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New Year Countdown at the Airport

Since opening in 2015, Narita Airport's Terminal 3 for low-cost carriers has attracted more passengers each year as travelers swoop on the cheap airfares these airlines offer. Even though it lies about 600 meters from the nearest train station -- a bit of a challenge for people carrying bulky luggage -- around 20,000 people use this terminal every day. For 3 days in late December 2018, we spoke to people at this airport, including its 24-hour departure lobby and adjoining food court. As the year draws to a close, where will travelers fly off to?
Aired: Jan 25, 2019 Genre: DocumentaryRating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK
Episodes
01: Shinjuku Music Studio: Why We Formed a Band02: A Matchmaking Lounge in Sendai03: New Year Countdown at the Airport04: Winter Camping Ground with a View of Mount Fuji05: Winter in Tokyo: Taiyaki Elegy06: A Barter Chain in Osaka07: Asahikawa Lottery Ticket Sales Office: Dreams Seen in a Blizzard08: A Realtor in Fukuoka: Opening the Door to New Lives09: Close-up! Giant Job Fair10: Osaka Ferry: A One-Minute Journey Through Life11: Close-up! ‘The Rental Do-Nothing Person12: Small Island, Big Send-Offs13: A Rotary in a Student Town: Meeting Spot, Melting Pot14: Jumokuso: Resting Beneath a Cherry Tree15: Inside Japan's Largest Freight Terminal16: Shibuya Post Office: Countdown to a New Era17: People Who Live for ‘Saba-ge’18: Fasting Retreat: A Break for the Body and Mind19: Catching Goldfish at a Fishing Pond in Tokyo20: Wig Shop: A New Appearance, A New Self21: Bargain Shoes for the Next Step in Life22: Climbing the Walls of Life23: Okinawa Driving School: Dreams Beyond a Driver's License24: A New Life Away From Bustling Tokyo25: At a coin car wash after the rainy season26: Nurse Visits: Home Is Where the Heart Is27: 10-Year Milestones in Bikers' Life Journeys28: From Town to Town on Hokkaido's Blood Donation Bus29: Chasing Dreams in a Shared Office Space30: Osaka Castle Park: The Park That Never Sleeps31: China, Yunnan Province: A City Park Where You Can See Seagulls32: Toothy Smiles and Dental Woes: A 24-Hour Dentist's Office33: A Toast to Life34: Small Wedding Stories35: Mountain Views, Life Insights36: Amusement Facility at Twilight in Amagasaki