Overview
Kyoto welcomes the autumn holiday. The setting is a library in a tourist area where talking is strictly prohibited. People head to their booths, maintaining absolute silence. Their reasons vary. Some are striving to survive in a rapidly changing industry. Others dream of finding new employment. Even elementary school students have clear future goals... Regulars who have been coming for over a decade say there's an odd sense of camaraderie among strangers. They want to be alone, but they don't want to be lonely. From the quietest place in program history, we glimpse the “distance modern people keep from loneliness.”
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8 - 1Lines and Lives at Airport Immigration January 13, 2017 -
8 - 2A Cafe Awaits in Omiya January 20, 2017 -
8 - 3The Melodies of a Street Piano in Miyazaki January 27, 2017 -
8 - 4Beppu: A Century of Hot Springs February 10, 2017 -
8 - 5At a park in Yokosuka with a view of warships February 17, 2017 -
8 - 6Cheap Underwear: Searching for Warmth February 24, 2017 -
8 - 7Wishing Upon Golden Kushikatsu March 03, 2017 -
8 - 8A Walking Path Where You Can See Giraffes March 10, 2017 -
8 - 9Welcome to Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong March 17, 2017 -
8 - 10Tokyo's Crossroads of Life April 07, 2017 -
8 - 11New Bags, New Beginnings April 14, 2017 -
8 - 12Small Funerals in a Big City April 21, 2017 -
8 - 13Mt. Kongo: A Climb to the Webcam April 28, 2017 -
8 - 14Yoru no Mori: Sakura Tunnel May 12, 2017 -
8 - 15Fabric and Buttons and Me May 19, 2017 -
8 - 16I Tried Zen Temple Training May 26, 2017 -
8 - 17The Secret Marriage Counseling Room June 02, 2017 -
8 - 18The Daily Life of a Tokyo Mosque June 09, 2017 -
8 - 19Jellyfish Wonderland June 16, 2017 -
8 - 20Truck Stop: A Break on Life's Journey June 30, 2017 -
8 - 21Thoughts and Reflections on a Rooftop Ferris Wheel July 07, 2017 -
8 - 22Kitakyushu Kokura ‘100 Yen Bar’ Blues July 14, 2017 -
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8 - 24The Elderly Care Facility with a View of the Sea July 28, 2017 -
8 - 25Mountain Restaurant: Creating and Reliving Memories August 25, 2017 -
8 - 26Summer Koshien: Another Youth September 01, 2017 -
8 - 27Midsummer Akita: Longing for Baba's Ice Cream September 15, 2017 -
8 - 28When a Man Shines His Shoes September 22, 2017 -
8 - 29The Base Town Adult Rock Festival September 29, 2017 -
8 - 30Born to be Wild: Motorcyclists' Road to Happiness October 06, 2017 -
8 - 31Life Without a Smartphone October 20, 2017 -
8 - 32Kyoto's Too Quiet Library October 27, 2017 -
8 - 33Spain's Canary Islands: Tuna Fishermen's Short Vacation November 03, 2017 -
8 - 34“See You Again at the English Conversation School November 10, 2017 -
8 - 35Guest House: A 3,000 Yen Per Night Oasis November 17, 2017 -
8 - 36Muscle Stiffness November 24, 2017 -
8 - 37Printing Shop: Lives in Print December 01, 2017 -
8 - 38Ogasawara Islands: Weekly Delivery Service December 08, 2017 -
8 - 39Bento Tales from a Northern Fishing Town December 15, 2017

