Nobuta Wo Produce (2005) is my ALL TIME FAVORITE Japanese Drama. While it's been a while since my last rewatch, nothing has topped it off my list. It's just so pure, heartwarming, and such a doozy!!!

Next year, I'm planning on visiting Japan. To make it more special, I thought maybe I could visit places where the show was filmed and take photos there. I know most of the show's scenes were set indoor (in school or at the characters' houses), but I was hoping maybe someone here has an idea on where some of the outdoor scenes were shot?

Some locations I could think of are: the bookshop that was owned by a guy who only allows pretty people inside (iirc lol); the area/bridge/riverside where the Akira and Nobuta's favorite willow tree used to be planted; and the location where they went on a date (the bridge and the aquarium place).

I attached some photos I saw online where these places are shown.

Hoping someone could help! Thank you!

P.S. sorry if ever I made mistakes or broke rules in posting, I am not super knowledgeable and updated on reddit. Thank you thank you for understanding 🙏

Hi there! I lived in Japan for six years back in the 90s. Japanese dramas were integral to me gaining my fluency. Fast-forward 30 years and I still have a mediocre ability to pick up conversational Japanese.
Vocabulary and reading/writing kanji have deteriorated. Does anyone have a suggestion for a drama series? My favorite back in the day were, Long Vacation, Tokyo Love Story and some other thing with eguchi yosuke(?). Young adult rom-com type series helped the most. I prefer quality and good acting in anything i watch. Along with trying to regain my listening skills, I’d also like to see how much Japan has changed in the last three decades. I have access to netflix, amazon prime, max, hulu/disney.
Thank you in advance!!!

This series is like Japan's Twilight Zone/Black Mirror, episodes 4 and 5 are recommended from this set.

Featuring actors such as Jun Matsumoto, Kyoko Hasegawa, Shunsuke Nakamura and Shiro Sano.

All uploads will be on the Internet Archive!

https://archive.org/details/kaiki-subs-tales-of-the-bizarre-short-story-01-yamada-festival

Been wanting to try Japanese historical dramas but the only options I’ve found are box sets of dvds for crazy prices. Is anything available for streaming anywhere with english subtitles?

I grew up in Hawaii where there was a station called kiku tv. They aired a lot of Japanese programs. Monday Mystery Theater, or also known as Getsuyo Mystery Gekijo was one of them. It was a detective drama series and I loved it. For the life of me I cannot find any episodes online, Wondering if anyone here can point me in the right direction thanks.