Let's travel to the stage of "Your Lie in April"!

Even though the TV anime version of ``Your Lie in April'' is based on a boys' manga, it immediately became very popular with women when it aired in the fall of 2014.

The main character, Kousei Arima, is a genius boy pianist who can no longer play the piano, and after being forced by Kaori Miyazono to be the piano accompanist at a violin contest, he embarks on a path to recovery as a pianist. However, the setting was based on Nerima Ward, Tokyo.

So, let's take a journey through the world of "Your Lie in April". Departs from Nerima Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.

To the place of the worst encounter ~Nerima Cultural Center~

The building on the left of the photo is the Nerima Cultural Center, which has been used as the stage for various concerts since the first episode, ``Monotone Colorful,'' under the name Fujiwa Hall.

It can also be said to be a symbol of the music-themed work "Your Lie in April." On the left side of the plaza in front of the Nerima Cultural Center, Kousei Arima meets Kaori Miyazono, who is playing the pianica in front of children during the cherry blossom season. And that's the worst way to meet someone.

Kaori Miyazono had asked Kousei's childhood friend, Tsubaki Sawabe, to introduce her to Ryota Watari, who was also her childhood friend, because she wanted to go out with him, and this was the meeting place. Kousei was asked by Tsubaki to come with him, but she ended up arriving first. As a result of this terrible encounter with Kaori Miyazono, he once again faces the piano he can no longer play, and falls in love with Kaori, who tries to force him to play the piano.

By the way, in the anime, Kaori is playing the pianica while standing on the playground equipment near the cherry tree on the right, but there is no playground equipment in the actual location.
Kousei Arima and Kaori Miyazono met in this beautiful spot of cherry blossoms. 2 minutes walk from Nerima Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. After walking around the place where Kousei and Kaori met, we moved on to Koyadai Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.

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To the place designated as a substitute ~Minami Tanaka Danchi~

In the second episode, ``Friend A,'' Kousei Arima is on his way home from school when he encounters Kaori, who is waiting for Ryota Watari, on the cherry blossom tree-lined promenade of the Shakujii River that flows through the Minamitanaka housing complex.

Kousei knows that Ryota is dating another girl, so he tries to cover it up so that Kaori doesn't get hurt, but Kousei says to him, ``Friend A. I've appointed you as his replacement.'' "I'll do it," he says, acting as Watari's substitute and asking him to follow.In this scene, it's dusk, and the rows of cherry blossom trees in full bloom are dyed orange, and it's very beautiful. Then, in the second half of the series, when the season turns to autumn, Kousei again says to Kaori, ``Friend A. I'm appointing you as my substitute.'' By the way, throughout the series, this place often appears in scenes leaving school.

The Shakujiigawa Promenade in Minamitanaka Danchi is about a 5-minute walk from Koyadai Station. If you walk along this promenade along the Shakujii River, you will arrive at the entrance of Shakujii Park in about 20 minutes. Kaori Miyazono seems to be walking from here to Shakujii Park in the anime. Now, let's follow Kaori's route to school and walk to Shakujii Park.

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To the place where I was chasing the black cat ~Shakujii Park Management Office~

Shakujii Park seems to be on the school route of Kousei Arima and Kaori Miyazono. It also appears in the opening anime, but in the first episode, "Monotone Colorful," the scene where Kaori is looking for a black cat is a vending machine in front of Shakujii Park Management Office. Kaori got in between her vending machine and the trash can and peered behind her vending machine looking for the black cat.

The Shakujii Park Management Office is located right in the middle of the park as you enter Shakujii Park from the Shakujii River. It's next to the baseball field. The tables and benches that appear in the anime are right behind the administration office.

Well, we've been walking quite a bit, so let's take a little break. From here, if you walk for about 5 minutes, you will reach the shop where Kaori ate the ``apple and nut caramel waffle'' in episode 3, ``In the Spring.'' let's go

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To the shop where Kousei played the piano ~La primeur~

``La Primeur'' is the model for the cafe that Kousei enters in the third episode, ``Spring Inside,'' being pulled by Kaori.

There is a fireplace inside the store, but in the anime there is a piano there, and Kousei plays it with the children. The song is "Kirakira Hoshi". Along the way, Kousei becomes unable to play for some reason, and Kaori makes a decision regarding Kousei at this time. Kaori's decision changes Kousei. By the way, it's a limited menu from 2pm, but you can order the ``Apple and Nut Caramel Waffle'' that Kaori Miyazono ate so deliciously in the anime.

"La Primeur" is about a 5-minute walk from the Shakujii Park Management Office. It is located near the intersection of Fuji Kaido and Kamishakujii Dori. After taking a break here, you can take a bus from the bus stop at the intersection of Fuji Kaido and Kami-Shakujii Dori to Oizumi Gakuen Station, or walk 30 minutes along Kami Shakujii Dori to Oizumi Gakuen Station.

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To the place where I was appointed as Kaori's accompanist ~ Izumi Kobushi Park ~

Exit the north exit of Oizumi Gakuen Station and walk along the railroad tracks towards Ikebukuro for about 3 minutes, and you will see a railroad crossing on your right. If you take the road on the left ahead, you will immediately find Izumi Kobushi Park.

In episode 3, ``Spring'', Kaori appoints Kousei to be the piano accompanist for the violin competition she is competing in, which is based on this scene. In the anime, there was play equipment painted blue, yellow, and green in the sandbox in front of it, but as of April 2017, it has been removed and no longer exists. At this point, Kaori declares, ``I will appoint her friend A to be my accompanist!'' This is the beginning of Kousei Arima's revival as a pianist.

After Izumi Kobushi Park, let's go to the shop where Kousei Arima bought canelés for Kaori Miyazono. The shop is located about a 10-minute walk away from Oizumi Gakuen Street, lined with cherry blossom trees.

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To the shop where Kousei Arima bought his canelé ~Patisserie Kamitani~

"Patisserie Kamitani" on Oizumi Gakuen Street is a model of the shop in episode 15 "Usotsuki" where Kousei stops by to buy canelés on his way to the hospital where Kaori is admitted. is.

However, Kousei is unable to appear in front of Kaori because his love for her is growing stronger. Kaori is the girlfriend of Ryota Watari, her childhood friend, and she is just her friend A... She goes to the hospital, but just as she is walking back, Kousei receives a phone call from Kaori calling her a ``heartless person.''

By the way, ``Patisserie Kamitani'' did not manufacture and sell canelés, but after ``Your Lie in April'' they started manufacturing and selling canelés only on Saturdays and Sundays.

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To the cherry blossom trees where Kaori Miyazono walked ~Oizumi Gakuen Street~

The street where Patisserie Kamitani is located is called Oizumi Gakuen Dori.

In the anime, the scene where Kaori walks down the street lined with cherry blossom trees is Oizumi Gakuen Dori. This row of cherry blossom trees continues all the way to Niiza City in Saitama Prefecture. I took a photo of Kaori Miyazono walking on the street during the cherry blossom season. ``Your Lie in April'' is a story that begins and ends with cherry blossoms.

This trip ends at Oizumi Gakuen Street. From here, I returned to Oizumi Gakuen Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and took the train home, but there is actually something famous among fans of "Your Lie in April" on the platform of Oizumi Gakuen Station. Let's check that out and then finish this journey.

“Your Lie in April” is on the Oizumi Gakuen Station platform!

After finishing the pilgrimage to the sacred place of "Your Lie in April" which departed from Nerima Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, I was on my way home from Oizumi Gakuen Station, but I noticed one of the vending machines on the Oizumi Gakuen Station platform. For some reason, there are vending machines featuring characters from "Your Lie in April." At the end of the trip, check out the vending machine for ``Your Lie in April''.

And there it was, a vending machine with “Your Lie in April”! Ryota Watari, Kousei Arima, and Kaori Miyazono are depicted, but Tsubaki Sawabe is not there. Man, I feel so bad for Tsubaki.

Here I am, Tsubaki. But it's behind the vending machine. I feel sad that Tsubaki is treated like Tsubaki herself in the main anime, but no, no, Tsubaki says something decisive to Kousei Arima in the final episode, so I guess Tsubaki will be fine. It depends on what you think. So, this concludes this pilgrimage to the sacred places of "Your Lie in April." thank you for your hard work!