Route 45, a national highway that snakes along the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region, is a vital link between areas devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Starting on the disaster's 7th anniversary, we travel from south to north to meet people living near this road. Over 3 days, we talk to people including an elderly woman taking a break near the spot where her house once stood, and a researcher who moved from Tokyo to study Tohoku's natural environment. Reconstruction is progressing well in some areas, but not so in others. As signs of the long-awaited spring appear, what thoughts are on the minds of residents here?
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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