Love Live! fan visits Mari’s room inside Awashima Hotel, finds anime details exist in real life!
This fan’s pilgrimage to the anime’s real-world location was captured in a series of gorgeous side-by-side comparisons.
Awashima, located off the coast of Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, is an island measuring just 2.5-kilometres in circumference that welcomes a large number of tourists to its shores throughout the year. While the island is known for its small aquarium and marine park, and an aerial cable car ride from the mainland that offers uninterrupted views of Mt Fuji on a clear day, the main reason people make the trip here is because this little patch of land is one of the star locations in the hugely popular Love Live! Sunshine!! anime series.
One Japanese fan of the anime, who goes by the Twitter handle @szk_glks, recently shared photos of their trip to the island, with gorgeous side-by-side comparisons showing just how well the anime reflects the real-life scenery that can be found along the way.
11話のヨウマリのシーン https://t.co/JNIFI6viLd
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 10, 2016
あ、ここも撮ったんだったw https://t.co/Rq27TR006U
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 10, 2016
What makes this journey different to many others fans have made, is the fact that this visitor chose to stay at the Awashima Hotel. In the anime, the hotel is owned by the family of one of the main characters, Mari, who resides there in the series. In real life, hotel guests are able to enjoy access to some of the island’s most exclusive locations, like this stone fountain.
近くで撮れた! https://t.co/6W2BwOIZSh
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 10, 2016
And the jetty, which hotel guests are free to walk out on at night, just like Mari does in the anime.
そしてそして更にこのシーンの場所をこの距離で撮れるのは淡島ホテル宿泊者の特権です!!! https://t.co/id7Boqx2r5
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 11, 2016
Staying in the hotel’s deluxe suite, this fan was happy to share all the western-style details of the room, which are seen as exotic luxuries inside Japan.
▼ There were remote-controlled curtains…
未来ずら〜〜 https://t.co/R7wYCwSuQX
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 10, 2016
▼ Fancy bathtubs…
お湯の出方が美しい https://t.co/LH1FSvom0r
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 10, 2016
▼ Even the brass key had a unique quality to it.
部屋の鍵がどんな形状なのかもっとわかりやすく撮りました! https://t.co/TjYD15eLKT
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 10, 2016
The highlight of the stay, however, was the chance to view Mari’s room. This has to be one of the most sought-after destinations for fans of the series!
奇跡的にマリーの部屋を特別に撮影することができました!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/WFXyZ0Wp2p
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 11, 2016
According to @szk_glks, this was such an exciting experience that they couldn’t stop their hands from shaking!
あまりにも感動しすぎて手が震えてたww https://t.co/WFN59Qajex
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 11, 2016
ブラインドは閉まったままだけどこのマリーのバスシーンはやっぱ自分の部屋にある風呂場でしたww https://t.co/aeUKa54lDp
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 11, 2016
▼ This was the exact spot where Dia showed off her kabe-don wall-pound pose!
ダイヤ様の壁ドンシーンはこちらです!!! https://t.co/0rljhndnd4
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 11, 2016
After photographing every square inch of the room in delight, it was time to lap up the view that Mari would have enjoyed while staying in the hotel, before heading back home.
マリーの部屋から拝める景色です!!!! https://t.co/1blgl9Nd24
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 11, 2016
Bringing the thrilled fan quickly back to reality was the bill awaiting them upon checkout. The total cost for the overnight stay came to 303,921 yen (US$2,931), with 261,360 yen covering the price of staying in the deluxe suite.
特別室淡島の1泊のお値段です。 今後泊まろうか考えてる方は参考にしてください!!!! 自分は平日に泊まったからこの値段ですが、土日みたいに休日に泊まったらもっとかかるかもしれないです! https://t.co/ceEUafDsJh
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すざく@12/2〜安田屋旅館 (@szk_glks) October 11, 2016
While a stay in a deluxe suite is always going to be expensive, the hotel offers a variety of rooms and plans to suit fans on budgets too. And if you’re keen to walk in the path of the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime girls, there are a number of sites on the island and around mainland Numazu that eagle-eyed fans of the series will love!
Hotel Information
Awashima Hotel/淡島ホテル
Address: Shizuoka-ken, Numazu-shi, Uchiura, Shigedera 186
静岡県沼津市内浦重寺186
Website
Source, images: Twitter/@szk_glks
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