A Silent Voice - The Shape of Location (Part 3 of 3)
Planning is important, and we're not the first KnK location hunter to get caught out for even the veteran, Michael Vito had his share of challenges.
Three minutes. That's all there was to it. I had assumed that since the train line to Yoro was electrified, the intervals wouldn't be too bad. We had missed our train by 3 minutes, and the next one wouldn't be leaving for another 40. This trip has been rather happy-go-lucky but one sometimes has to face the consequences.
That said, Surwill and I productively killed the 40 minute wait by improving on our shots at the ticketing area of Ogaki station and having some fun at the bookstore, commenting on magazines and me purchasing lead weight (Dengeki G's with B2 Love Live Riko poster).
I would also later learn that the Ogaki summer festival with the fireworks would be held on the very same night. Had I gone to OCD levels of planning, we would have done things quicker to see the fireworks, but again, rushing would have been less fun.
Moral of the story - Gain some, Lose some but plan properly to optimize
Surprisingly for Japan, the JR Central trains were quite filthy that day with a layer of dirt covering the windows of all 4 of their trains I took that day, making pictures super-grainy, like this.
All photos are clickable for enlargement, but why anyone would like to enlarge this photo, is beyond belief. :P
It takes just over 20 minutes Ogaki to Yoro on the Yoro Line, time productively spent on anitwitter, taking potshots with Surwill at a certain Crunchyroll colleague of his, or just enjoying the view!
We then proceeded to walk into the hills to the Yoro waterfall. It happened that Surwill had come in from Kyoto this morning and was carrying some freshly bought merchandise from Kyoto Animation.
Shouya and Nishimiya did the trek up in the summer like we did, and we came to the conclusion that this is definitely not a place to take a girl for a date in the summer! The walk is long and it's uphill.
An advertisement for the KnK + Yoro Railway Collaboration Box on sale
This was an excellent day out as a tourist that happens to like anime. Wilhelm Donko was a blast to hang out with. I can assure the readers that he is the most pleasant guy to be around with.
This blog will now be allowed to die until my next foray to Japan, which is likely to be Summer 2018. In my personal wishlist is Love Live, Love Live Sunshine! and Flying Witch but it is still a long way away. I hope you enjoyed reading about my location hunting experience for KnK. Japan, your hospitality was truly outstanding!
Three minutes. That's all there was to it. I had assumed that since the train line to Yoro was electrified, the intervals wouldn't be too bad. We had missed our train by 3 minutes, and the next one wouldn't be leaving for another 40. This trip has been rather happy-go-lucky but one sometimes has to face the consequences.
That said, Surwill and I productively killed the 40 minute wait by improving on our shots at the ticketing area of Ogaki station and having some fun at the bookstore, commenting on magazines and me purchasing lead weight (Dengeki G's with B2 Love Live Riko poster).
I would also later learn that the Ogaki summer festival with the fireworks would be held on the very same night. Had I gone to OCD levels of planning, we would have done things quicker to see the fireworks, but again, rushing would have been less fun.
Moral of the story - Gain some, Lose some but plan properly to optimize
Surprisingly for Japan, the JR Central trains were quite filthy that day with a layer of dirt covering the windows of all 4 of their trains I took that day, making pictures super-grainy, like this.
All photos are clickable for enlargement, but why anyone would like to enlarge this photo, is beyond belief. :P
It takes just over 20 minutes Ogaki to Yoro on the Yoro Line, time productively spent on anitwitter, taking potshots with Surwill at a certain Crunchyroll colleague of his, or just enjoying the view!
On weekends, there is a free bus from the station to Yoro Park. While the distance is a mere 400 metres, it's a decent uphill gradient all the way. Soon, we were at the Site of Reversible Destiny the place where Shoya takes Nishimiya for a date. Note that it is closed on Mondays. After paying the 750yen entrance fee, it was KnK sights galore!
Something of amusement, given the height of the art installations, we can only conclude that Nishimiya is actually a dwarf!
Despite the hefty price tag, the art installation is a rather unique and beautiful place. The narrow passageway became a thing of amusement when people heading the opposite direction tried to go through. We managed to sit ourselves on the wall to let a pretty girl and her boyfriend through, but the "Brandon option" (it's inside joke) was also discussed afterwards.
We then proceeded to walk into the hills to the Yoro waterfall. It happened that Surwill had come in from Kyoto this morning and was carrying some freshly bought merchandise from Kyoto Animation.
Shouya and Nishimiya did the trek up in the summer like we did, and we came to the conclusion that this is definitely not a place to take a girl for a date in the summer! The walk is long and it's uphill.
By the time everything was done, it was around 6:30pm. We were truly tired but immensely satisfied at what Yoro had to offer, despite it being featured for less than 2 minutes in the film.
An advertisement for the KnK + Yoro Railway Collaboration Box on sale
This was an excellent day out as a tourist that happens to like anime. Wilhelm Donko was a blast to hang out with. I can assure the readers that he is the most pleasant guy to be around with.
This blog will now be allowed to die until my next foray to Japan, which is likely to be Summer 2018. In my personal wishlist is Love Live, Love Live Sunshine! and Flying Witch but it is still a long way away. I hope you enjoyed reading about my location hunting experience for KnK. Japan, your hospitality was truly outstanding!
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