Anime

Wave, Listen to Me! (Nami Yo Kiite Kure)

Central Hokkaido area

Minare Koda is in her 20s and single, living in Sapporo and working in a soup curry restaurant. By chance, she is tricked by a middle-aged man into appearing on the radio, which leads to her debut as a DJ. As Minare juggles the world of curry with the world of radio, it's clear that the road to true love, happiness, and fun has a lot of bumps. And without further ado, wave, listen to me!

© Hiroaki Samura, Kodansha, and Moiwayama Radio Programming Station

Writer: Hiroaki Samura, Wave, Listen to Me! (serialized in Afternoon magazine, Kodansha)

Director: Tatsuma Minamikawa

Starring: Riho Sugiyama, Shinshu Fuji, Manaka Iwami, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Sayaka Ohara, Kaito Ishikawa, Masaaki Yano, Mamiko Noto, Bin Shimada, Daisuke Namikawa, Koki Uchiyama, etc.

Animation: SUNRISE

Released: 2020

STAMP SPOT!

Sapporo Clock Tower

Standing in the center of Sapporo, this clock tower's history dates back over 130 years. Its official name is the Former Military Drill Hall of Sapporo Agricultural College. Sapporo Agricultural College, which eventually became Hokkaido University, was opened in 1876 to train the next members of the Hokkaido Development Commission. The military drill hall was built on the advice of Dr. William Smith Clark, and was used as a central hall for purposes such as military drills and ceremonies. The clock tower was built shortly after the opening of the hall, in 1881. The Sapporo Clock Tower appears in the opening sequence of the anime, setting the scene as a symbolic landmark of Sapporo.

Address: Kita 1-jo Nishi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 060-0001

Phone: 011-231-0838

Access: Around a 5-minute walk from Odori Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway

Open hours: 8:45am - 5:10pm (no entry after 5:00pm)

Open period: All year round

Closed: January 1 - 3

Admission: Adults (older than high school age): 200 yen
Groups (20 or more people): 180 yen per adult
(Free for children high school age and under)

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