Encouragement of Climb
Shiro's manga and 8bit's anime (2013–): Aoi, shy and afraid of heights, reunites with her friend Hinata and together they take up mountain climbing. Set in Hannō (Saitama), with its beginner mountains and trips to real peaks across Japan.
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Hannō StationHannō Station
The station of the city where Aoi and Hinata live, the starting point of nearly all their trips and the hub of the series' pilgrimage.
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Mt. TenranMt. Tenran
The small Hannō mountain (197 m) that Aoi climbs at the start of the series: its viewpoint summit is her first challenge and a symbol of the story.
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Kinchakudathe flower bend
The bend of the Koma River in Hidaka, next to Hannō, famous for its carpet of red higanbana flowers in autumn, which appears in the series.
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Mt. Mitsutōgethe Fuji-view summit
The Yamanashi mountain (1,785 m) with one of the most celebrated views of Mt. Fuji, one of the real peaks the protagonists climb.