Photo was taken with reference to Whisper of the Heart 耳をすませば (1995 Studio Ghibli movie). Since my last visit in 2011 a Whisper of the Heart guide map and a post box modelled after Chikyuu-ya (Seiji’s granpa’s antique shop) have been erected outside the train station. The map shows the well-known locations from the movie and the post box is... well apparently not a real one (for mail deliveries) but still defo pays tribute to the movie. Not bad for a 1995 movie to be still remembered like this after all this time!  And it ought to be too, because it’s a damn excellent movie even today.

My other Whisper of the Heart-related photos:

 

http://www.360cities.net/image/seiseki-sakuragaoka-town-centre-japan

 

http://www.360cities.net/image/seiseki-sakuragaoka-konpiragu-shrine--tama

 

http://www.360cities.net/image/seiseki-sakuragaoka-irohazaka-japan

 

http://www.360cities.net/image/seiseki-sakuragaoka-station--tama

 

ジブリ 聖蹟桜ヶ丘 耳をすませば モデル地 案内マップ 地球屋 青春のポスト 360度パノラマ 聖地巡礼