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Season 8 · 12 episodes

E1
The Best Chicken Nanban

Murazaki Wakako (Takeda Rina) and Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo) have their fortunes read by a colleague at work, and are confused when they are told, "You might have to fight!" On her way home from work, Wakako is drawn to a "Miyazaki Chicken Nan…

E2
A toast to Showa retro

When Wakako (Takeda Rina) asks the depressed Chief Okada (Shiotsuka Kohei) why, he says that his daughter called him old-fashioned for a certain reason. From there, the conversation turns to "Showaism"... Obsessed with the Showa era, Wakak…

E3
Authentic Chinese and local Chinese

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is inspired to cook after eating Mii-san's (Yamada Kinuo) homemade dish, pork trotters, for lunch, and heads to a Chinese food store in Ikebukuro. There she discovers an authentic Chinese food court next door, and deci…

E4
Taste of Hokuriku in Tokyo

After trying the souvenir sweets from Fukui that Ito (Hasegawa Shinya) brought back, Wakako (Takeda Rina) heads to Kagurazaka, where there is a shop selling Fukui specialties. ▼She finds a shop that has been converted from an old house and…

E5
The deliciousness of smoke

When Murasaki Wakako (Takeda Rina) is drawn to the smell of smoke in Mizonokuchi for the first time on business, she finds herself in a restaurant district reminiscent of a Showa era amusement park! ▼ Smoke rises from the charcoal grills o…

E6
Flaming Camembert

Wakako (Takeda Rina) can't get the delicious-looking bread that Mii-san (Yamada Kinuo) had for lunch out of her head. However, at night she is drawn to a shop with a red lantern. ▼While ordering yakitori and other dishes, for some reason s…

E7
The chef and his taste

On her way home from an errand for work, Wakako (Takeda Rina) happens to drop into a store that catches her eye and sees many bottles of sake lined up. ▼It's an unusual system where you can choose between all-you-can-drink or one glass at …

E8
Morning activities!

When Wakako (Takeda Rina) hears that Hasegawa (Sakoi Takayuki) wakes up early in the morning and gets more done at work, she decides to give it a try herself. ▼One day on a holiday morning, while taking a walk around Sugamo, she discovers …

E9
My first town sushi

Wakako (Takeda Rina) wanders from Kiyosumi Shirakawa to Morishita, a fashionable town with a downtown atmosphere. ▼ She suddenly finds a sushi restaurant... She musters up her courage and decides to try drinking alone at a sushi restaurant…

E10
A long-established Western restaurant and motherly love

Wakako (Takeda Rina) goes sightseeing in Tokyo with her mother (Shimazaki Wakako), who has come to the city for the first time in a long time. After riding a rickshaw in Asakusa and watching a comedy show, they go to a long-established Wes…

E11
Asian food and alcohol

Wakako (Takeda Rina) is tired from a string of simple tasks at the office. On her way home from work, she is attracted by a sign that says "Prairie Cuisine" and an illustration of a sheep at the entrance, and so she goes into a Mongolian r…

E12
White-grilled treat

On a Friday night after finishing a part of her work, Wakako (Takeda Rina) made a reservation at an eel restaurant, which she had been looking forward to, as a reward to herself. ▼ Along with cold Hokkaido sake, she ate "Shirayaki eel" and…