Tamako Market
Kyoto Animation's 2013 original series and its film Tamako Love Story (2014): Tamako Kitashirakawa, daughter of a mochi shop, lives the daily life of the bustling Usagiyama shopping street alongside an eccentric talking bird. The market traces the Demachi Masugata arcade in Kyoto.
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Demachi Masugata Shōtengai (Usagiyama Market)the Usagiyama market
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The covered shopping arcade that Kyoto Animation recreated almost entirely as the Usagiyama market, the heart of the series. The fishmonger that inspired Tamako's shop is still there and keeps notebooks for fans to sign.
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Kamogawa Delta (turtle stepping stones)the river stepping stones
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The confluence of the Kamo and Takano rivers, with its famous turtle-shaped stepping stones, appears in the series and especially the film as the setting for Tamako and Mochizō's key moments. Steps from the market.
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Demachiyanagi Stationthe neighbourhood gateway
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The terminal station of the Keihan line and the Eizan railway, a five-minute walk from the market, is the gateway to the neighbourhood where the story unfolds.
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