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A Silent Voice - The Shape of Location (Part 2 of 3)

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Leaving Ueno's pedestrian crossing behind, Surwill and I headed towards Ogaki castle for our next, key location and was in for a surprise. We had unexpectedly stumbled upon the beautiful Yoro waterfall! (Click on image for a large version) You see, anime location hunting for us really gives a huge sense of pleasure and satisfaction, but it was still over 30c and and we jokingly discussed the plausibility of fooling our audience and saving a lot of sweat in the process! For Yoro was located a fair distance out of Ogaki. Just beside the castle is a children's playground. As the former Top Gear trio, now The Grand Tour has shown, adults are simply big children and it did not stop two adults with highly respectable professions to have plenty of fun and games! Speaking of which, KyoAni staff also had plenty of fun and games rearranging trees and street furniture to create the perfect shot. A further 10 minute walk from the playground took us to the most important