Route2

Ride an E-bike around the townscape seen by Suzu, the protagonist in In This Corner of the World

An E-bike makes it easy to climb steep slopes, which is difficult to do even on foot. Any fan of In This Corner of the World should bike this route at least once to experience the world of the work.

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5minutes

Aoyama Club

This is the place where Suzu and Shusaku met up. The sailors who landed stayed in this modern building that was state-of-the-art at the time. Panels of the characters are currently displayed on the walls. A little further on is the naval hospital (now the National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center). The hospital’s staircase that Suzu and Harumi went up is still there.

10minutes

Koharu Bridge

This bridge appeared in Suzu and Shusaku’s date scene. The present one is a newly replaced bridge. The Sakai Bridge on the ocean side is from the time period when the story takes place. It is an invaluable bridge that retains the look from a bygone era. On the way from the Aoyama Club to Koharu Bridge, you will pass by the former site of the black market. The market appears in the scene where the characters ate porridge with leftover rice.

10minutes

Retro shopping streets

Hon-dori Avenue and Naka-dori Avenue were where the following facilities that appear in the film were located: the Fukuya department store; the Kirakukan movie theater; and the Chikyukan movie theater. They were burnt down in the Kure air raid, and no traces of them remain. Nevertheless, the streets make up the central commercial district of Kure, both now and in the past.

10minutes

The Sawahara residence, “Mitsugura”

This is a popular location that frequently appears in the work. The three buildings of Mitsugura, which appears haphazardly in a residential neighborhood, were built simultaneously in the Edo period (1603-1867) by the Sawahara family, a major merchant family. It is one of the places where you can feel as though you are Suzu in the story.

10minutes

Suzu's house

This place served as the model for the Hojo family home where Suzu lived in Kure. It is now a park. The layout of the house is reproduced with interlocking blocks and concrete in different colors. There is an information panel illustrated by Fumiyo Kouno, the manga artist who created the original manga.

10minutes

Overlooking Kure Port

Halfway up Mt. Haigamine, you can see views of the urban area and Kure Port, the landscape seen by Suzu.
A series of numerous similar paths intersects like a labyrinth. You may not be able to return from the same path. The descent is steep, so please watch your step.