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Season 9 Episode 28 - Hakodate's Hamburgers of Happiness
About 5 million people visit Hakodate in Hokkaido Prefecture, but in recent years this picturesque northern city has become known for another down-to-earth attraction: a hamburger restaurant that offers huge servings. Its unique hamburgers include fillings such as deep-fried chicken and crumbed pork cutlets. Many customers who come for a hearty lunch get so full that they do not need to eat dinner. Although Hakodate often tops surveys of attractive places to visit, the city also suffers from a falling population and high unemployment rate. For 3 days, we asked customers at this restaurant that has been loved by locals for decades about what they define as happiness.
Episodes in Season 9
Shinjuku Hanazono Shrine: Dreams Come True at Night
The Never-Sleeping Bakery: A Gift for Christmas Eve
30 min
Tsugaru Strait New Year's Eve Ferry
30 min
Legendary Game Center: Adults' Battles
COOL! Downtown Asakusa Batting Center
Shibuya: Spring Flowers and Bartering
A Park Where Dreams Take Wing
30 min
Metropolitan Rat Patrol
Searching for Spring in Tohoku: Traveling Along National Route 45
30 min
Street Corner Legal Consultation Office
Traveling Beauty Salon
Running Library to the Island and Mountains
Spring Japan Sea: Waiting for Firefly Squid”
30 min
Osaka, Nishinari: 24-Hour Family Restaurant
The Joys and Sorrows of 1-Yen Pachinko
The Women on the Cosmetics Floor
30 min
People Gathering at Akita's ‘Hot Spring of Life’
Backflip Class: Jump Toward Tomorrow!
The Japan Derby Grand Parade
30 min
Transporting Lives: The Relocation of a Large Hospital
30 min
Goodbye! My Beloved Department Store
Tokyo Bay Midsummer Sea Fishing Park
30 min
Kanmon Strait Undersea Tunnel
30 min
Coast Guard Academy
Surviving the Summer with Fresh Juice
30 min
From the Remittance Office with Love
30 min
