Ainori(Japanese: あいのり, lit. "Love Ride") is a popular television program in Japan on FujiTV. It is a reality program where a certian number of young men and women travel the world, mainly on a pink bus. The goal of the program is to fall in love and return to Japan as a couple. When someone has decided they like someone else, they ask the driver (a native of the particular country they are traveling in) for a ticket. They then present tho ticket to the object of their affection. Then, usually the next day, the person can kiss the one who presented them the ticket, and they will return to Japan together. Otherwise, they will say sorry, and get back on the bus, while the one who presented the ticket is left to return to Japan alone. After people leave the bus, new people are added to the program. They are seen on the side of the road with a painted cardboard sign (appearing to be hitchhikers) and brought aboard after a self-introduction.
