CATDOLL: An introduction to the anime tour in Japanese junior high school textbooks

Recently, a Japanese junior high school student posted a page about the anime "pilgrimage" in his textbook on Twitter, which sparked heated discussions among netizens. From the photo, we can see that in the chapter "Local Self-Government Issues", a new method of using animation to promote cities is introduced. In the upper right corner of the photo, it is explained: "The act of traveling to places mentioned in anime is called 'pilgrimage'. Visitors can not only enjoy the scenery that has appeared in anime, but also buy related anime peripherals. This is a new way to promote regions." This page also introduces many areas that promote cities through anime. From the map of Japan in the photo, we can see places related to anime works such as "Inuyasha", "Detective Conan", "Galaxy Express 999", "Crayon Shin-chan", and "Sengoku BASARA".

The most eye-catching thing is the picture of "Washinomiya Town (now Kuki City), Satte City, Saitama Prefecture" in the lower right corner. Students need to fill in the name of the work related to the photo below the photo. Anime fans should all know that this is the Washinomiya Shrine, the stage of "Lucky Star". From the picture, you can see that many people participating in the festival are carrying portable shrines decorated with cute girls from "Lucky Star" and moving forward in the crowd. Some netizens said: "Nowadays, there is such a problem of being homebodies." However, some netizens said: "Isn't this common sense?" It seems that the image of Washinomiya Shrine as a sacred place has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has been recognized by the public.

Lucky Star is a popular four-panel manga that has been serialized by Mimizu Kagami in Monthly Comptiq since 2004. It tells the story of the leisurely daily lives of otaku Izumi Konakata, twin sisters Hiiragi Kagami and Hiiragi Tsukasa, and the elegant natural-style girl Kora Miyuki. The TV animation produced by Kyoto Animation was broadcast in 2007 and became extremely popular.