 After the film 's success , Sakata Location Box set up a hospitality service called Mukaebito — a pun on the film 's Japanese title indicating " one who greets or picks up " another , rather than " one who sends off " . The service maintains shooting locations and provides maps of these locations for tourists . In 2009 , Location Box opened the building that served as the NK Agent office to the public . For a fee , visitors could enter and view props from the film . Under a job creation program , between 2009 and 2013 the organization received ¥ 30 million from Yamagata Prefecture and ¥ 8 million from Sakata City for the building 's maintenance and administration . The site attracted nearly 120 @,@ 000 visitors in 2009 , though numbers quickly fell ; in 2013 there were fewer than 9 @,@ 000 visitors . Safety fears due to the building 's age led to the Sakata municipal government ending the organization 's lease , and the building was closed again at the end of March 2014 . At the time , the City Tourism division was considering options , such as limiting visits to the first two floors . The building used as the Concerto café has been open to the public since 2009 as the Kaminoyama Concerto Museum , and the Sakata Minato @-@ za cinema has also been opened to tourists . Takita 's hometown of Takaoka , Toyama , maintains a Film Resources Museum ; staff have reported that at times over a hundred Takita fans visit per day . 
