
Overview
At a large cemetery in a Tokyo suburb, cherry trees grow in between rows of traditional gravestones. The trees themselves are also graves - a form of tree burial called "jumokuso" gaining popularity across Japan as more people express their wish to return to nature after they die. For 3 days during cherry blossom season, we meet people flocking to the cemetery to pay their respects, including a man on his weekly visit to the grave of his late wife, who stood by him through difficult times; 3 brothers who always visit their father's grave together around this time of the year; and a woman who talks to her late husband as she sips on a beer, as they used to enjoy doing together.
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7 - 1Hakodate's Hamburgers of Happiness January 15, 2019
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7 - 2Tokyo Station: Meet me at the "Silver Bell" February 05, 2019
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7 - 33333 Stones: Japan's Longest Flight of Steps February 19, 2019
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7 - 4The DIYers of the Suburban Home Center March 12, 2019
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7 - 5A Matchmaking Lounge in Sendai April 08, 2019
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7 - 6New Year Countdown at the Airport April 22, 2019
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7 - 7A Barter Chain in Osaka May 06, 2019
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7 - 8A Realtor in Fukuoka: Opening the Door to New Lives May 28, 2019
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7 - 9Flipping Backward, Looking Forward June 24, 2019
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7 - 10Small Island, Big Send-Offs July 08, 2019
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7 - 11Jumokuso: Resting Beneath a Cherry Tree July 22, 2019
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7 - 12A Rotary in a Student Town: Meeting Spot, Melting Pot August 05, 2019
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7 - 13Shibuya Post Office: Countdown to a New Era August 19, 2019
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7 - 14Fasting Retreat: A Break for the Body and Mind September 16, 2019
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7 - 15Catching Goldfish at a Fishing Pond in Tokyo October 07, 2019
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7 - 16Wig Shop: A New Appearance, A New Self October 22, 2019
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7 - 17Bargain Shoes for the Next Step in Life November 04, 2019
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7 - 18A New Life Away From Bustling Tokyo November 18, 2019
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7 - 19Nurse Visits: Home is Where the Heart is December 02, 2019
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7 - 20From Town to Town on Hokkaido's Blood Donation Bus December 16, 2019
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7 - 999Lines and Lives at Airport Immigration December 24, 2019