20151124-20151129 Japan : Location Hunt - Tamayura ~more aggressive~ たまゆら ~もあぐれっしぶ~


All the digital photos were taken with Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with EF 24-105 F4 L IS USM lens,
5616 x 3744 Fine Mode, scaled down to 786 x 524 for internet access, and 282 x 188 for thumbnails.
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Tamayura ~more aggressive~ たまゆら ~もあぐれっしぶ~
Tamayura ~more aggressive~ たまゆら ~もあぐれっしぶ~ was a 12 episodes TV anime series aired between July and September 2013.
The main characters are Fuu 楓, Kaoru かおる, Norie のりえ, Maon 麻音, Kanae かなえ, Chihiro ちひろ, Kou 香, Tamae 珠恵, Grandma, Sayomi さよみ, Shihomi 志保美, Chimo ちも, Komachi こまち, and Momoneko-sama ももねこさま.
Hiroshima-ken Takehara-shi 広島県 竹原市 - Bamboo Joy Highland バンブー ジョイ ハイランド
Bamboo Joy Highland バンブー ジョイ ハイランド is a large park in Takehara-shi 竹原市 for recreational activities.

In the park, the "ownership" of a thousand Sakura 桜 trees (actually much less than a thousand) are opened for sale, mostly to local people, to celebrate special occasions. E.g. birth of a child. A plastic plate would be erected beside the tree specifying the occasion.

In Episode 4, Kaoru かおる knew she has a tree in the park and showed it to the gang. Fuu 楓 knew she and her younger brother Kou 香 both have 1, but do not know where they are. With the help of Momoneko-sama ももねこさま, they finally found them.

Back in Oct 2013, I went to the trees to take photos, and there were no plastic plates. I knew that the city has devoted the 2 trees to the anime series afterwards, but I do not have the opportunities to re-take the photos yet.

The nearest train station is Oonori station 大乗駅 of JR Kure Line 呉線.
[EP04] The gang gathered around the trees of Fuu 楓 and Kou 香 [EP04] The gang gathered around the trees of Fuu 楓 and Kou 香 [EP04] The plate of Fuu's 楓 tree, celebrating her birth. The wordings are exactly the same as the anime.
[EP04] The plate of Kou's 香 tree, celebrating his birth [EP04] Kaoru's かおる tree. Note there are 2 plates erected. Kaoru's かおる plate is written in different fonts. [EP04] The plate of Kaoru's かおる tree, celebrating her birth.
 
[EP04] The plate of Sayomi's さよみ tree, celebrating her getting the motorcycle license. [EP04] Sayomi's さよみ tree. Note there are 2 plates erected. Sayomi's さよみ plate is written in different fonts.  
Hiroshima-ken Takehara-shi 広島県 竹原市 - Michi no Eki 道の駅
Michi no Eki 道の駅 is a resting place in a highway with shops selling local products.

The nearest train station is Takehara station 竹原駅 of JR Kure Line 呉線.
 
Poster of Fuu 楓 and Kanae かなえ outside the Michi no Eki Takehara 道の駅竹原 Poster of Fuu 楓 and Kanae かなえ outside the Michi no Eki Takehara 道の駅竹原