Lieu de l'œuvre
Higashiyama & Ninomiya arcades, Kobe
The covered shopping streets that are the model for the arcade where Rumi's bar stands.
Two connected covered shopping streets in central Kobe — old, cheap, and still full of greengrocers, fishmongers and small bars rather than chains. They are the model for the arcade in the Kobe section of the film.
Pourquoi ça vaut le détour
It is a genuinely good place to eat and one of the least polished parts of central Kobe, which is the reason it looks the way it does in the film.
Quand y aller
Busy in the evening.
Bon à savoir
Bring cash — many of the older shops do not take cards. It is a working market street, so shop rather than just photograph.
Suzume
The arcade where Rumi's bar stands.