“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city of the Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu Island. In "Christmas Kyousoukyoku", Haruka is a 25-year-old hairdresser who has not had a boyfriend for five years. One day in December, Haruka is invited to a wine party by her friend Nanami. There she is gently approached by Shunichi, a 28-year-old who works for a stationery company. Attracted by his calm demeanour and gentle smile, Haruka takes the liberty of exchanging contact details with Shunichi. A few minutes later, her colleague Risa called her over to the home of Wataru, a younger colleague at the hair salon where she used to work. Haruka gave encouragement to Wataru who is struggling with his work, and suddenly Wataru confesses his love to her.