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I like it. Doesn't it feel good when it blooms?
Two hours from Kanazawa Station, the local line of Notohanto is empty.
What we could see was a small station colored with cherry blossoms.
Because of the cherry blossoms' close proximity, one side of the station is covered with cherry blossoms.
In fact, this station is usually not crowded with people.
But...
Every year, just in this season, many people come to see cherry blossoms.
It's hard to see cherry blossoms by the sea, isn't it?
New things and jobs have increased in the new year, so I'm a little tired.
It reminds me of my first love.
What do people want from these cherry blossoms?
For three days, I listened carefully to people visiting a station far away from people.
In the middle of the Noto Peninsula, green hills are dyed pink.
The Noto Railway, which runs along the sea, has that station.
In early April, blessed with spring sunshine, we started filming around noon.
Noto Kashima Station. There are no station staff and you can go in and out as you like.
On both sides of the railroad is a full bloom of cherry blossoms.
- These cherry blossoms are beautiful. - Yes, they are.
It's the second year in a row.
As they admire the cherry blossoms, let's hear what they have to say.
- By the way, where are you from? - I'm from Uwajima.
- Are you close? - Yes, I am. I'm only 95 years old.
- How are you? - I come here every year to see the cherry blossoms.
Wow, you're something!
The weather was nice today, so I took a day off and came here.
The couple came here by car from a neighboring town.
It's an annual event every year.
I'm happy to see the sea, the train, the cherry blossoms and the three-point set.
- Here it comes. - It's honking.
It seems that only two trains come to this station per hour.
The train looks like a picture of cherry blossoms, so I'm happy about it.
The 95-year-old mother seems to like colorful wrapping vehicles.
- That's a good idea. - Isn't it beautiful?
Yes, it is. I'm glad you like it.
- I hope you come back next year. - I will!
This is a man staring at the cherry blossoms.
- Which city are you from? - I'm from Kanazawa.
- Kanazawa City. - Kanazawa City.
- How long does it take from Kanazawa City to here? - About an hour and a half.
- What do you think of it? - It's wonderful.
It's great that it blooms all at once.
- Did you like cherry blossoms and flowers like that in the first place? - Yes, it's in my boom these days.
When it's over 40 years old, I get excited.
When I see flowers blooming on TV, I get excited.
When will it bloom?
Like this?
The charm of cherry blossoms that you can feel after turning 40 years old.
It seems that cherry blossoms are in full bloom every year in this season.
It's fun to go in order.
For example, Toyama has just bloomed.
In Ishikawa Prefecture, this is the last one.
- This is the last one? - Yes, this is the last one.
It's great that it blooms and scatters there for about a week.
It's exciting, isn't it?
It's past three in the afternoon.
Many people are holding up their cameras.
What are they aiming for?
- At this time of day, we have two cameras. - Oh, we have two cameras.
I wonder how many times we use two cameras a day.
I've been aiming for this time.
It has volume and becomes a picture.
It seems that this is a popular shooting spot.
Dance right next to cherry blossoms?
We're a dance team from Anamizumachi, and we're called "a-junior".
We're filming a video for the city's cable TV.
Children from local dance schools.
They say there's a reason why they're filming here.
There aren't many people right now,
so when we film like this, it encourages the children and it's great.
Everyone has their own purpose in life,
and it seems like everyone has been waiting for this season.
You came here at night, not during the day, didn't you?
That's right. I came here during the day for work.
I've been here in the afternoon before.
I think it was for our wedding anniversary.
When was it?
Two or three years ago.
It was a surprise for me.
I didn't tell you.
You must have been surprised.
I didn't know where you were going.
I didn't know you were going to see the cherry blossoms.
I didn't know where you were going.
I was happy.
I wanted to see the cherry blossoms.
I think it will be a cherry blossom memory for me.
I hope you can bring me here every year.
I'll rely on you.
Thank you very much.
I'm looking at the railroad tracks.
Can I look this way?
Yes.
Like this?
Yes.
You look like you're having fun taking pictures.
Not really.
Are you friends?
Yes.
We're new employees.
That's right.
We got along well.
You got along well.
Did you get a job today?
Let's go over there.
Are you still there?
You're not standing up.
You must be lonely.
I'm lonely.
I'm really lonely.
Why don't you shed fat on the stone river?
It's really tough.
It's so short!
Next year, when I see cherry blossoms again, I'll definitely think about it.
It might make you feel relieved.
It's 10 pm when the last train approaches.
At this hour, she meets a man walking in cherry blossoms.
Good evening. I'm sorry for coming at this hour.
I'm here to catch some fish.
Oh, you've caught some fish?
I was thinking of going now.
Now?
At night?
No, I'd rather catch rockfish at night.
I knew about the light-up until 11 pm.
Since I was a student.
Since you were a student?
My teacher's house is near here, so I used to come here often.
He says he came to see cherry blossoms while he was sleeping.
It seems that he has memories with his teacher in high school.
I do remember.
How do you remember?
The face of my teacher.
Oh, you do?
Every time I pass by here, I remember.
My high school teacher was a director.
What kind of director?
He was in kendo.
Oh, really?
He passed away last year.
It was tough.
I feel like I've learned a lot from him.
For example, how to deal with people.
There were a few things I didn't know.
Except for smoking, I didn't know anything else.
Even in society, people told me I didn't know anything.
After graduating from high school, even when men were training in Yokohama,
his teacher took care of him every little thing.
When I got home and went to my teacher's house,
my teacher took me to a sushi restaurant in the neighborhood.
Oh, really?
Well, I think it's still alive now,
but he's a really good teacher.
Well, I think he's doing it for fun.
It's blooming beautifully this year.
As he looks up at the cherry blossoms, he sees the shadow of his loved one.
Day two of shooting.
The weather is blessed. From the morning, people are gathering at the unmanned station.
Women who make stories bloom.
It's totally different from the old 81 and now.
Are you all friends?
What?
She's pretty, so I see her every year.
Oh, is that so?
I think it's youth.
Youth?
Youth.
Going back to youth.
What? What did you do?
Youth.
It reminds me of my first love in the past.
Wow, wow, wow.
What are you doing here?
What am I doing? It's not decided at all.
I don't have any memories like this.
You don't?
No.
The three people who came from the neighboring town.
They've been coming here a lot since they were young.
People around here have all grown up looking at this scenery.
It's healing.
It's bright in the sky, so there's a lot of clouds.
Even gentle soil is good.
It's a good place.
Yes, it's so humanly kind.
Even gentle soil is kind.
It's unbelievable.
It's unbelievable, isn't it?
This cherry tree may also play a role in the kindness of the people of Noto.
Let's go.
A family taking pictures of a schoolgirl in a school uniform.
Could it be...
Today is the entrance ceremony, and since my parents live in Nakanoto, I thought I'd show my grandmother a little.
Yes, I came.
What do you want to do when you enter elementary school?
I want to study hard.
You want to study hard? That's amazing!
After the entrance ceremony, he stopped by his grandmother before she showed herself.
By the way, this is Sakura.
Hello, Sakura!
Hello!
My brother gave me the name "Sakura".
He gave me the name because I like cherry blossoms.
My brother gave you the name!
Do you like cherry blossoms?
Yes, I do.
Why do you like them?
Because they are beautiful.
Because they are beautiful?
Because I like cherry blossoms.
I like them.
Because I like them.
But cherry blossoms wither quickly, so I was worried about it.
But my brother told me that even if cherry blossoms wither, green leaves are very beautiful.
So he told me that I like cherry blossoms.
Heave-ho!
Not only is he kind, even his father.
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- I'm an international student. - Oh, really?
- Yes, from Vietnam. - Oh, from Vietnam?
- By the way, what do you know about it? - Japan.
- Gravity.
- Is there a cherry blossom tree in Vietnam? - No.
- What did you think of it when you first saw it?
- Beautiful.
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- I just want you to see it beautifully.
- I'll be back next year.
- I don't want you to see it when you can.
- Hey, are you tired? - No, I'm fine.
- Oh, that's good. - Good.
At dusk, a light truck stops in front of the station.
- What are you doing now? - Well...
I ran out of toilet paper and came to replenish it.
- Did you clean up the toilet? - Yes, I did!
- How did you do it? - Well...
She gave me a cup of coffee.
Everyone likes this Sakura station, doesn't it?
And... and...
The couple lives in a nearby village.
In exchange for their neighbors,
they have been cleaning and picking grass at the station for many years.
- Did you clean up this station with everyone? - Yes, yes!
I did it in order not to lose it.
- In order not to lose it... - Yes, yes!
Because children also went to junior high school and high school in this train.
Without this station, we would have been in trouble.
And we haven't been able to grow these cherry blossoms for a long time.
- Did you grow them? - Yes, we did!
The cold wind of Siberia blows here.
It's so cold here.
- It's cold at night, isn't it? - It's cold, isn't it?
Because of the sea breeze, cherry blossoms sometimes wither.
Every time, people in the area replant and preserve cherry blossoms.
- How big was it in the beginning? - Well, I don't know.
I think it was about this big.
- How big was it? - Well, I don't know.
I think it was planted in the forties.
It's really big, isn't it?
Cherry blossoms are great, aren't they?
I wish they would last longer than we do.
Hundreds of years.
Cherry trees that we have watched over like children.
I wish they would last longer than we do.
Day three of filming, seven o'clock in the morning.
A woman in a suit at a train station. Could she be a train passenger?
Hello, I'm Yakuri Okasaka.
I'm studying abroad today.
Studying abroad?
Yes, I'm going to study abroad from now on.
Is that so? What kind of...
Nursing.
Pardon?
Nursing specialty school.
Nursing?
Yes.
So you want to become a nurse?
That's right.
What kind of nurse do you want to become in the future?
Well...
I want to get on a doctor's helicopter.
That kind of thing that you often see in dramas and such.
Is that so?
That kind of thing?
Yes.
I've always wanted to go.
Really?
For the next three years, she's been going from this station to a nursing specialty school.
She got on the train towards her dream.
Around noon, the sea breeze began to blow and the cherry blossoms began to fall slightly.
A man is walking slowly and looking at the cherry blossoms.
You were staring at the cherry blossoms, so I took a picture of you.
I usually don't take many pictures.
I always think what I see is more beautiful than what I take.
I think I have my own skills and techniques.
A man who works in a hospital in a neighboring city as a pediatrician.
He moved from Nagoya last year because of his job search.
When I came here last year, I was more anxious than nervous after graduating from a vocational school.
I was very nervous.
I didn't know what to say.
Last year, the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.
But this year, they don't seem to be in full bloom.
This year, he faced his job at a new location.
It seems like he feels differently about the second cherry blossoms.
It's been more than a year since I came here last year.
I'm enjoying this atmosphere.
I think I was able to relax my mind.
It's peaceful and good time for everyone to come and see the cherry blossoms.
Every year, the same cherry blossoms reflect our minds like mirrors.
In the afternoon, the wind became stronger.
In the middle of the flower petals, there was a couple eating lunch.
Are you off today or something?
No, I'm unemployed.
Because the weather was nice.
Oh, I see.
I quit my job because of my illness.
Oh, I see.
When did you quit?
Two years ago.
Oh, I see.
What kind of job was it?
No, it was a medical clinic.
Oh, a medical clinic?
Yes.
Oh, you were a doctor?
Yes.
Oh, I see.
The man, who quit his job because of his illness, came from Kanazawa to spend time with his wife.
Are you okay now?
No.
Well...
Not at all.
I'm not okay, but I'm still alive.
It's a recent illness, so it's not strange for me to die anytime.
I didn't think you looked like that at all.
It's nice, isn't it?
I'm enjoying life.
Anyway, because of COVID-19, I couldn't do what I planned last year at all.
If it were true, I would like to travel more.
But it can't be helped.
Yes, it's the same anywhere in the world.
He quit his difficult job and decided to see the cherry blossoms of this station, which he had been to several times.
"How do you like the cherry blossoms today?" "Yes, I like them very much." "I'm glad." "Yes, they are blooming beautifully, and there is good fog and good cherry blossoms." "Yes, it's great." "Yes, it's good, isn't it?" "Yes." "We have arrived." "We have arrived."
The train approaches the cherry blossoms. The man is enjoying life now.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Wow, it's amazing.
Yes, it is.
This is why people come to see cherry blossoms.
It's nice.
Good morning.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
I was nervous.
The atmosphere is different from yesterday.
Is this how you plan to go?
That's right.
How was it?
I took a step forward to become a nurse.
I always sit here.
Everyone is cherry blossoms in bloom.
We are immigrants first of all.
Two of us.
At the end of the video.
Of the harvest.
Ah, how many are left?
How many times can you see it?
First, second, third, fourth, five, ten thousand times.
I think it will come to Adakura.
Next year and the year after.
I hope we can see it.