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[Hiroshima ]Pilgrimage to the Holy Land! Spots where the anime took place

[Hiroshima ]Pilgrimage to the Holy Land! Spots where the anime took place
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2022-04-13 Management office

Hiroshima Prefecture has long flourished as the center of the Chugoku-Shikoku region. The city center is crowded with cutting-edge shopping malls and a bustling downtown area, while a little further out in the suburbs, you will find a rich natural environment.
In addition to Hiroshima City, there are also bases in Onomichi, Kure, and Takehara, each with its own unique characteristics. During the war, Kure City was a naval base, and the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima City, a tragedy unthinkable in today's peaceful world.
Hiroshima Prefecture, with such a long history, has been the setting for many anime and drama series. In this issue, we will introduce some of the anime that take place in Hiroshima Prefecture.
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Table of Contents

  1. 1.
    Tomonoura, Ponyo on the Cliff
  3. 2.
    Kure City, A Corner of the World
  5. 3.
    Takehara City, Tamayura
  7. 4.
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Tomonoura, Ponyo on the Cliff

This film was produced in 2008 by Hayao Miyazaki, one of Japan's leading film directors. Many people are familiar with this Studio Ghibli production, which is popular among a wide range of people from children to adults.
With box-office revenues of 15.5 billion yen and an audience of over 12 million, it is one of the most popular Studio Ghibli films. The song written by Joe Hisaishi, a well-known Ghibli artist, has taken the world by storm. "Many of you may remember the phrase "Po-nyo po-nyo po-nyo sakana no ko~ ".

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I want to be a human girl! The story depicts their cute love story and the process of Ponyo's transformation into a human.

The setting is Tomonoura

"Ponyo on the Cliff "is believed to be set in Tomonoura, Fukuyama City. It is called the most beautiful port town in Japan, and its beauty seems to have made director Hayao Miyazaki fall in love with it.



Historic buildings over 100 years old and cobblestone pavements create a stately atmosphere. A maze of narrow streets stretches along the back alleys. The good old town remains as it was in the past, and the symbol of Tomonoura is the everlasting nightlight. A set of five almost complete harbor facilities from the Edo period (1603-1868), including the nightlight, gangi, wharf, fire place, and boat guard station remains, and is often used as a depiction in paintings. It is also rare to find such a beautifully preserved set, and is said to be the only one of its kind in Japan.





Facility Information
Facility name: Evernight Light
Residence: 843-1 Tomonato, Tomoncho, Fukuyama City
Access: Take the Tomo Tetsu Bus on the Tomo Bus Line from the South Exit of JR Fukuyama Station, get off at "Tomo Port ", and walk 10 minutes.
Phone number: 084-928-1043 (Tourism Division)
Time: Regular
Vacations: None
Fees, etc.: None

Ponyo is hiding!

Ponyo is hidden in the town of Tomonoura. Ponyo's stone and retro cat buses show that Ghibli's works are loved by the people of Tomonoura.



Designed by Hayao Miyazaki!

"Osunayado Iroha "is a café and lodging facility in a machiya (townhouse) where Ryoma Sakamoto is said to have once stayed, converted under the design of director Hayao Miyazaki. The first floor is a restaurant and the second floor is an inn. It has a beautiful courtyard and a lovely space.



The restaurant is decorated with sketches by Hayao Miyazaki, a must-see for Ghibli fans.
Lunch and dinner can be enjoyed even by non-guests, and the specialty is tai chazuke (sea bream stew). It is made by marinating fatty sea bream from the Seto Inland Sea in sake and kelp for more than a week, and is very popular. Try it as it is first, and finish with chazuke. Dinner is a course meal where you can taste the whole Setouchi area. All dishes using fresh fish and vegetables are exquisite.



The room where you will stay is a renovated warehouse, with a high ceiling that gives you a sense of the power of the 220-year-old building and the beams that have supported the house are very magnificent. In the morning and at noon, the room is flooded with natural light from outside, and at night, the indirect lighting creates a relaxing atmosphere. The spacious Japanese-style room allows you to spend a relaxing and luxurious time with your family, friends, or loved ones.



[Store Locations
Store Name：Ofunyado Iroha
Address: Tomo Tomo 670, Tomo Town, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Access: Take Tomotetsu Bus bound for Tomokou from Fukuyama Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen, Sanyo Main Line, or Fukushio Line.
Business hours: LUNCH 11:00 - 14:00, STAY 15:00 - check in
Closed: Tuesday
Phone number: 084-982-1920 (reception hours: 10:00 - 17:00)
Room：No
Parking: Yes
Home Page:https://www.tomo-iroha.jp/


Kure City, A Corner of the World

It is an animated feature film released in 2016. Based on the manga by Fumiyo Kouno and produced by writer/director Sunao Katabuchi, the film was released on November 12, 2016, and since then has spread mainly by word of mouth, becoming the talk of the town for its long run of 1133 days until December 2019. This record is the longest run ever in Japan. The film was also screened not only in Japan but also in other countries around the world, in more than 60 countries and regions. The film won numerous awards, including the Best Animated Film at the 40th Japan Academy Awards.

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The story is about the main character Suzu, who marries from Hiroshima to Kure in February 1944, and lives a bright and strong life amidst the wartime shortage of goods and food. The following year, the atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima causes her to lose her precious things and grief strikes her, but she lives on strongly in Kure. Rather than depicting a tumultuous and dramatic life, this work represents the life of an ordinary woman who experienced war.



The central stage is the city of Kure

Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture, where the main character Suzu is married, is the center of the setting of "In This Corner of the World ". Kure City is known for being one of the largest military ports in Japan. The shipbuilding industry flourished and built the battleship "Yamato ". Its facilities are said to be the best in the East, and therefore it was the target of attacks during the war. Kure is still home to a Maritime Self-Defense Force base and a shipbuilding industry.



The locations where "This Corner of the World "is set by the production committee are distributed as location maps, so if you want to enjoy a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, please obtain one.

Make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

The surviving buildings include "Kure Station ", the bride's "Tatsukawa bus stop ", "the stairs in front of the National Kure Hospital ", "Koharu Bridge ", "Museum Street ", "and the Geki Gakkai Gathering Hall ". "The Petty Officer's Meeting House "(now the Kure Meeting House of the Maritime Self-Defense Force) is where Suzu's husband Shusaku worked, and appears in the scene where Suzu goes to deliver a ledger book to Shusaku.



The road that stretches from this meeting place to higher ground is "Museum Street ". Walking up that beautiful tree-lined slope, you will see "the stairs in front of the National Kure Hospital "where Shusaku's father, Entaro, was hospitalized. This staircase remains quite close to the atmosphere of the movie, so please visit and take a look.



One of the bridges over the Sakai River that runs through the center of the city is "Koharu Bridge ". It is probably remembered by those who saw the movie as the place where Suzu and Shusaku had a private date. It remains unchanged to this day, and you can even see Kure's symbolic Ashigamine Peak in the background.



Since we're here, we're going to do some sightseeing.

If you have come all the way to Kure City, "you should also visit the Yamato Museum "where you can learn about the history of the world's largest battleship "Yamato ", which was built in 1941 at a factory directly under the control of the Kure City Navy using state-of-the-art technology in a super-secret manner. "At the Yamato Museum ", you will be amazed at the scale of the one-tenth scale model of the battleship Yamato, which is 26.3 meters long.



There are also many valuable exhibits such as a prototype of a human torpedo, which was cruel but actually used by the Japanese military, and the Zero fighter (Zero fighter). If it is lunch time, why not have lunch at the restaurant inside "Yamato Museum ". Curry rice, one of the national dishes, is said to have originated from the Navy. "You can also enjoy Navy Curry at the Yamato Museum ".



Facility Information
Facility name: Yamato Museum
Address: 5-20 Takaracho, Kure City, Hiroshima 737-0029, Japan
Phone number: 0823-25-3017
Phone number: 084-928-1043 (Tourism Division)
Hours: Exhibition halls and museum store 9:00-18:00 (admission to exhibition halls until 17:30)
Library 9:00-17:00
Vacation: Tuesday
Admission: 500 yen for adults, 300 yen for high school students, 200 yen for elementary and junior high school students
Home Page:https://yamato-museum.com/


Takehara City, Tamayura

"Tamayura "is a Japanese anime work that aired in 2010 and was produced by director Junichi Sato. Set in Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, the anime depicts the daily life of a photography-loving high school girl, Sawatari Kaede, and her friends. It has been selected for the four-year period from 2018 to 2021 as one of the "88 Japanese Anime Holy Places "that you would like to visit, which is determined by an annual web poll.

"Little Kyoto in Aki "Takehara City

Takehara City is famous for its beautiful townscape, which is called "the little Kyoto of Aki ". "Tamayura "heals the heart by depicting the old townscape of Takehara City, which is also a townscape preservation district, and the beautiful scenery surrounded by the sea and mountains. The city flourished in the salt manufacturing and sake brewing industries during the Edo period, and salt manufacturing and sake brewing are still thriving using the clean water from the springs.



Make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

"The Tamayura Holy Land Pilgrimage Map "has been created and contains very detailed descriptions of the places where the film was set. There is also a pamphlet in English for foreigners. Start your pilgrimage to the sacred places with the help of this map.



Goods on sale at Takehara Roadside Station

At "Roadside Station Takehara ", the base of tourism, there are life-size panels of "Tamayura "and manholes. "It is a space that Tamayura "fans can't resist. You can't help but take a lot of pictures. There is also a full lineup of goods, so you can loosen your purse strings.





Facility Information
Facility name: Roadside Station Takehara
Address: 1-1-1 Honmachi, Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 725-0022
Access: about 30 minutes from Kawachi IC (nearest station), about 600m from Takehara Station
Phone number: 0846-23-5100
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Vacation: Third Wednesday of every month, Year-end and New Year holidays

summary

In this issue, we have compiled a list of anime that are set in Hiroshima Prefecture and introduced their locations. There are many works set in Hiroshima Prefecture, which has long been a place where many people have gathered and has a long history. There are a variety of locations, including scenes depicting rich nature and beautiful towns, as well as scenes showing the tragedy of war. Some local governments have produced maps for pilgrimages to sacred places, so please visit them and immerse yourself in the world of the anime.

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