Overview
For 62 years, a rickety roller coaster that has a top speed of just 42 kilometers per hour has been a popular attraction at Hanayashiki, an amusement park steeped in history in Tokyo's Asakusa district. Many of the people riding this slow roller coaster are adults, screaming as the ride takes them back to their younger days. Why are people drawn to this aging roller coaster? For 3 days, we listened to the stories of people coming to this nostalgic ride.
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4 - 1Life on the Squid Hunt January 12, 2016 -
4 - 2A Video Transfer Shop: Replaying the Past February 02, 2016 -
4 - 3Up and Away with Low-cost Carriers February 23, 2016 -
4 - 4A Secret Workshop in Akihabara March 15, 2016 -
4 - 5Kappabashi: Tokyo's Kitchen Capital April 12, 2016 -
4 - 6Christmas at the Bus Terminal April 26, 2016 -
4 - 7Benches and People: An Osaka Shopping Arcade May 10, 2016 -
4 - 8Valentine's Day at the Shrine May 31, 2016 -
4 - 9Farewell Funabashi Auto June 28, 2016 -
4 - 10Tales Over Rice Bowls July 12, 2016 -
4 - 11At the Food Court July 26, 2016 -
4 - 12Route 439: Japan's Last Frontier August 09, 2016 -
4 - 13The Ferry to Volcano Island August 23, 2016 -
4 - 14A Nostalgic Roller Coaster Ride September 20, 2016 -
4 - 15Kyoto's Kamo River Delta October 11, 2016 -
4 - 16Faces Behind an Online Auction October 25, 2016 -
4 - 17A Women's Prison: Up-close and Personal November 08, 2016 -
4 - 18Obon with a Bang in Nagasaki November 22, 2016
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4 - 19People-Watching at a Monster Hotspot December 06, 2016 -
4 - 20Where Cultures and Meat Meet December 20, 2016