Shiga/Kusatsu Giant Parking Area

Document 72 Hours – Season 9

One hour by car from Osaka toward Nagoya and Tokyo. The stage is the Shiga/Kusatsu Parking Area, which boasts the largest parking space in western Japan. With facilities such as a 24-hour food court, gas station, and coin-operated showers, approximately 10,000 people stop here every day to take a break. Young people repeatedly hitchhike in search of “something.” A man returning home after 30 years... People with various circumstances along the way. Where do they come from, and where are they heading?