Document 72 Hours · SEASON 1
Ashigara Service Area, Tomei Expressway
Episode 9 · 2006-11-28

- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
29 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Tokyo Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival for One Million People2006-10-03
2. Tokyo, Yamaya, Backpackers in Tokyo2006-10-10
3. Tokyo Station Express Bus Terminal2006-10-17
4. Blood Donation Room at Shinjuku East Exit2006-10-24
5. Taxi: Honest Conversation in Tokyo2006-10-31
6. Honest Conversations with a Taxi, Sapporo Version2006-11-07
7. Yokohama Chinatown, Youth Graffiti2006-11-14
8. Roppongi Hitotsubo Office2006-11-21
9. Ashigara Service Area, Tomei Expressway2006-11-28
10. Saitama: The Muslim Next Door2006-12-05
11. Osaka Medical Center, Patients' Consultation Room2006-12-12