Word: sukiyabashi
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...Bridge. Though somewhat more literate, the story is just as juicy as most U.S. radio serials. The hero, Haruki, and the heroine, Machiko, meet on the night of May 24, 1945 during a great B-29 firebomb raid on Tokyo. Caught for a few breathless minutes on the Sukiyabashi bridge, they agree to meet on the same spot six months later-if they are still alive. Haruki shows up on the appointed day, but his girl has been sent away by her wicked uncle and forced into a marriage with a government official. When she and her husband return...
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