
Overview
Each day, more than 1.8 million people pass through Tokyo Station. For 50 years, the Gin-no-suzu (silver bell) waiting area inside the station has been a popular landmark and a favorite spot to meet up with others. Countless reunions and farewells take place under this huge bell that adorns the center of the waiting area. The people waiting there include a group of elderly men who meet there on each other's birthdays before heading off to celebrate, and far-flung fans of a pop band who met online and are going to a concert together. But for some, finding Gin-no-suzu inside the sprawling station is not so easy and rendezvous plans do not work out as expected. For 3 days, we talked to the people waiting at this iconic spot -- and to the people they were meeting.
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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