Nagato Yuki chan no shoshitsu

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, is home to professional baseball’s Hanshin Tigers and to high school baseball players’ holy site Hanshin Koshien Stadium. The clock (as pictured) located to the northwest of Hankyu Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station is named among fans as “Haruhi’s Clock”, and is an anime pilgrimage site visited by many. On another note, Nishinomiya is also a famed sake wine producing city that has long used local water “Miyamizu” to make its sake. As the home of the god of commerce, Ebessan, Nishinomiya Shrine hosts the Toka Ebisu Festival every year, where people who wish to be the year’s fukuotoko (Lucky Man) gather for an early-morning sprint race to compete for the honor to be blessed by the deity. Shukugawa Park, a well-known place for viewing cherry blossoms, makes an appearance in the anime, and is in an area with many trendy cafes and dessert shops.