Document 72 Hours · SEASON 11
Tokyo's Downtown 24-Hour Yakiniku Restaurant
Episode 7 · 2020-02-21

- Documentary
Episode overview
The setting is a 24-hour yakiniku restaurant in downtown Tokyo. Lunch starts at just 500 yen. People flock here day and night in search of hearty portions of meat at affordable prices. A group of security guards stopping by after their night shift, a couple living together who treat themselves to this once a week. Gathering around the charcoal grill, people share their true feelings that they wouldn't normally express. Meanwhile, there are also customers who quietly grill meat alone. This program takes a close look at a 24-hour barbecue restaurant in Tokyo's downtown area, where the aroma of delicious food fills the air.
29 minutes
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7. Tokyo's Downtown 24-Hour Yakiniku Restaurant2020-02-21
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14. Tokyo Taxi Oasis2020-09-11
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17. Adios, El Dorado Carousel!2020-10-02
18. Seeds of Happiness at a Tokyo Garden Center2020-10-09
19. Kabukicho: Farewell to the Cabaret of Humanity2020-10-16
20. Giving Kitchen Equipment New Homes2020-10-23
21. The Zoo on a Hill2020-10-30
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