

In many anime, there are places where you can get an overview of (part of) the
town, just like in the pictures below.

  * From _Koi to Uso_ [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XDr57.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XDr57.jpg)
  * From _The Quintessential Quintuplets_ [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LgdoO.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LgdoO.png)
  * From _Shuffle!_ [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/flE9Q.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/flE9Q.jpg)

Where I live and in places around, there are no such places at all. Why are
these kinds of places so common in anime?


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Why does this kind of places often appear in anime?


I don't really know how easy you can find such places, but "Western greater
Tokyo" is one area where you can find those places.

For example [this](https://www.city.kawasaki.jp/530/page/0000063423.html)
lists parks with similar views in Kawasaki city, city to the west/south of
Tokyo.

Generally, the greater Tokyo area is flat although Japan is covered mostly by
mountains as commented. Even then, the western part of Tokyo (not Tokyo-Tokyo
full of skyscrapers, here Tokyo means an area defined by government) was
originally hills and developed after the war.

There is this joke song made by the heroine of [Whisper of the
Heart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisper_of_the_Heart):

> Concrete roads, everywhere
>
> Cutting down the trees, filling in the valley
>
> West Tokyo, Mount Tama
>
> My hometown is concrete roads

The 'western part of Tokyo' mentioned above basically corresponds to
[Tama](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%9A%E6%91%A9) area mentioned in the
lyrics. Thus the area is hills made habitable, hence places like what you see
are easy enough to find (probably). FYI the movie has some similar views (you
can see the real pictures for example [in this
blog](https://www.odekakeiku.com/entry/mimiwosumaseba-seisekisakuragaoka)).


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