Document 72 Hours · SEASON 13
Udon Vending Machines on Route 9: An Oasis for Drivers
Episode 23 · 2022-09-30
- Documentary
Episode overview
Why are no-frills udon noodle vending machines irresistible for drivers passing by a small rest area on a busy national road in western Shimane Prefecture? People stop here around the clock for a cheap bowl of noodles. The customers included a couple returning from a trip to their hometown; a boy and his parents who drove all the way from Fukuoka Prefecture just to try these noodles; and a man about to start his shift delivering milk. For three days around the Bon Festival period, we asked what makes these noodles so special.
30 minutes
Season 13 episodes
1. Episode 12022-01-07
2. Nursing School: Nurturing the Next Nightingales2022-01-14
3. Seeking a Sweet Finish to Another Busy Year2022-01-28
4. Bidding Farewell to an Amusement Park2022-02-25
5. Tsugaru Railway: A Midwinter Lifeline2022-03-18
6. The Supermarket on Wheels2022-04-08
7. Heartfelt Flowers from a Miyagi Florist2022-04-15
8. A Shinjuku Cell Phone Store2022-04-22
9. Capturing Happy Moments in a Photo Booth2022-05-13
10. Episode 102022-05-20
11. Plastic Model Shop: A Hobby Making Worlds Come Alive2022-05-27
12. Episode 122022-06-03
13. Episode 132022-06-10
14. Nature's Treasure Hunt on a Niigata Beach2022-06-17
15. The Vegetable "Vending Machine" in Tokyo2022-06-24
16. Asakusa's Rakugo Theater: Filling Lives with Laughs2022-07-15
17. Fluttering Yellow Handkerchiefs at a Seaside Station2022-07-22
18. Episode 182022-07-29
19. Episode 192022-08-26
20. Doronko Park" Children Running in the Rain2022-09-02
21. Osaka Shaved Ice Shop: Midsummer Memories2022-09-09
22. The Lure of a 24-Hour Fishing Shop2022-09-16
23. Udon Vending Machines on Route 9: An Oasis for Drivers2022-09-30
24. Korokke Pan Shop: Happiness in a Bun2022-10-07
25. Episode 252022-10-21
26. Episode 262022-10-28
27. Episode 272022-11-04
28. Gunma-Brazil Presidential Election2022-11-11
29. A Cat Temple: Soothing the Mind and Soul2022-11-18
30. Lifting Spirits in a Tokyo Liquor Store2022-12-16
31. Year-End Special 2022 Viewer Vote #2 On Location Special2022-12-30
32. Year-End Special 2022 Viewer Vote #1 On Location Special2022-12-30
