About 5 million people visit Hakodate in Hokkaido Prefecture, but in recent years this picturesque northern city has become known for another down-to-earth attraction: a hamburger restaurant that offers huge servings. Its unique hamburgers include fillings such as deep-fried chicken and crumbed pork cutlets. Many customers who come for a hearty lunch get so full that they do not need to eat dinner. Although Hakodate often tops surveys of attractive places to visit, the city also suffers from a falling population and high unemployment rate. For 3 days, we asked customers at this restaurant that has been loved by locals for decades about what they define as happiness.
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Episode 1 Christmas at a 24-hour Bakery Heading Home on the Strait Ferry Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 A Park Where Dreams Take Wing Episode 8 Lives along Route 45 Episode 10 The Traveling Library Truck Episode 12 A Spring Miracle: The Firefly Squid of Toyama Episode 14 Episode 15 The Women on the Cosmetics Floor Episode 17 Episode 18 The Race before the Japanese Derby The Great Hospital Move Episode 21 Hooked on Fishing in Tokyo Bay The Sight Beyond the Undersea Tunnel Episode 24 Surviving the Summer with Fresh Juice From the Remittance Office with Love Episode 27 Hakodate's Hamburgers of Happiness Tokyo Station: Meet me at the "Silver Bell" Episode 30 3333 Stones: Japan's Longest Flight of Steps Episode 32 The DIYers of the Suburban Home Center Episode 34 Episode 119 Episode 824 Episode 928
Episode 1 Christmas at a 24-hour Bakery Heading Home on the Strait Ferry Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 A Park Where Dreams Take Wing Episode 8 Lives along Route 45 Episode 10 The Traveling Library Truck Episode 12 A Spring Miracle: The Firefly Squid of Toyama Episode 14 Episode 15 The Women on the Cosmetics Floor Episode 17 Episode 18 The Race before the Japanese Derby The Great Hospital Move Episode 21 Hooked on Fishing in Tokyo Bay The Sight Beyond the Undersea Tunnel Episode 24 Surviving the Summer with Fresh Juice From the Remittance Office with Love Episode 27 Hakodate's Hamburgers of Happiness Tokyo Station: Meet me at the "Silver Bell" Episode 30 3333 Stones: Japan's Longest Flight of Steps Episode 32 The DIYers of the Suburban Home Center Episode 34 Episode 119 Episode 824 Episode 928