Honey and Clover

Synopsis

"Honey and Clover" is a TV anime based on the manga by Chica Umino, produced by J.C.STAFF and broadcast in 2005. Set at an art university in Tokyo, it delicately portrays the youth and tangled romances of students studying art, centered on the old apartment building where they live. The cast includes protagonist Yuta Takemoto, the prodigiously talented Hagumi Hanamoto, those drawn to her, and others wrestling with their futures and their gifts. Amid unrequited love and uncertainty about what lies ahead, each character strives to move forward, told with a gentle, tender atmosphere.

Why visit the real-life locations

The art university in Honey and Clover is famously modeled on the Takanodai Campus of Musashino Art University in the Kodaira area of Tokyo. Its leafy grounds capture the very mood of the series. The walk from the nearest Takanodai Station to the campus makes a fitting pilgrimage route that lets you relive the students' daily lives. Venture a little farther to Inokashira Park, with its woodlands and waterside paths, for a relaxed stroll. Wandering the Kodaira area along Ome-kaido lets you fully savor the quiet atmosphere of the town where the characters lived.