visited in the program. The money has been mainly used for children living in these countries, and the schools called Ainori Gakko (Ainori School) have been built. Commentators Masami Hisamoto – October 11, 1999 – 2006 Koji Imada – October 11, 1999 – 2006 Haruhiko Katō – October 11, 1999 – March 20, 2006 Eiji Wentz – April 10, 2006 – 2011 Becky – October 2017 – present Mayuko Kawakita – October 2017 – 2018 Audrey – October 2017 – 2018 Shimon Okura – October 2017 – 2018 Asako Ito – November 2018 – July 2019 Natsuna Watanabe – November 2018 – July 2019 Karina Maruyama – January 2020 – present Ryo Kato – January 2020 – present Kouhei Takeda – January 2020 – present Trivia To help prevent relationships between the staff and the participants, only staff members who are married or are already involved are chosen to work on the show. Hit tunes such as ELT's "Fragile", Glay's "Way of Difference", and I WiSH's "ashita e no tobira" are used as the main theme music The "Love Wagon", as the bus is nicknamed, is typically a Toyota High-Ace, painted pink with Ainori logos on it. However, when the bus breaks down, or local traffic regulations prevent the love wagon from being used, a locally purchased Japanese van painted in the same way will often be substituted. Although typically the couples are "born" on their world trip, in the summer of 2006, two separate couples (Goki/Outlaw and MIE/Susan) were formed after the participants returned to Japan and realized their feelings for each other there, and in February 2007, an "Ainori news special" told the story of another couple (Hide/Kayo) who got together after returning to Japan. International versions Vietnam The Vietnamese version is called "Hành trình kết nối những trái tim" ("Journey to match hearts"), or "Love bus", was broadcast in December 2008, becoming a high rated show of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi Television. It is originally aired every Tuesday at 10PM. References External links Official Ainori website English-language recaps of each episode Japanese reality television series 1999 Japanese television series debuts 1990s Japanese television series 2000s Japanese television series 2010s Japanese television series 2020s Japanese television series Fuji TV original programming Japanese-language Netflix original programming Adventure travel