In Japan, spring is a time when many people move for school or work. A highway bus terminal linking Osaka Prefecture with over 60 cities is a magnet for people starting the next chapter in life. Among those we met at this terminal were a couple visiting their hometown for the first time in a year; a woman getting engaged to her long-distance boyfriend; and a newly grad moving out of his mother's home to start a new job far away. For 3 days in mid-March, soon after the COVID state of emergency was lifted, we asked people at the terminal where they were going, and why.
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Adios, El Dorado Carousel! Seeds of Happiness at a Tokyo Garden Center Giving Kitchen Equipment New Homes The Zoo on a Hill Sapporo Born and Bread: A 24-Hour Sandwich Shop Opening New Doors at a Furniture Outlet Store Shimanami Kaido: A Ride Along Life's Cycle Tanga: The Market With a Big Heart Seeing Out 2020 in the Heart of Tokyo Bay Fukushima Bento Shop: Serving Meals and Hope New Beginnings from an Osaka Bus Terminal Life Stories at a Hospital Convenience Store Tokyo Dry Cleaner's: Reviving Clothes, Reliving Memories Water Taxis: Across the Sea and Beyond Quiet Prayers at a Secluded Shrine Starting Fresh: One-Stop Uniform Shop Tokyo Stationery Store: Messages from the Heart The Station Under the Cherry Blossoms Warming Body and Heart at a Yakiimo Shop Fireworks Shop: Lighting Up a Quiet Summer Salvaging Bargains at a Tokyo Grocery Store Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 24 Episode 25 Episode 26 Episode 27 Episode 28 Episode 29 Episode 122 Episode 129 Episode 205 Episode 212 Episode 312 Episode 319 Episode 402 Episode 416 Episode 423 Episode 430 Episode 507 Episode 521 Episode 611 Episode 618 Episode 625 Episode 709 Episode 820 Episode 910 Episode 917 Episode 1027
Adios, El Dorado Carousel! Seeds of Happiness at a Tokyo Garden Center Giving Kitchen Equipment New Homes The Zoo on a Hill Sapporo Born and Bread: A 24-Hour Sandwich Shop Opening New Doors at a Furniture Outlet Store Shimanami Kaido: A Ride Along Life's Cycle Tanga: The Market With a Big Heart Seeing Out 2020 in the Heart of Tokyo Bay Fukushima Bento Shop: Serving Meals and Hope New Beginnings from an Osaka Bus Terminal Life Stories at a Hospital Convenience Store Tokyo Dry Cleaner's: Reviving Clothes, Reliving Memories Water Taxis: Across the Sea and Beyond Quiet Prayers at a Secluded Shrine Starting Fresh: One-Stop Uniform Shop Tokyo Stationery Store: Messages from the Heart The Station Under the Cherry Blossoms Warming Body and Heart at a Yakiimo Shop Fireworks Shop: Lighting Up a Quiet Summer Salvaging Bargains at a Tokyo Grocery Store Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 24 Episode 25 Episode 26 Episode 27 Episode 28 Episode 29 Episode 122 Episode 129 Episode 205 Episode 212 Episode 312 Episode 319 Episode 402 Episode 416 Episode 423 Episode 430 Episode 507 Episode 521 Episode 611 Episode 618 Episode 625 Episode 709 Episode 820 Episode 910 Episode 917 Episode 1027