Season
Season 13 Episode
- Season 4 Life on the Squid Hunt
- Season 4 A Video Transfer Shop: Replaying the Past
- Season 4 Up and Away with Low-cost Carriers
- Season 4 A Secret Workshop in Akihabara
- Season 4 Kappabashi: Tokyo's Kitchen Capital
- Season 4 Christmas at the Bus Terminal
- Season 4 Benches and People: An Osaka Shopping Arcade
- Season 4 Valentine's Day at the Shrine
- Season 4 Farewell Funabashi Auto
- Season 4 Tales Over Rice Bowls
- Season 4 At the Food Court
- Season 4 Route 439: Japan's Last Frontier
- Season 4 The Ferry to Volcano Island
- Season 4 A Nostalgic Roller Coaster Ride
- Season 4 Kyoto's Kamo River Delta
- Season 4 Faces Behind an Online Auction
- Season 4 A Women's Prison: Up-close and Personal
- Season 4 Obon with a Bang in Nagasaki
- Season 4 People-Watching at a Monster Hotspot
- Season 4 Where Cultures and Meat Meet
Document 72 Hours - Season 4 Episode 12 Route 439: Japan's Last Frontier
7.00 25 minutes Route 439 is a national highway that cuts across the mountainous island of Shikoku, in southwestern Japan. In some spots, it is barely 2 meters wide and poorly maintained. People come from all over Japan to drive along the 340-kilometer-long rugged road connecting many small villages. Some people living along this route are self-sufficient and live on a diet mostly consisting of edible wild plants, freshwater fish and even Japanese pit vipers. Residents live a free life surrounded by lush nature. Over 3 days, we drive along Route 439 to meet people living amid Japan's traditional landscape.
