We visit a glassware factory in Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture, where a team of elite artisans handcraft custom items. Ms. Suzuki is a rookie just months in on the job who asked to be a part of this special team. It's no easy task to be a newbie among some of the best glassworkers in the country, but with her passion for the art and the hearty lunch at the staff cafeteria keeping her strong, she is getting closer and closer to her goal to one day be a master glassworker.

A type of eggplant called mizunasu has traditionally been grown and enjoyed in western Japan. In this episode, we visit a family-run mizunasu farm in Osaka Prefecture that also makes pickles. The farmers explain that the water and soil of the area they farm on is just perfect for growing mizunasu, but since the eggplants lose freshness quickly, everything they do—from harvesting, sorting, pickling, to shipping—must be done swiftly. And that's why their lunch is always simple but yummy mizunasu dishes!