#kutchan

“Yukihyo,” Kutchan, Hokkaido (Niseko, Hokkaido), Japan,

Hikonishia Architecture Co., Ltd.

紅葉の時期。寒くなったり暖かくなったり・・・心配してた雪虫も湧いたように飛び交うようになりました。

日は差したのですが、羊蹄山は今日も雲隠れ。

Tetsu Ota Michiko, 2 Man Kiro (Ep 1)

Michiko Oganeku (Tina Tamashiro) takes a break from her job in Tokyo to explore railway stations at the countryside. 

Her first destination is Hirafu Station in Hokkaido where she stayed overnight at the train station inn where she met three people:

an elderly lady from Kagoshima who has never experienced cold winter and recently decided to travel after losing her husband.

a photographer and train enthusiast who sell train photos as a hobby and works part time to supplement his income.

a local inn owner who returns from Tokyo after quitting his job as a salaryman to run the train station inn.

She explores different train stations and surrounding areas, meeting different people every episode. It’s a relaxing show where nothing happens. 

It’s like more “vlog” than a drama as you follow her around and it’s more “drama” than a “vlog” as she interacts with different people with different stories.

It looks like the Milky Way is erupting out of Mt. Yōtei!