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Season 7 · Episode 17
Route 439: Japan's Last Frontier
0.025mJune 3, 2016
Route 439 is a national highway that cuts across the mountainous island of Shikoku, in southwestern Japan. In some spots, it is barely 2 meters wide and poorly maintained. People come from all over Japan to drive along the 340-kilometer-long rugged road connecting many small villages. Some people living along this route are self-sufficient and live on a diet mostly consisting of edible wild plants, freshwater fish and even Japanese pit vipers. Residents live a free life surrounded by lush nature. Over 3 days, we drive along Route 439 to meet people living amid Japan's traditional landscape.
Episodes
- Episode 1Yokohama All Night Tonkatsu
- Episode 2Kappabashi: Tokyo's Kitchen Capital
- Episode 3Christmas at the Bus Terminal
- Episode 4The First Dream at Tokyo Tower
- Episode 5Benches and People: An Osaka Shopping Arcade
- Episode 6Tokyo in the middle of winter, the name is ”Hanako“
- Episode 7Winter, Tsugaru at the 100 Yen Onsen
- Episode 8Valentine's Day at the Shrine
- Episode 972 Hours Japan-Korea Comparison SP
- Episode 10Drawn to Showa Songs
- Episode 11Daitokai: Dog and Cat Shelter in the Big City
- Episode 12Farewell Funabashi Auto
- Episode 13Akita: In front of a vending machine in midwinter, a regretful farewell
- Episode 14Tales Over Rice Bowls
- Episode 15Carrying a Stamp in a Foreign Country
- Episode 16At the Food Court
- Episode 17Route 439: Japan's Last Frontier
- Episode 18The Ferry to Volcano Island
- Episode 19A Nostalgic Roller Coaster Ride
- Episode 20Kyoto's Kamo River Delta
- Episode 21Trapped in the Magic of Go
- Episode 22Hiroshima: On the Street Corner Waiting for the President
- Episode 23Relaxing in a Nagoya Café
- Episode 24Faces Behind an Online Auction
- Episode 25Brazil: Prayer-Filled Secret Sanctuary
- Episode 26A Women's Prison: Up-Close and Personal
- Episode 27Obon with a Bang in Nagasaki
- Episode 28Fukui: Unattended Ice Shop in Midsummer
- Episode 29People-Watching at a Monster Hotspot
- Episode 30Where Cultures and Meat Meet
- Episode 31The Little Station and the Sea
- Episode 32Golf Driving Range: Slices of Life
- Episode 33Art Supply Heaven in Tokyo
- Episode 34Starlit Tales from a Nagano Tent Village
- Episode 35Daycare Center in Fukuoka's Nightlife District
- Episode 36The Traveling Ballot Box
- Episode 37Behind the Masks: Halloween in Roppongi
- Episode 38From Okinawa to the World and Back