0:19 This is a story based on a bus stop in
0:23 Yokohama City where no buses ever
0:26 arrive. It's like a sushi restaurant
0:29 without fish or even worse kok bar
0:32 without songs.
0:36 But this bus stop actually exists. And
0:40 even though no buses will ever arrive,
0:43 people still wait for buses
0:46 every single day. Honey,
0:48 Honey,
0:50 here's your lunchbox.
0:54 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.
0:57 This is the first lunchbox someone has
0:59 ever prepared for me. This is the first
1:03 time in my life and I will savor every
1:05 single mouthful. And thank you. Thank
1:08 you. Thank you so much, honey. I'm the
1:12 happiest man in the entire world. Thank
1:15 you so much. But uh you don't have to
1:27 I love you, too.
1:30 I I'll finish work on time and I'll get
1:35 back to you and
1:48 Miho, Papa is going to work. Honey,
1:52 lunch box is on the kitchen table. Thank
1:55 you so much, honey, for making lunch box
1:58 every single day. And raising a child is
2:00 really hard. I'm sorry I can't help you
2:02 today because I have to go to work. But
2:07 I I'll help you this evening and weekend and
2:09 and because
2:11 because
2:14 because you love me. Yes,
2:17 Yes,
2:20 because I love you. I love you, honey.
2:22 Have a good day.
2:27 And Miho, Papa will be back. Okay. Have
2:32 Um,
2:34 thank you so much everyone for gathering
2:36 here today.
2:38 I can't believe my daughter is already
2:40 leaving home.
2:44 She was a darling baby to us but now she
2:48 is a married woman as of today to a kind
2:52 man like you Minoru. I
2:56 would like to thank the groom's family
2:59 and all the people present for making
3:03 this day very special day for the groom
3:07 and the bride and our family. Here's
3:10 Here's
3:14 to our family. Come by, honey.
3:21 Here's your lunchbox.
3:23 Thank you, honey.
3:26 I can't believe that now Miho is a
3:29 married woman. Well, it's just uh you
3:33 and I again, but I'm really happy to
3:35 spend my life with you.
3:38 I'll cut it out. And don't forget your
3:41 lunchbox, okay? I miss you, honey. I'll
3:45 finish work on time and get back to you
3:49 because we have a lot of privacy again
3:52 now. All right.
3:54 Tonight then, honey.
4:03 I never thought to you to go before me.
4:06 Why it wasn't me who went first? I
4:08 wanted you to live so that you could see
4:15 Don't worry, I'll make my own lunchbox
4:17 from now on. And
4:19 And
4:22 you're my bestest friend and soulmate I
4:33 Rest in peace, honey. and
4:35 and
4:46 I'll see you soon.
4:49 Oh, I've slept and it's already 7:30. I
4:52 have to get my lunch box ready. No, I
4:55 guess a bit too late. I'll grab
4:57 something at the train station. Oh, no,
4:59 no, no, no. The bus is coming, sir. I
5:02 got to go to the bus stop. Are you going
5:05 to work today? Yes, I'm going to work
5:08 today. And the the bus is coming. All
5:10 right. Uh you don't want to trip over
5:13 something, so take your time and I'll
5:16 walk to the bus stop with you. Oh, okay.
5:21 Uh thank you. Thank you.
5:24 Oh, thank God the bus hasn't arrived
5:26 yet. Okay. I'll sit with you until the
5:29 next bus comes and you'll be fine as
5:32 long as you catch the next bus, right?
5:36 So, uh, tell me about your childhood.
5:40 My family was really poor and my father
5:43 was unwell. So, my brother and I had to
5:46 sell eggs from our chickens uh, at the
5:50 market before school every morning. That
5:53 was the only way for us to survive. And
5:55 I have to say I was really embarrassed
5:57 about it. But we didn't have other
6:00 options. My father passed away when I
6:03 was teenager. So uh I had to pay for my
6:06 university out of my own pocket.
6:08 It must been really hard to grow up like
6:11 that. But uh that's what made who you are.
6:12 are. Um,
6:14 Um,
6:17 I think I
6:20 had to do something, but uh
6:24 uh I forgot what it was. I guess you
6:27 have forgotten it's tea time. So, let's
6:28 go back inside and have some tea with me.
6:31 me.
6:35 Oh, uh, I have to go home because my
6:38 wife is waiting for me. Oh, it seems
6:40 like I forgot to bring my lunch box
6:45 today. So she might be sad, I forgot it.
6:48 She puts a lot of effort into making
6:51 tasty and healthy lunch boxes. Sometimes
6:55 even make panda bear shape and Hello
7:00 Kitty shape with rice and seaweed.
7:03 She's a very lovely wife. Sounds like
7:05 she's a wonderful person. She'll be
7:09 happy to see you home. Uh uh the the bus
7:11 is coming in 5 minutes.
7:14 Okay, I'll join you. Uh but could you
7:18 take these tablets first?
7:21 Great. The bus hasn't arrived yet.
7:24 That's good. We have more time to chat.
7:26 Did you say you have three grandchildren?
7:28 grandchildren?
7:32 Uh yes, I I think there are three
7:36 four. Um maybe maybe three. Yes, I I
7:38 have three grandchildren. What a
7:41 blessing. I have two grownup children,
7:43 but they're not ready to start a family
7:50 yet. I I have one um two no uh one and
7:53 only child and uh it's a boy. No, it's a
8:02 Miho is the name. I've met her before.
8:05 She is a really nice person.
8:09 I I I think I was about to do something. Um,
8:11 Um,
8:14 what could it be?
8:16 Maybe it's dinner time. Let's go back inside.
8:24 Thank you so much for looking after my
8:29 father while he was still alive. He
8:33 really enjoyed staying here and he often
8:35 told me about the people he met at the
8:38 bus stop on his way to work and on his
8:40 way home.
8:42 I really feel privileged to have spent
8:44 time with him.
8:47 He often told me about his upbringing,
8:50 his tough childhood,
8:54 his wife and lunchbox, and you and your
8:58 children. I learned so much about life
9:01 and it made me want to live a beautiful
9:06 life like he did. One thing that was the
9:10 most memorable was that he always wanted
9:13 to go home, go back to his wife every
9:16 single day. He
9:18 He
9:21 really wanted to go home. Yes.
9:22 Yes.
9:26 I think he's finally with my mother
9:29 right now.
9:32 This was the story about the bus stop
9:35 where no buses ever stop, but people's
