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Season 3, Episode 1: The Ameyoko International Food Market
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Underneath the lively Ameyoko Market in Tokyo's central district of Ueno is a far less well known below-ground market for foreign foodstuffs. Follow the scent of exotic spices down to that basement floor, and you'll hear a rich mixture of Japanese, Chinese, Tagalog, English.... Then you'll see Shanghai Crab, frogs, mysterious fish and unusual vegetables. It all started 3 decades ago with a single vendor of Chinese foodstuffs; now it's greatly expanded. The customers are 90% foreigners. We get a glimpse into the expatriate life of foreigners in Japan, longing for a taste of home.
All Episodes - Season 3
Episode 1
The Ameyoko International Food Market
Episode 2
General Hospital Store: Where Shopping Meets Healing
Episode 3
Dreams Along the Yamanote Line
Episode 4
Lost and Found in Nagoya: Left Behind on a Holy Night
Episode 5
A Discounted Ticket to Happiness
Episode 6
A Standing Oden Bar in Tokyo
Episode 7
A Taste of Home: A Soba & Udon Vending Machine
Episode 8
A Driving School: The Start of Many Journeys
Episode 9
Tokyo Capsule Hotel: Encapsulating Life
Episode 10
A Used Car, A New Life
Episode 11
Yakushima: Island of the Mystical Tree
Episode 12
A Kebab Restaurant in Roppongi
Episode 13
A Drive-In Restaurant in Okinawa: Hometown Flavor, American Style
Episode 14
The Lucky Cat at the Shopping Street
Episode 15
Tonkotsu Ramen Restaurant: Bowls for the Soul
Episode 16
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Episode 17
Voices in Front of the Diet
Episode 18
An Iconic Hotel: Until We Meet Again