Wednesday Downtown
8.0Returning SeriesComedy

Wednesday Downtown

Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

1. Can a cherry blossom season garbage cleanup fund new cherry trees across Japan?

Can a cherry blossom season garbage cleanup fund new cherry trees across Japan?
0.0May 20, 2023 · 30 min

Comedian Akatsu, known for his garbage-collecting activities, heads north along with the cherry blossom front, picking up trash as he goes. Over about a month of cleanup, will he be able to raise enough from recycling to fund the planting of cherry trees by the time he reaches Wakkanai, the famous cherry blossom spot at the northernmost tip of mainland Japan?