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Season 4 Episode 8 - Kyoto Engiri Shrine
Near downtown Gion, Kyoto. There is a place visited by people from all over Japan who are troubled by their relationships. It is Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine, known as a "shrine for severing relationships. People who wish to break off bad relationships and take a new step forward write their thoughts on ema (votive picture tablet) and o-fuda (votive card). These include relationships between men and women, between parents and children, between siblings and other family members, and between people in the community, at work, and at school. From illness, injury, accidents, and disasters to computer and alcohol addiction, there are a wide variety of issues that confront us in our modern lives. What is the future that those who are confronted with bad relationships hope for?
Episodes in Season 4
Close contact: The Sleepless Flower Shop in Kabukicho
Farewell Shibuya, Kamaboko Station Building
Osaka Kushikatsu Elegy
Yokosuka Air Base, Operation Matchmaking
Departure from New Chitose Airport
25 min
In the City of Closed Factories
25 min
Enthusiastic Singing! Hitori Karaoke
Kyoto Engiri Shrine
The Endless Battle for Nighttime Emergency Medical Services
Net Live Broadcasting People
25 min
Familyless Life Theater
25 min
The Youth of ”Underground Idols
30 min
Dreams Bloom at Kochi Racecourse
In Front of a Giant Manbow
From the Last Shelter
Mount Fuji climbing port
Rain or Shine: A Laundromat Tale
The Happiness Theory of Healthland
Nishinari, Osaka - Locker Blues for rent
Midsummer Grave Visit Dialogue with Foreigners
Fly! Epsilon
Yoshimoto: Summer Training Camp at the critical moment
Sweat and Tears in a 24-Hour Gym
25 min
Grab What? Giant Game Center
Powder Room: A Woman's Honne
30 min
In Search of Hiroshima Taro
25 min
Hitchhiking in the Seto Inland Sea
Called by the Dunes
Shinjuku Giant Travel Counter
Postmarked 24-Hour Mammoth Post Office
25 min
Riding the ‘Engimusubi’ (match-making) Train
Walking in a Giant Bookstore, a Forest of Printed Matter
30 min