A coming-of-age romantic comedy TV anime based on Hiromu's light novels, following high school student Saku Chitose and his friends at a top academic high school in Fukui. Fukui City in Fukui Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
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📍 Chuo, Fukui, Fukui
A plaza with dinosaur monuments at the west exit of Fukui Station. Fukui City's tourism website introduces it as a meeting spot that appears often in the story.
⚠️ This is a station plaza. Take photos without blocking people passing through.
📍 Chuo, Fukui, Fukui
The riverside of the Asuwa River, which flows south of Fukui Station. Fukui City's tourism website introduces it as a place the characters visit again and again.
⚠️ Many people walk and jog here. Do not block the path.
📍 Hoei, Fukui, Fukui
A garden designated a Place of Scenic Beauty, once a villa of the Matsudaira family, lords of the Fukui domain. Fukui City's tourism website introduces it as a place that appears from the middle of the story onward.
⚠️ This garden is a cultural property. Check Fukui City's guidance on photography and other visitor rules.
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🎬 4 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Sanjo, Niigata
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🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Kamiichi, Toyama
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Places are based on information from local governments, tourism associations, official sources of each work and the Anime Tourism Association. Limited-time collaborations, prices and opening hours are not listed — please check each official site before you go.
