Glasslip
Original anime by P.A. Works (2014): a group of high-school friends live a summer of first loves and small strangeness in a coastal town, as glassblowing enthusiast Tōko begins to see 'fragments of the future.' It is set in the real town of Mikuni (Sakai, Fukui) and its coast.
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Mikuni-minato Stationthe OP station
location
The small terminal station of the Echizen Railway Mikuni-Awara Line, next to the harbor. It appears in the opening and first episode of the series.
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Sakai City Museum (Ryūshō-kan)the hilltop museum
dedicated museum
Mikuni's local history museum, a striking Western-style building on a hill. Its silhouette dominates the views of the town that appear in the series.
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Essel Jetty — Mikuni Port Breakwaterthe Meiji breakwater
location
The historic Meiji-era stone breakwater at the mouth of the Kuzuryū River, designed by Dutch engineer G. A. Escher. Its sea views accompany the series' coastal scenes.
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Tōjinbō Cliffsthe cliffs
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The spectacular basalt-column cliffs on the Sakai coast, a Japanese Natural Monument. One of the coastal landscapes that frame the series.
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