Ashigara Service Area, Tomei Expressway
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.
Aired: Nov 28, 2006 Genre: DocumentaryRating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK
Episodes
01: Tokyo Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival for One Million People02: Tokyo, Yamaya, Backpackers in Tokyo03: Tokyo Station Express Bus Terminal04: Blood Donation Room at Shinjuku East Exit05: Taxi: Honest Conversation in Tokyo06: Honest Conversations with a Taxi, Sapporo Version07: Yokohama Chinatown, Youth Graffiti08: Roppongi Hitotsubo Office09: Ashigara Service Area, Tomei Expressway10: Saitama: The Muslim Next Door11: Osaka Medical Center, Patients' Consultation Room
