Some of the listed spots/facilities may not allow visitors to enter. Please contact prior to your visit and do not disturb neighboring residents.

KushiroLocationMAP●① JR Kushiro Station

provides you with tourist
information and coupons
which offer discounts andother services. Available
at many places such as train
station information desks.
http://www.kushiro.
pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ss/srk/gurupass.htm●

KushiroKushiroChuo Post Washo
OfficeMarket

Countless girls shared the heartbroken sentimentof separation at the station watching the Japanesefilm Bokura ga ita. On the station's 2nd floor is agallery, where the original manga author Yuuki
Obata's drawings were displayed and attracted
lots of manga fans.
Kita -odori 14-5,Kushiro
Tel: 0154-24-3176
http://www.
jrkushiro.jp/index.html

Kushiro Tourist Guidebook(Gurutoku Passport)①
JR Kushiro
Station●The Nusamai Bridge (5thgeneration) crosses the mouthof Kushiro River. Its picturesqueform and four bronze statues are
fascinating. Appears in films
Bokura ga ita and Hanamizuki.
Back in 1950s, the film Bankaswept the country. The bridgeappears as it was before beingrebuilt and Kushiro is portrayed asa nostalgic city. The Nusamai Tourist Information displays materials.
Do not miss the Love Kushiro
Illumination event: 40,000 lightdecorations at Nusamai Hiroba(under the Nusamai Bridge).
Period:from the end of
December to mid-March●Kushiro
KodomoCentral
Yuugakukan
Government
Building

Kita-odori Street extends 800
meters from JR Kushiro Stationto Nusamai Bridge.

●Kushiro Machinaka Concierge
KURURU⑥Restaurant Izumiya Honten (Main Shop)●Kushiro②Kushiro Art Museum, Hokkaido

Suehiro 2-28, Kushiro
Tel: 0154-24-4611
Closed once a month on
Tuesday (Week unconfirmed)②
Kushiro ArtMuseum, Hokkaido③RobataRenga④
Kushiro Fisherman's
Wharf MOO

③Robata Renga
Kushiro's local barbecue style (called Robatayaki)
is the selling point of this restaurant. In the Chinese
film If You Are the One, the main character Qin
has a meal with Wu Sang and Xiaoxiao here.

The specialty of this traditional
restaurant is Supakatsu, a dish withspaghetti, pork cutlet and meat sauce
served on a hot cast-iron griddle. This
restaurant appears in Bokura ga ita.

SakaemachiHeiwaParkCity Hall

Located near the Kushiro port, this museum
exhibits artwork of local artists and displays a wide
variety of themes from outside and inside
Hokkaido. Appears in Bokura ga ita.
Saiwai-cho 4-1-5, Kushiro
Tel: 0154-23-2381
http://www.kushiroartmu.jp/
Closed on Mon, Year-end
and New-year holidays⑤Nusamai Bridgeand neighboring area

●Kobunkan⑦Shusse-zaka⑥Restaurant Izumiya
Honten●Nusamai Tourist Information⑤Nusamai
BridgeChic street lamps light up stone
pavements on Shusse-zaka.
In the film Hanamizuki, Kohei andSae reunite here after a little
trouble at the beginning.

⑧Nusamai Park
Nishiki-machi 3-5-3, Kushiro
Tel: 0154 -32-3233
http://www.renga.jp/Closed from Dec 31 to Jan 2.

⑧Nusamai Park
●Manabotto Nusamai

to Route 394, Route 44→⑦Shusse-zaka

The park commands a view of aroundabout, Nusamai Bridge andKita-odori Street. Night view is a must-see.
In the comic version of Bokura ga ita,
Yano and Nanami visit here together.

④Kushiro Fisherman's Wharf MOO

Film/Manga Data (NB: Titles read Japanese original.)

A shopping complex including a popularriverside barbecue restaurant (Ganpeki Robata),
market and souvenir shops. In the Japanese comic
Sumire wa Blu, Sumire often drops in at MOO
with her friends.

Bokura ga ita (2012)

Original: Yuuki Obata, Dir: Takahiro Miki, Starring: Toma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka. Filmed in Kushiro, Akkeshi and Shiranuka, where many local residents appear in the film. Continuing story in theBetsucomi magazine for over a decade, its comic books have sold over 10 million copies. Kushiro and neighboring areas are the places where main characters spend their school years.

Hanamizuki (2010)

Dir: Nobuhiro Doi, Starring: Toma Ikuta, Yui Aragaki. Inspired by the song Hanamizuki , by Yo Hitoto, the story describes a young couple which nurtures love while giving in to awkwardness and facing
separation on the way to becoming adults. Filmed in Kushiro, Hamanaka and Shiranuka, where many locals appear. Seasonal beauty of the areas are attractive to film viewers.

Sumire wa Blu (2001)

A long story written by a Kushiro resident named Yuuki Obata. A high-school first grader Sumire Kinoshita fell in love with Daichi Makimura, but Daichi also falls in love with his childhood friend
Shinobu. The story expresses young, sensitive and nostalgic emotions with a fresh touch. Many local places and ice-hockey games in which Daichi plays, appear in the story.

If You Are the One(Released in Japan in 2010)

Dir: Feng Xiaogang, Starring: Ge You. This Chinese film about a man looking for a real love through spouse hunting became a national historical blockbuster. Its success stimulated large numbers ofChinese people to travel to Hokkaido. Since then, many Chinese tourists have visited Akanko Onsen, one of the filmed places.

Banka (1957)

Original: Yasuko Harada, Dir: Heinosuke Gosho, Starring: Yoshiko Kuga. The film motivated many young adults to copy the heroine's fashion and lifestyle free of conventional customs. Filmed in Kushiro and Shibecha.

Nishiki-machi 2-4,Kushiro
Tel: 0154-23-0600
http://moo946.com/
Closed on 7-8 Nov, and1 & 12 Jan

Please find local tourist information online at: http://www.kushiro-fan.com/ (Kushiro Tourism Association's official website (Japanese only) "East Hokkaido Kushiro Tourist Fan Club")Kushiro General Subprefectural Bureau, 2012 (Tel: 0154-43-9184)

Some of the listed spots/facilities may not allow visitors to enter. Please contact prior to your visit and do not disturb neighboring residents.

KushiroLocationMAP①Sae's residence(Onbetsu, Kushiro)
A detached house filmed in Hanamizuki
as the residence of Sae and her mother.

⑨JR Toro Station

Distance (Time) fromKushiro to:

Japanese film Kojika Monogatari is a story of a boy whomeets a fawn. Manga artist Noriko Sasaki reports on the film
shooting in her work Dobutsu no Oisha-san Volume 5.

＊when driving at 50 km/h

Akkeshi: 46km (55 min)Shibecha: 48km (60 min)Teshikaga: 73km (90 min)Tsurui: 34km (40 min)
Akanko Onsen: 75km(90 min)

A 5-minute walk from JR
Shakubetsu Station.
Please do not disturb
neighbors when visiting as
this is a private property.

⑧JR Kawayu

Onsen Sta.

⑩Former Akkeshi Shiomi High School
This school building wasused to film Bokura ga ita.
The love story begins on therooftop.
The building is the present
Shinryu Junior High School.
Please do not enter the site.

⑥Lake Akan and cruisers⑦Robata Hamakko⑪Kokutai Temple (Akkeshi)②Shiranuka Fishing Port

Officially-designated historical site. In If You Are the One,Qin and company happened to be present for the funeral.

Adjacent to fishery cooperatives, theport was filmed in Hanamizuki. This film
includes scenes
in which Sae andKohei celebrate
Sae's success on her
university entranceexam.

③JR stations ofShiranuka and Nishishoro
In Hanamizuki, Kohei and Sae board
the train at these stations which arenamed in the film as follows: Shiranuka isShiraboro and Nishishoro is Tanbetsu.

⑨JR Toro Sta.
⑫Bekkanbeushi③JR Nishishoro Sta.

JR Shiranuka
Sta. ③⑤Koitoi Kaigan (Shiranuka)
Alongside Route 38, beautiful sand beaches
running along the Pacific
Ocean were filmed in
Bokura ga ita andHanamizuki.
Michi-no-eki (roadsideservice station) Shiranuka
Koitoi
http://city.hokkai.or.
jp/~koitoi/index.htm

Tancho④ Kushiro Airport⑤Koitoi Kaigan②Former ⑩
Akkeshi
ShiomiHighSchool

WetlandTempleIn If You Are the One, Qin and Xiaoxiao
stay in the hotel suite at Akan Tsuruga BessoHinanoza. A breathtaking view of the sunset
was reflected by the lake.
Akan Tourism
Association
http://www.lake-akan.com/Film/Drama/Manga Data (NB: Titles read Japanese original.)⑦Robata Hamakko (Akan,Kushiro)

Named Izakaya Yon-shimai (four sisters)in If You Are the One. Qin enters theizakaya lured by the signboard of goodlooking sisters and sees ....
Akanko Onsen 1-1-21, Akan-cho, Kushiro
Tel: 0154-67-3298

Lighthouseof CapeKiritappu⑫Bekkanbeushi Wetland (Akkeshi)
Japan's popular film Tsuribaka Nissi chose eastern
Hokkaido in its final episode. Hama-chan and his colleagues
fished endangered Ito (Japanese huchen) in the wetland.
Akkeshi Tourist Association http://akkeshi-kankou.7pm.jp/
Akkeshi Waterfowl Observation Center
http://www.akkeshi-bekanbeushi.com/①Sae's residence⑥Lake Akan and cruisers⑭Kiritappu⑬⑪KokutaiShiranuka Fishing Port④"Tancho" Kushiro Airport
A gateway to Kushiro, filmed in
Bokura ga ita.

Visitors are not allowedto enter. Please enjoy
views of gardens andbuildings from outside thesite.
When funerals andmemorial services are taking
place, visiting and viewingare completely prohibited.

⑧JRKawayu
Onsen Station
TV station NHK madea drama series Kimi nona wa. Audiences wereglued to the TV every
morning to see if
Machiko and Haruki
would be reunited.
Filmed in eastern
Hokkaido.

⑬Cape Kiritappu
and a lighthouse(Hamanaka)
In Hanamizuki, Sae and Kohei
go on their first date and later meetagain after a period of separation atCape Kiritappu. These are key scenes.

⑭Kiritappu Town center,
Hamanaka
In the TV anime Lupin III: Part II,
Episode 108 "Zantetsuken's Lament",
Lupin enjoys himself in onsen and Jigen
does so on grassland, while Goemon trains
at a cape on holiday. Meanwhile, aswordsmith and his granddaughter Nami
approach them for a secret of zantetsuken(a famous fine sword).... You can find theirnames written on a cape rock.

Tsuribaka Nissi 20

Dir: Yuzo Asahara, Starring: Toshiyuki Nishida, Rentaro Mikuni. In this 20th and final episode, Hama-chan and Su-san encounter amusing situations during incentive fishing tour in Hokkaido. Filmed inFinal episode (2009) Akkeshi and Nakashibetsu. Its original manga (author: Juzo Yamasaki, Ken'ichi Kitami) continues in the Big Comic Original magazine published by Shogakukan.

Kimi no na wa (1991)

First broadcast as a popular radio drama in 1952, the story appeared in film, theater and 4 TV remakes. The 1991 TV series, starring Kyoka Suzuki and Tetsuo Kurata, was broadcast in NHK's morning slot
for one year. This was the first NHK morning soap opera after the acclaimed drama Oshin . Kawayu Onsen Station, Mount Io and Bihoro Pass appear in its Part 3: Departure in Hokkaido.

Kojika Monogatari (1991) Dir: Yukihiro Sawada, Starring: Tomokazu Miura, Teppei Yamada. The story of friendship between a fawn and a boy was filmed around Kushiro Wetland, along JR Senmo Line, and in Shibecha.

Lupin III (1967- )Nationally popular comic featuring Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko and Zenigata. Numerous episodes were produced for TV anime series (1971/1977/1984), animated films and TV specials. Lupin III wasborn in Hamanaka, because the author Monkey Punch was born there. The 2007 TV special, Elusiveness of the Fog, features Hamanaka from the ancient times through to the future.

Please find local tourist information online at: http://www.kushiro-fan.com/ (Kushiro Tourist Association's official website (Japanese only) "East Hokkaido Kushiro Tourist Fan Club")

Hamanaka Tourist Association
http://www.kiritappu.jp/home/top.html

Kushiro General Subprefectural Bureau, 2012 (Tel: 0154-43-9184)