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Tomonoura, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture Numakuma Peninsula is a port town. Valuable they are left in Japan since the Edo period streets.

Bound for the coast of the spotlighted Tomonoura, "PONYO on the cliff," it is rumored that it was in the stage.

Hayao Miyazaki, "PONYO on the cliff" and a fleet of Tomonoura stage does not say. In animation, it is set in a real city, could give a different image of the work and world view, they should not have published it if as a general.

However, Hayao Miyazaki himself in the NHK professional programs, he introduced a fleet of people relate Tomonoura almost certainly can not.

Miyazaki is 11 to 2004, the Studio Gibri trip, visited Tomonoura was introduced to an acquaintance. The town remains a favorite of the Edo era, in 1917 following a two-month stay is two months rent for a house, a walk on the town "on the cliff PONYO" beyond the idea.

The "PONYO on the cliff" in the Tomonoura or the sign of the emergence of supermarkets,dvocated a ship and be written in the name of a local shrine, and a fleet of Tomonoura esque Many are coming to the scene. Watch the movie and the people of Tomonoura know, maybe we can find a lot more in common.

Now, this Tomonoura, "PONYO on the cliff" in public, would be prospered, tourists to the coast of the few people in the city was spotty. How sad, but a fleet great opportunity to attract tourists, "PONYO on the cliff," the last boom, they were still waiting.

In fact, the fleet of Tomonoura , when the Port of Reclamation, highway maintenance, highway bridge was planning a port.
And 10 years ago, the Port equitant that Fukuyama is considering the construction of a highway bridge mediocrity, but there has been movement from those who want to save.
Commercial tour groups and local governments, as opposed to a large movement, and that he was still slim down.

Fukuyama citizens who are opposed to residents of the coast of crosslinking in a particular way minority. Fukuyama City Hall and City Council, advocates of cross-linking is believed to be planning for the city of Fukuyama.

On the other hand, if many people want to save the town, for a fleet of World Heritage, a collection of 100,000 signatures, said that in pointing out the cultural value Tomonoura. In fact, the Tomonoura still views of the Edo period, the chances of a World Heritage Site, is fairly high.

Advisory body in charge of the UNESCO World Heritage review of "International Council on Monuments and Sites" the same time, the recommendations call for a halt to cross-linking of the reclamation plan was resolved after 2005 years. November icomos Headquarters sent to the governor of Hiroshima and the minister's request to consider alternative Arose Gustavo chairman.

Perhaps, Hayao Miyazaki, know the Truth, "PONYO on the cliff" may be produced.

Still, planning and development of cross-linking the port is continuing. To see the beautiful city of Japan since the Edo period, it might be just now.

　

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