they must
also outsmart the farmers.

435
00:40:06,680 --> 00:40:08,760
[Speaking Japanese]

436
00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:49,560
Jones:
Simple nets are easily bypassed,

437
00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:54,200
prompting some growers
into more fancy countermeasures.

438
00:40:54,240 --> 00:40:56,160
[Electricity buzzing]

439
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:05,920
10,000 volts normally
does the trick,

440
00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:10,960
but any chink in your defenses,
and sooner or later...

441
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,120
it's vegetable carnage.

442
00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:18,480
♪

443
00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,080
To make matters worse,

444
00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:32,880
their eating habits
are an insult.

445
00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:51,840
♪

446
00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:59,120
♪

447
00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:02,680
While monkeys are
roundly resented,

448
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:06,440
there are other animals here
that are welcomed like royalty.

449
00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:12,320
Not long ago,
the Japanese goshawk

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00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:15,320
was on the endangered list.

451
00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:19,360
But after years of protection,
this fearless hunter,

452
00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:22,920
once a favorite
of Japan's emperors,

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00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:25,880
is starting to
recolonize city parks.

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00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:33,240
To stay healthy, a young goshawk
needs a meal a day,

455
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:36,480
and it's the father,
smaller and more agile

456
00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:39,160
than his partner,
who does most of the hunting.

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00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,680
[Birds crying]

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00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:45,920
As hard as he works, though,

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00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:48,960
the youngest chick
often loses out.

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00:42:52,320 --> 00:43:02,200
♪

461
00:43:02,240 --> 00:43:06,880
Ten days later and now
in her juvenile plumage,

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00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:10,480
the baby of the brood
leaves the nest

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00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:12,520
to try her luck elsewhere.

464
00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:29,880
♪

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00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:35,240
Still unable to fly, she has
a whole new world to explore...

466
00:43:38,280 --> 00:43:39,840
...on foot.

467
00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:45,040
♪

468
00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:48,840
Each year brings its own
goshawk drama...

469
00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:53,880
...and this year
is no exception.

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00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:59,520
In a potentially devastating
development,

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00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:01,760
dad has gone missing.

472
00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:07,800
♪

473
00:44:07,840 --> 00:44:10,280
The mother now faces
the formidable task

474
00:44:10,320 --> 00:44:13,280
of raising her family alone.

475
00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:20,680
And the crows are determined
to make her fail.

476
00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:27,320
They sometimes lose
their own chicks to goshawks,

477
00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:30,240
so when they spot
a weakness in their enemy,

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00:44:30,280 --> 00:44:32,720
they are quick
to take advantage.

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00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:36,400
[Crows cawing]

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00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:43,560
By joining forces
to harass the mother,

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00:44:43,600 --> 00:44:45,520
they can prevent her hunting.

482
00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:52,680
♪

483
00:44:52,720 --> 00:44:54,880
If the crows keep this up,

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00:44:54,920 --> 00:44:58,720
it won't be long before
the young hawks starve to death.

485
00:44:58,760 --> 00:45:15,720
♪

486
00:45:15,760 --> 00:45:20,760
A week later, and the three
siblings are still alive.

487
00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:26,440
♪

488
00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:30,640
But their mother isn't managing
to bring back enough

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00:45:30,680 --> 00:45:32,160
to feed them all.

490
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:36,920
With each passing day,

491
00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:39,680
the youngest chick
is losing strength.

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00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:45,200
If a meal arrives,

493
00:45:45,240 --> 00:45:48,320
it's always one of
the older chicks who hogs it.

494
00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:57,400
♪

495
00:45:57,440 --> 00:46:00,280
Survival favors the selfish.

496
00:46:00,320 --> 00:46:06,080
♪

497
00:46:06,120 --> 00:46:10,560
Sometimes, however,
it can also favor the brave.

498
00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:17,400
♪

499
00:46:17,440 --> 00:46:20,160
The crows have returned...

500
00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:26,320
...probing for a chance
to inflict more damage

501
00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:28,080
while the chicks are unguarded.

502
00:46:28,120 --> 00:46:34,720
♪

503
00:46:34,760 --> 00:46:37,720
With little hope of being fed
by its mother,

504
00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:42,560
the youngest hawk does something
truly astonishing.

505
00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:57,160
♪

506
00:46:57,200 --> 00:46:59,880
[Cawing and screeching]

507
00:47:04,600 --> 00:47:07,080
None of these seasoned observers

508
00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:11,120
has ever seen a young goshawk
attack a full-grown crow.

509
00:47:11,160 --> 00:47:30,880
♪

510
00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:35,760
In the end, though, size
and strength are decisive.

511
00:47:35,800 --> 00:47:38,440
It's the crow,
battered and dazed,

512
00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:41,880
who escapes with its life

513
00:47:41,920 --> 00:47:45,560
while the hawk,
exhausted from her efforts,

514
00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:48,560
slips closer to starvation.

515
00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:54,760
♪

516
00:47:54,800 --> 00:48:00,640
Yet, amidst this tragedy,
there is also hope.

517
00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:03,840
The eldest chick,
well-fed by its mother,

518
00:48:03,880 --> 00:48:06,600
is soon strong enough
to hunt for itself.

519
00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:11,840
And there is every reason
to think

520
00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:16,040
that these charismatic birds
are here to stay.

521
00:48:16,080 --> 00:48:23,080
♪

522
00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:27,440
It's not only goshawks
that are making a comeback.

523
00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:30,480
The Tamagawa is one of
the two main rivers

524
00:48:30,520 --> 00:48:33,520
that flows through Tokyo.

525
00:48:33,560 --> 00:48:36,480
Barely a generation ago,
factories and homes

526
00:48:36,520 --> 00:48:39,640
were dumping so much waste
into the water

527
00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:42,360
that it was known
as "the river of death."

528
00:48:44,920 --> 00:48:47,400
But with tougher laws
and better management,

529
00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:50,040
the Tamagawa
has been transformed.

530
00:48:50,080 --> 00:48:57,640
♪

531
00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:03,360
Pacific redfin spend
most of their lives at sea.

532
00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:09,200
But to breed, they need clean,
fast-flowing water.

533
00:49:09,240 --> 00:49:13,800
And now that they have it,
they're coming back

534
00:49:13,840 --> 00:49:15,280
in their thousands.

535
00:49:15,320 --> 00:49:23,840
♪

536
00:49:23,880 --> 00:49:26,080
Unfortunately for the fish,

537
00:49:26,120 --> 00:49:29,720
news of their return
appears to have spread.

538
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:32,240
[ <i>"Ride Of The Valkyries"
playing]</i>

539
00:49:32,280 --> 00:49:43,120
♪

540
00:49:43,160 --> 00:49:46,360
Cormorants are looking
for an easy meal.

541
00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:53,160
♪

542
00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:56,280
Because they spawn
in shallow water,

543
00:49:56,320 --> 00:49:58,840
the redfin have nowhere to hide.

544
00:49:58,880 --> 00:50:03,840
♪

545
00:50:03,880 --> 00:50:06,920
It's like shooting fish
in a barrel.

546
00:50:06,960 --> 00:50:18,840
♪

547
00:50:21,400 --> 00:50:25,160
[Water rushing]

548
00:50:25,200 --> 00:50:27,160
As well as redfin,

549
00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:31,640
carp and eel
are also on the menu.

550
00:50:31,680 --> 00:50:36,560
♪

551
00:50:36,600 --> 00:50:39,720
This one-time sewage outflow

552
00:50:39,760 --> 00:50:44,320
is now home to around 60 species
of freshwater fish.

553
00:50:48,040 --> 00:50:53,800
All this diversity within
the city is impressive.

554
00:50:53,840 --> 00:50:57,320
But to find Tokyo's
wildest side,

555
00:50:57,360 --> 00:51:02,280
you must follow the Tamagawa
westwards into the mountains.

556
00:51:02,320 --> 00:51:07,640
♪

557
00:51:07,680 --> 00:51:10,200
Although sparsely populated,

558
00:51:10,240 --> 00:51:13,920
these mountains are an integral
part of the metropolis.

559
00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:20,280
The forest acts like
a giant sponge,

560
00:51:20,320 --> 00:51:23,960
soaking up
and then releasing moisture.

561
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:38,840
♪

562
00:51:38,880 --> 00:51:42,440
The streams eventually empty
into a deep lake,

563
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:48,520
which supplies Tokyo with
over a fifth of its fresh water.

564
00:51:48,560 --> 00:51:51,120
But as well as quenching
the city's thirst,

565
00:51:51,160 --> 00:51:55,240
the forest also provides
a home for wild animals.

566
00:51:55,280 --> 00:52:02,520
♪

567
00:52:02,560 --> 00:52:08,880
And if anything, Tokyo's wild
west end is getting wilder.

568
00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:14,640
As their children move out
to find work in the city,

569
00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:20,080
older residents can only wonder
as nature moves back in.

570
00:52:20,120 --> 00:52:26,280
♪

571
00:52:26,320 --> 00:52:28,000
For the inquisitive,

572
00:52:28,040 --> 00:52:32,000
abandoned houses
are an irresistible temptation.

573
00:52:32,040 --> 00:52:34,400
[Monkeys grunting]

574
00:52:39,600 --> 00:52:45,200
So too are any
long-forgotten orchards.

575
00:52:45,240 --> 00:52:49,440
By November,
persimmons are plentiful,

576
00:52:49,480 --> 00:52:53,680
and the brazen monkeys are
the first to help themselves.

577
00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:00,960
It's soon apparent, however,

578
00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:04,680
that the fruits aren't quite
as juicy as they look.

579
00:53:09,520 --> 00:53:11,920
Still loaded with tannins,

580
00:53:11,960 --> 00:53:14,360
they leave a bitter taste
in the mouth.

581
00:53:17,120 --> 00:53:20,000
A couple of bites is about
all she can stomach.

582
00:53:24,040 --> 00:53:27,480
Fortunately, the macaques'
throwaway habits

583
00:53:27,520 --> 00:53:30,880
are a gift to other animals.

584
00:53:30,920 --> 00:53:34,160
Biting the fruit leaves
the flesh exposed,

585
00:53:34,200 --> 00:53:36,880
which speeds up
the ripening process.

586
00:53:40,240 --> 00:53:43,040
Persimmons are packed
with glucose,

587
00:53:43,080 --> 00:53:46,680
and the longer they sit on the
ground, the sweeter they become.

588
00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:54,840
With winter approaching,
tanuki are looking to fatten up.

589
00:53:54,880 --> 00:53:58,920
They can put on several
extra kilos.

590
00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:01,880
And they're not the only ones
with a sweet tooth.

591
00:54:01,920 --> 00:54:07,200
♪

592
00:54:07,240 --> 00:54:11,920
A badger has emerged
from its den to join the feast.

593
00:54:15,560 --> 00:54:17,520
And although they're small,

594
00:54:17,560 --> 00:54:22,080
Japanese martens are more than
ready to scrap for their share.

595
00:54:22,120 --> 00:54:23,840
[Screeching]

596
00:54:27,440 --> 00:54:30,200
It's not long before
the sugary treats

597
00:54:30,240 --> 00:54:34,040
are catching the attention
of an altogether bigger beast...

598
00:54:34,080 --> 00:54:47,080
♪

599
00:54:47,120 --> 00:54:48,680
...a moon bear.

600
00:54:51,200 --> 00:54:54,240
Also known as
an Asian black bear,

601
00:54:54,280 --> 00:54:57,120
this rare and secretive animal

602
00:54:57,160 --> 00:55:00,840
is Tokyo's largest
wild inhabitant.

603
00:55:03,200 --> 00:55:08,280
Smaller creatures like civets
must wait their turn.

604
00:55:08,320 --> 00:55:10,720
[Car engine running]

605
00:55:10,760 --> 00:55:13,880
They don't have to wait long.

606
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:19,520
Despite their size,
bears are easily spooked.

607
00:55:19,560 --> 00:55:23,240
A passing car is enough
to send the trespasser

608
00:55:23,280 --> 00:55:25,160
hurrying back to the woods.

609
00:55:25,200 --> 00:55:37,920
♪

610
00:55:37,960 --> 00:55:42,000
If Tokyo's life cycle begins
with cherry blossom,

611
00:55:42,040 --> 00:55:45,720
then it ends in equally
spectacular fashion...

612
00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:50,840
...with a blaze
of autumn foliage.

613
00:55:50,880 --> 00:56:00,080
♪

614
00:56:00,120 --> 00:56:05,320
Koyo, as it's known here,
is nature's final flourish.

615
00:56:09,040 --> 00:56:12,680
Within a month, many of Tokyo's
plants and animals

616
00:56:12,720 --> 00:56:16,640
will be going into
a three-month winter lockdown.

617
00:56:16,680 --> 00:56:24,800
♪

618
00:56:24,840 --> 00:56:30,920
To the casual eye,
Tokyo is all about us.

619
00:56:30,960 --> 00:56:33,360
But look beyond the crowds,

620
00:56:33,400 --> 00:56:39,720
and you'll find a surprising
range of wild animals

621
00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:43,080
thriving in the gaps.

622
00:56:43,120 --> 00:56:47,760
It's a parallel world
of vicious assassins,

623
00:56:47,800 --> 00:56:49,760
gentle giants...

624
00:56:52,240 --> 00:56:54,120
...and clever thieves...

625
00:56:58,480 --> 00:57:01,120
...of strange transformers...

626
00:57:04,480 --> 00:57:06,080
...hardworking parents...

627
00:57:08,200 --> 00:57:10,120
...and living jewels.

628
00:57:10,160 --> 00:57:15,840
♪

629
00:57:15,880 --> 00:57:21,760
It's a world in which humans
are only part of the picture.

630
00:57:21,800 --> 00:57:25,640
And that is a thing
to celebrate.

631
00:57:25,680 --> 00:58:00,120
♪