© 2013 のんのんびより / SILVER LINK.
Non Non Biyori
のんのんびより
Laid-back daily life of girls at a rural branch school. Ogawa Town, Saitama is the model.
Synopsis
At a tiny rural branch school in the middle of nowhere, the entire student body—first grader Renge Miyauchi, fifth grader Natsumi Koshigaya, eighth grader Komari Koshigaya, ninth grader Hotaru Ichijo and Komari's elder sister Suguru—numbers all of five. Across the four seasons of the countryside, "Renchon" and friends spend their days catching bugs, splashing in rivers, and playing in the snow in a gentle, slightly magical everyday. Based on Atto's manga; SILVER LINK. produced the first season in 2013.
Why visit the real-life locations
Asahigaoka Branch School is modeled on the former Shimosato Branch of Ogawa Elementary in Ogawa Town, Saitama—an 1874 wooden schoolhouse closed in 2011 and now lovingly maintained by a local NPO for fans. The rice fields where Renchon greets the world with "Nyanpasu!" and the country lanes Komari and Hotaru wander all remain. Parts of Katsuragi Town in Wakayama are also said to inspire the show, so chasing multiple "Nonbiyori" sites makes a charming trip.
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Pilgrimage guides for this work
Pilgrimage Spots（5 spots）
Ogawamachi Station
📍 Hiki, Saitama
The model for the nearest station to Asahigaoka Branch School. The entrance to the peaceful Chichibu region.
Site of the Shimosato Branch School of Ogawa Town Municipal Ogawa Elementary School
📍 Hiki, Saitama
This wooden school building served as the model for Asahigaoka Branch School. Although it is no longer in use, it is a perfect representation of the world of Non Non Biyori.
Tsukigawa
📍 Hiki, Saitama
This is the model for the river where Ren-chan and the others play. It evokes images of playing in a rural stream.
Irrigation Channel near Ogawa-machi Station
📍 Otsuka, Ogawa-machi, Hiki, Saitama
An irrigation channel near Ogawa-machi Station. The model for the waterside where Renge-chan and friends go crayfish fishing.
Shimozato Rural Landscape
📍 Shimozato, Ogawa-machi, Hiki, Saitama
The rural landscape around the former Shimozato branch school. The model for the school commute path and peaceful scenery in the anime.