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[Iwate Prefecture] Make a pilgrimage to the spots featured in the anime "Haikyu!!"

"Haikyu!!" has been made into an anime and still has many fans. If you're a fan, you must make a pilgrimage to the places that inspired it. So in this article, we'll be introducing...

Hiroyuki OkaHiroyuki Oka2022.05.31

[Miyagi Prefecture] The setting for the novel and film "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"...

The novel "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" has become a hot topic as it has been adapted into a film. Since it is set in Sendai, viewers are sure to be wondering, "Where is that scene?".

Hiroyuki OkaHiroyuki Oka2022.04.29

Sailor Moon's hometown? A stroll around Azabujuban, the former residence of the Sendai clan...

Azabu-Juban in Tokyo's Minato Ward was the site of the feudal lord's residence in the Sendai domain during the Edo period, and is now home to embassies from various countries. Naoko Takeuchi, the manga artist behind "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon," also lived here...

Jun NambaraJun Nambara2017.07.14

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