

One of the strong points of A Bridge to the Starry Skies - Hoshizora e Kakaru
Hashi is the location. The countryside town, with all that pure air, water and
greenery really sets the mood and works as a contrast with the Tokyo grown
protagonist.

> Shibuya? Is it something to eat? - Ui, ep 7

Is it a real place? Or was it inspired in some real world location? Bonus
points for google maps link.


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Is the location of "A Bridge to the Starry Skies - Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi" a real place?


I've never seen Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, but I was able to find [a blogpost
by somebody who seems to have found the model-
location](http://tsurebashi.blog123.fc2.com/blog-entry-85.html) for the
countryside part of the show: [Hida-Takayama,
Gifu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takayama,_Gifu).

If you want to explore the area, here's [a Street View from just outside the
Hida-Ichinomiya station](https://goo.gl/maps/2s83N) (the one whose signboard
is shown below), and here's [a Street View from on the red
bridge](https://goo.gl/maps/kYrfi) (also shown below).

Here's a couple of the comparison shots from that blogpost:

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W9W8Em.png)
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V7XScm.jpg)

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4wEPjm.png)
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Wz9Xom.jpg)

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MOIpHm.png)
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yICwDm.jpg)

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/r64aim.png)
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vbPdam.jpg)

For the dedicated anime pilgrim, [anime-tourism.com](http://anime-
tourism.com/cgi-bin/map.cgi) may be of particular interest - it includes a
list of locations for quite a few anime, including Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi.
And not only do you get the locations, you get [a map with pins for all the
sites you should
visit](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?msa=0&mid=z60v_I865QYs.k62viAf4v5Gg)!
The pins are, in order:

  * Hida-Ichinomiya Station
  * Miyanaka School, old building (now demolished)
  * Kanzaemon Inn
  * Bridge on the way to school
  * Bus stop
  * Hida-Ichinomiya Minashi shrine
  * Liquor store (?)
  * Bagpipe Cafe
  * Nakabashi / central bridge
  * In front of the pickler's


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