Free! Anime Real-life Location : Arasuna Shrine
During my recent trip to Japan, I had the privilege to visit Iwami, a quaint town in Tottori Prefecture and the setting of the equally famous Kyoto Animation's series, Free! As a fan of the series, we just had to do seichi junri and decided to head down to the town of Iwami ( 岩美) . The journey to Iwami Station didn't take that long. As a bonus, we were treated to a view of an array of sakura trees which were along the railway track ( Watch out for an array of sakura trees between Oiwa station and Iwami station during sakura season -- around first week of April. It was breathtaking indeed! ) Iwami is really a small town, and you certainly cannot find convenience store near the station. That Lawson convenience store is still miles away from the station. We had no choice but to hold off our hunger. ( Better stuff yourself with food before you come here unless you plan on staying on the inn here ) Iwami Station We arrived shortly at past 12, just in time fo