Ichigo Takano's manga (2012) and TMS Entertainment anime (2016): Naho, a high-school student in Matsumoto, receives letters from her 26-year-old self asking her to look after Kakeru, a newly transferred classmate, and change the choices she will come to regret. A tender teenage drama about friendship and regret, faithfully set in Matsumoto (Nagano), amid the Japanese Alps.
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Matsumoto Castlethe Crow Castle
location
Matsumoto's black castle (the 'Crow Castle'), a 16th-century national treasure and the city's symbol. Its keep and moat appear as a backdrop to the protagonists' lives.
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Matsumoto Stationthe meeting point
location
Matsumoto Station and the plaza at its castle-side exit, a meeting point and the start of the protagonists' journeys through the city.
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Agatanomori Parkthe tree-lined avenue
location
A park a short walk from the station, with a tree-lined avenue and the historic former Matsumoto Higher School building. A setting for walks and everyday scenes in the series.
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Nawate Street (Nawate-dōri)the frog street
location
A pedestrian shopping street beside the Metoba River, near the castle, with over sixty little shops and frogs as the district's mascot. One of Matsumoto's most characterful corners that the series walks through.
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Matsushō Gakuen High School (school model)the high school
model / inspiration
A real Matsumoto high school that serves as the model for the fictional Tsutsujigaoka High that Naho, Kakeru and their friends attend. It is a working school, not visitable inside.
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Hanadokei (Flower Clock) Parkthe flower clock
location
A small park with a flower clock in central Matsumoto, behind the Parco mall, appearing in the series' everyday scenes.
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