Episode 7

Everyone's Reactions

This week, the hot spring survey team is out and about again, with infrastructure improvements rolling along at a brisk pace. It was fun to see the village chief stepping up and the group divisions shaking things up, but the real highlight for the TV Tokyo crowd was the classic gag of tossing bath towels into the tub. I also loved the detail about the women's bath being larger due to the gender ratio—it really captures that cozy, laid-back vibe of the Nonburi Noka series, perfectly blending warmth with the momentum of civil engineering. I can't wait to see what new discoveries the sequel to the hot spring survey team will bring!