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Brave World Anime Ohayocon 2019 Presented January 12, 2019 Follow Us at BraveWorldAnime on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Visit our website at braveworldanime.com
Japan – Most Populous Cities (June Anime Pilgrimage 2018)*
Tokyo - 8,956,000 • Top attractions for anime fans visiting Japan Yokohama - 3,690,000 • Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum • Studio Ghibli Museum • Universal Studios Osaka Osaka - 2,670,00 • Akihabara, Tokyo • Dogo Onsen (Spirited Away Nagoya - 2,266,000 influence)
Sapporo - 1,906,000
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Japan – Decreasing Population
• Population in Japan is rapidly decreasing • By 2065 – decline from 127 million to 88 million • 2013 – 61 million houses but only 52 million households • Young people leaving rural areas Silver Screen for big cities • Predicted – 900 towns and villages will not exist by 2040
My Neighbor Totoro Forest Totoro • Released: 1988 • Streaming: N/A • Physical Media: GKIDS • Location: Tokorozawa City, Saitama prefecture
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Totoro House Summer Wars • Released: 2009 • Streaming: Funimation • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture
Ueda Castle Wolf Children • Released: 2012 • Streaming: Funimation • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Kamiichi , Toyama
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Wolf Children – Video Clip Hana no Ie
Lake Suwa Your Name • Released: 2016 • Streaming: N/A • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Hida Furukawa, Gifu
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Aogashima Island - Tokyo Hida-Sannogu Hie Shrine - Gifu
https://eeliecee.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/kimi-no-na-wa- https://eeliecee.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/kimi-no-na-wa- your-name-anime-based-on-real-life-locations/ your-name-anime-based-on-real-life-locations/
Quick Mentions & Audience Title Suggestions
Romantic Escapes
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5 Centimeters Per Second Distance • Released: 2007 • Akari moves from Tokyo to • Episodes: 3 Toguchi • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Takaki moves from Tokyo to Kagoshima • Physical Media: Eastern Star • Location: Tanagashima, Kagoshima Prefecture
Anohana: The Iwafune Station Flower We Saw That Day • Released: 2011 • Episodes: 11 or 1 movie (recap) • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Physical Media: Aniplex • Location: Chichibu City. Saitama Prefecture
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Ano Hana – Video Clip Chichibu Bridge
Warehouse District Street - Kurazukuri Tsukigakirei • Released: 2014 • Episodes: 13 • Streaming: Crunchyroll, Funimation • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Kawgoe City, Saitama Prefecture
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/04/08- https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/04/08- 1/feature-anime-vs-real-life-tsukigakirei 1/feature-anime-vs-real-life-tsukigakirei
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Kawagoe Kumano Shrine Kawgoe Festival
Quick Mentions & Audience Title Suggestions
Ano Natsu * Please Teacher * Please Twins
A Little Bit Country
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Barakamon – Video Clip Barakamon • Released: 2014 • Episodes: 13 • Streaming: Funimation • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: FukueIsland, Goto Islands
Non Non Biyori – Video Clip Non Non Biyori • Episodes: 24 • Streaming: Crunchyroll, Hi- Dive • Physical Media: Sentai Filmworks • Location: Ogawa, Saitama
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Ogawa Elementary School, Shimosato Branch School Silver Spoon • Episodes: 22 • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Physical Media: Aniplex • Location: Hokkaido Obihiro Agricultural High School
Hokkaido Obihiro Agricultural High Silver Spoon – Video Clip School
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Tamayura Takehara Special Hitotose Historic District • Episodes: 24 • Source: • Streaming: Crunchyroll https://goboiano.com/9- (season 1 only) anime-pilgrimages-every- fan-should-try-in-japan/ • Physical Media: Bayview (season 1 only) • Location: Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
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Sand Chronicles - Kuma Miko -
Outdoors Adventures
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Amanchu – Video Clip Amanchu • Released: 2016 / 2018 • Episodes: 24 • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Physical Media: N/A • Location: Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shiofuki Park Encouragement to Climb • Released: 2013 / 2014/ 2018 • Episodes: 51 (shorts) • Streaming: Crunchyroll (season 1 & 3) • Physical Media: N/A • Location: Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture
http://likeafishinwater.com/2018/04/11/weekly-review-of- transit-place-and-culture-in-anime-264/
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Akebono’s Forest Mount Takao • Source: https://ramenshojo.wordpres s.com/tag/yama-no- susume/
http://insaitama.com/visit-real-life-scenery-from-yama-no- susume-climb-of-encouragement-anime-in-hanno-saitama/
Harukana Harukana Receive – Video Clip Receive • Released: 2018 • Episodes: 12 • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Physical Media: N/A • Location: Okinawa
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Gushikawa Beach Laid Back Camp • Released: 2018 • Episodes: 12 • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Physical Media: N/A • Location: Multiple Locations – school located in Minobu
Laid Back Camp – Video Clip Koan Camping Ground
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Quick Mentions & Audience Title Fuefukigawa Fruit Park Suggestions
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Flying Witch • Released: 2016 • Episodes: 12 • Streaming: Crunchyroll, Hi- Dive • Physical Media: Sentai Magical Journeys Filmworks • Location: Shimoyuguchi, Aomori
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Hirosaki Castle Fujita Memorial Garden
Natsume Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou - Opening Yuujinchou • Released: 2008 - 2017 • Episodes: 74 • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Physical Media: N/A • Location: Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto
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Amamiya Shrine Poco’s Udon in Kuma Village World • Source: • Released: 2016 https://wowjapan.asia/2018 • Episodes: 12 /10/real-life-locations-of- natsumes-book-of-friends- • Streaming: Crunchyroll in-kumamotos-countrysides- • Physical Media: N/A part-2/ • Location: Takamatsu, Kagawa
Poco’s Udon World - Opening Ritsurin Garden
https://www.tokyocreative.com/articles/20222-anime-that- will-inspire-you-to-visit-the-japanese-countryside
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Quick Mentions & Audience Title Suggestions
Wolf Children * Tactics * Mushishi * Iroduku World of Colors * Ky
Anime By PA Works
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Hanasaku Iroha – Opening Hanasaku Iroha • Released: 2011 • Episodes: 26 + 1 movie • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Physical Media: Aniplex • Location: YuwakuOnsen (basis for inn featured in anime)
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Yuwaku Onsen Bonbori Festival
Sakura Quest - Opening Sakura Quest • Released: 2012 • Episodes: 22 • Streaming: Funimation • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Nanto, Toyama (basis for Manoyama)
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Manoyama - Sakuragaike Pond Basis • Based on three cities in Nanto region • Fukumitsu • Inami • Johanna • PA Works main studio also in this area
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-04-19/sakura-quest-town-turns-to- fans-to-help-revitalize-local-pond/.130596
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Sweet Music
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Love Live! Yasudaya Ryokan Sunshine • Released: 2016 / 2017 • Episodes: 26 + 1 movie • Streaming: Crunchyroll, Funimation, Tubi TV • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Numazu, Shizuoka
http://mikehattsu.blogspot.com/2018/01/love-live-sunshine- chikas-house.html
Karatsu City Historical Folk Museum Zombieland Saga • Released: 2018 • Episodes: 12 • Streaming: Crunchyroll, Funimation • Physical Media: N/A • Location: Prefecture of Saga
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-11-28/zombie-land- saga-real-house-draws-1000-visitors-in-single-day/.140077
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Zombieland Saga – Video Clip Drive-in Tori
http://saga-travelsupport.com/en/spot/detail.html?id=647
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Kids on the Slope
Anime By Kyoto Animation
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Takeyama Hyouka • Released: 2012 • Episodes: 22 • Streaming: Funimation • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Takayama, Gifu Prefecture (basis for Kamiyama City)
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/02/02-1/city- of-takayama-distributing-hyouka-location-maps
Gifu Prefectural Hida High School Kissa Bagpipe
http://mikehattsu.blogspot.com/2016/12/hyouka-school.html
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K-On K-On • Released: 2009 / 2010 • Episodes: 39 • Streaming: Hi-Dive • Physical Media: Sentai Filmworks • Location: Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture
https://en.biwako-visitors.jp/spot/detail/228
Quick Mentions & Audience Title Suggestions Map Free * • For additional information please visit: www.braveworldanime.com/ ruralanime (Google Map)
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Resources Other Good Articles/Resources
• Wilhelm Donko (@Crunchyroll) - Anime vs Real Life articles - • 9 Anime Pilgrimages Every Fan Should Try in Japan - https://www.crunchyroll.com/newsfeed/writer/Surwill8 https://goboiano.com/9-anime-pilgrimages-every-fan-should-try-in- japan/ • Anime Tourism - 88 Japanese Anime Spots (2019 Edition) - • https://animetourism88.com/en/88AnimeSpot Top 10 Countryside Anime/Inaka Anime [Best Recommendations] - https://honeysanime.com/top-10-countryside-animeinaka-anime- • Tokyo Creative - Travel - https://www.tokyocreative.com/travel best-recommendations/ • Like a Fish in Water - Anime Tourism - • Anime That Will Inspire You To Visit the Japanese Countryside - http://likeafishinwater.com/category/anime-tourism/ https://www.tokyocreative.com/articles/20222-anime-that-will- inspire-you-to-visit-the-japanese-countryside • Anime Journeys - http://mikehattsu.blogspot.com/ • Best Countryside Anime - https://www.anime- planet.com/anime/tags/countryside
Anthem of the Heart • Released: Anthem of the Heart • Streaming: N/A • Physical Media: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment • Location: Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture
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Ano Natsu de Only Yesterday Matteru • Released: 1991 • Released: 2012 • Streaming: N/A • Episodes: 12 • Physical Media: Universal • Streaming: Crunchyroll, Hi- Pictures Home Entertainment Dive • Location: Yamagata City, • Physical Media: N/A Yamagata • Location: Takamine Highland, Nagano Prefecture
Please Teacher! Dagashi Kashi • Released: 2002 • Released 2016 / 2018 • Episodes: 12 • Episodes: 24 • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Streaming: Funimation • Physical Media: Bayview • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Omachi City, • Location: Futtsu, Chiba Nagano Prefecture
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Higurashi Kamichu • Released: 2006 - 2011 • Released: 2005 • Episodes: 55 • Episodes: 12 • Streaming: N/A • Streaming: N/A • Physical Media: Section 23 • Physical Media: N/A • Location: Shirikawa, Gifu • Location: Onomochi City, (reference for Hinamizawa Hiroshima Prefecture Village)
A Lull in the Sea Tari Tari • Released: 2013 • Released: 2012 • Episodes: 26 • Episodes: 22 • Streaming: Crunchyroll • Streaming: Funimation • Physical Media: NIS America • Physical Media: Funimation • Location: Kumano City, Mie • Location: Takayama, Gifu Prefecture Prefecture
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Iroduku: The True Tears World In Colors • Released: 2012 • Released: 2018 • Episodes: 22 • Episodes: 13 • Streaming: Funimation • Streaming: Amazon Prime • Physical Media: Funimation • Physical Media: N/A • Location: Takayama, Gifu • Location: Nagasaki Prefecture
Lucky Star Tamako Market • Released: 2007 • Released: 2013 • Episodes: 27 • Episodes: 12 + 1 movie • Streaming: Funimation • Streaming: Hi-Dive • Physical Media: Funimation • Physical Media: Sentai • Location: Kasukabe City Filmworks • Location: Masugata Shopping Street in Kyoto (model for Usagiyama Shopping Arcade)
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