It's midwinter at Tsugaru Strait, where a huge ferry connects the 120 kilometers between Aomori Prefecture and Hakodate, Hokkaido. With showers, a game center and even suite rooms with beds, the spacious ferry can carry 600 passengers. At the end of each year, crowds of people head back to their hometowns on this boat. From a father living away from his family for work, to a couple excited about their new life together, everyone has a different reason for crossing the strait. We spend 3 days traveling between Aomori and Hakodate, and take a look at the stories of the people we meet.
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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