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title: Uchiura, the setting of an anime
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/numazu-sushi/
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# Uchiura, the setting of an anime

A little of each town’s story　/　Numazu, Shizuoka

"Love Live! Sunshine!!" tells the story of Aqours, a school idol group formed at a school in the Uchiura district of Numazu. The first season of the TV anime aired in July 2016, and Aqours serves as Numazu's official PR ambassadors. The seaside cafe I visited was decorated with posters from the series.

## This moment in the journey: Lunch at a cafe straight out of an anime

For lunch I went to a cafe on the shore. A Nordic flag fluttered beside a sign reading "Umi no Stage." Numazu is also the setting of a popular anime: posters hung inside, and characters were drawn on the whiteboard by the door.

What arrived was a plate of yellow pilaf under a rich brown sauce and crispy fried onions. Lunch in an anime-like setting. Tasty, and happy. Through the shade of the garden, past a white table, the sea opened out.

![Anime posters inside the cafe](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/numazu-sushi/s52-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://numazukanko.jp/feature/proudnumazu-lovelivesunshine/proudnumazu-lovelivesunshine
- Sources: https://www.b-ch.com/titles/5211/
- Sources: https://thetv.jp/program/0000906632/
- Sources: https://city.numazu.shizuoka.jp/shisei/pr/interview/pdf/202505_2.pdf

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/numazu-sushi/