Live-action TV series

First Love (First Love Hatsukoi)

Northern Hokkaido area

Yae (Rikako Yagi) and Harumichi (Taisei Kido) fall in love at high school in their small town in Hokkaido. Their lives take different paths and before they know it, they've spent 20 years apart. As it happens, they both end up back in the same town. Yae (now played by Hikari Mitsushima) makes a living as a taxi driver while Harumichi (now played by Takeru Sato) has left his role as a military official and now works for a security company. Their first love didn't last. But one day, fate brings them back together... Scenes from Yae and Harumichi's lives in the intervening 20 years play out in Asahikawa, Sapporo, and other areas of Hokkaido. Enjoy the heartache and beauty of this story about first love.

Streaming on Netflix as a Netflix exclusive.

Year released: 2022

Starring: Hikari Mitsushima, Takeru Sato, etc.

Director: Yuri Kanchiku

Screenwriter: Yuri Kanchiku

Streaming on: Netflix

STAMP SPOT!

Asahikawa Tokiwa Rotary

This iconic intersection is located at Tokiwa-dori 1-chome in downtown Asahikawa City. It makes recurring appearances in the film as a spot Yae drives past in her taxi. In a particularly memorable scene during Yae's early days as a driver, Yae nervously tries to merge with the traffic around the rotary while her trainer instructs her. The rotary symbolizes Yae's determination to make it on her own. Scenes of cars driving around the rotary are used to great effect at many more points in the film.

Address: Tokiwa-dori 1-chome, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido 070-0043

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Access: Around 5 minutes by car from JR Asahikawa Station

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Open period: All year round

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