Onomichi City Travel Guide 尾道ガイド
  • 尾道にようこそ - Welcome
  • NEW: オーストラリアのミートパイ
    • 手作りはがき - Original Post Cards
    • サイトマップ - Site Map
    • 尾道市のお寺 - Onomichi Temples
    • 尾道市の神社 - Onomichi Shrines
    • 有名な人 - Famous People
    • 美術と文化 - Arts & Culture
    • 文学のこみち - Path of Literature
    • 尾道市の景色 - Onomichi Views
    • 尾道の祭り - Onomichi Festivals
    • 尾道市の映画の歴史 - Film History
    • 尾道ラーメン - Onomichi Ramen
    • しまなみ海道 - Shimanami Kaidou
    • 他の見どころ - Other Attractions
    • 御調町 - Mitsugi Area
    • 向島 - Mukaishima Island
    • 因島 - Innoshima Island
    • 生口島 - Ikuchijima Island
    • PHOTO GALLERIES
    • 尾道のビデオ - Onomichi Videos
    • リンク - Links


    かみちゅ!
    - Kamichu! (2005)

    Kamichu! (かみちゅ!) is a Japanese Anime television series set in the city of Onomichi City in Hiroshima Prefecture, that follows the adventures of teenage goddess Yurie Hitotsubashi and her friends. The title is short for Kamisama de Chūgakusei ( "A Deity As a Middle-School Student"). The series was created by Besame Mucho which is the joint pen name of Tomori Ochiai, Koji Masunari and Hideyuki Kurata. Many of the temples and landmarks shown in the anime are real places in and around the city, faithfully depicted. It is set in the Spring of 1983 to Spring of 1984. 

    Story:  Yurie is a petite, shy, and otherwise ordinary middle-school girl who suddenly discovers that, overnight, she has become a "kami" or a god in the Shinto sense. She has no idea what kind of god she is or what her powers are. Her friends give her the nickname Kamichu, a portmanteau of kami (god) and chūgakusei (middle school student). In her journey she meets many gods and learns the ways of the gods in order to become a great god herself. During the course of the series, Yurie grows more in being a better god, but she also grows as a person.

    Below are a sample video of the series as well as a wonderful video showing the real locations in Onomichi and how they were animated to appear in the film.
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    かみちゅ! - Kamichu! (sample video)


    How Onomichi was animated for the film.

    This is an excellent video showing how parts of Onomichi City were used as locations in this Japanese anime. It is worth seeing for those that might be into Kamichu! or interested in Onomichi's film history.

    Onomichi Travel Guide: 広島県尾道市, みつぎ, 向島, 因島, 生島, Onomichi City, Mitsugi, Mukaishima Island, Innoshima Island & Ikuchijima Island