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Episode 175

During World War II, Tome Tomiyama ran a small teahouse where young kamikaze pilots spent their final nights before their fateful missions. With warmth and quiet strength, she lightened their last moments and took on the heartbreaking duty of delivering their final letters to their families. Decades later, when she passed away in 1992, an outpouring of gratitude followed from the families of the fallen. This episode explores her quiet but profound role in history—offering comfort in the face of inevitable loss.

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