Synopsis

The Namba express bus terminal in Osaka hums with activity this spring, a hive of travelers drawn by affordable fares to destinations throughout Japan. Many are returning home, a first in many for a long time, since the lifting of the state of emergency. Others are women whose long-distance romances blossomed on these very buses, now poised for marriage. There are families, too, parents and children navigating the bittersweet transition of independent lives as the children find work in cities li