Karuizawa is a popular resort town that attracts visitors from all over the world. A piano was placed in a public space for a limited period during autumn. This episode features an elementary school student on a family trip, a self-taught pianist of eight months, a pianist named Harami-chan whose J-Pop performances have gone viral online, a 90-year-old pastor jamming with his church organist and a young pianist performing a famous song about autumn foliage. Their melodies come from the heart.
The city of Hiroshima set up a piano in an underground center near the symbolic Atomic Bomb Dome to bring more life to the area. This episode features a piano-ukulele duet, a groom-to-be, a pianist married couple, a 3rd-generation A-bomb survivor and vocalist, an aunt-to-be wishing her pregnant sister happiness and a stroke survivor who plays one-handed. Their melodies come from the heart.
Autumn colors brightened in Kyoto Prefecture. On the 7th floor of a station building overlooking Kyoto tower, stands a grand piano. A high school student on her way back from a tennis match. A middle school student on a school trip. An English teacher who fell in love with Japan. A couple who met each other at this station piano. A man who survived a fatal bike accident. A union banker who overcame his wife's death by playing the piano... Each from all walks of life come to play their melodies to share.
Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, is an olive island floating in the Seto Inland Sea. A piano was placed by a roadside station for a limited period. A father and daughter traveling together. Sisters playing duet of a memorable song played at a wedding. Childhood friends soon going their separate ways. A film director dedicating a song for her late husband. A singer-songwriter visiting her friend... Each from all walks of life come to play their melodies to share.
Surrounded by cute figurines, a piano stands inside a station located in central Hokkaido Prefecture. An industrial high school student performing in front of his friend for the first time. A couple on a date. A lady who relocated to take pictures of beautiful nature. Mother and daughter after a fun at Asahiyama Zoo. A musician who overcame gender challenges... Each from all walks of life come to play their melodies to share.
An episode from Okinawa Prefecture. In the middle of Koza Music Town, a piano is placed for a limited period. A piano teacher and her student duetting together. A father who started playing for his daughter. A man playing an Okinawan arrangement. A teacher playing her wedding song tracing memories. A university student playing a competition-winning piece. A man dedicating a folk song with an Okinawan dialect to his father in heaven... Each from all walks of life come to play their melodies to share.
