Points of Departure: New Chitose Airport

3rd May 2013 25 mins Season 4 Episode 5

Every year, 16 million people pass through Sapporo's New Chitose Airport, on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido. In spring, many dramas of greeting and parting play out as people come and go between the great expanses of the north and the megalopolis of Tokyo to the south. A surprise sendoff for a friend leaving to go to school in Tokyo. Tears flowing at the first big family reunion in 20 years. A foreign student's dreams for the future. It is a season of major life transitions.

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Season 4 · Episode 6

In the City of Closed Factories

The factory of a major manufacturer in Gifu Prefecture closed its 33-year history. At its peak, it had four thousand employees and had sent out products such as game consoles, but it ended its role in globalization. A skilled engineer who spares the heat of the past, a temporary employee who looks for a job from tomorrow. The end of the large factory will also completely change the atmosphere of the area. What do people think and what steps will they take in the last days?

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