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Season 1, Episode 9: Ashigara Service Area, Tomei Expressway

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An hour and a half west on the Tomei Expressway from Tokyo. Ashigara Service Area is located there. Fuji, and even a bath, people from all walks of life stop by this popular rest area. Fuji, tourists with their pets, and truck drivers driving all over Japan. For three days, the camera stays at the 24-hour service area to follow the people who stop by, their purposes for their journeys, and the thoughts and feelings they hold in their hearts.

All Episodes - Season 1

Tokyo Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival for One Million People
Episode 1
Tokyo Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival for One Million People
 Tokyo, Yamaya, Backpackers in Tokyo
Episode 2
Tokyo, Yamaya, Backpackers in Tokyo
 Tokyo Station Express Bus Terminal
Episode 3
Tokyo Station Express Bus Terminal
 Blood Donation Room at Shinjuku East Exit
Episode 4
Blood Donation Room at Shinjuku East Exit
 Taxi: Honest Conversation in Tokyo
Episode 5
Taxi: Honest Conversation in Tokyo
 Honest Conversations with a Taxi, Sapporo Version
Episode 6
Honest Conversations with a Taxi, Sapporo Version
 Yokohama Chinatown, Youth Graffiti
Episode 7
Yokohama Chinatown, Youth Graffiti
 Roppongi Hitotsubo Office
Episode 8
Roppongi Hitotsubo Office
 Ashigara Service Area, Tomei Expressway
Episode 9
Ashigara Service Area, Tomei Expressway
 Saitama: The Muslim Next Door
Episode 10
Saitama: The Muslim Next Door
 Osaka Medical Center, Patients' Consultation Room
Episode 11
Osaka Medical Center, Patients' Consultation Room
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