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Junior High School with a two-story wooden building built in 1949, famous as a movie location.
Kasaoka City Manabe Junior High School is known as a location for the movie, MacArthur’s Children. From Manabe-shima island’s Honura Port, stroll through a narrow alley surrounded with homes, up a gentle slope to a plateau. You can look back at the idyllic scene of the Seto Inland Sea beyond clustered homes.
The 2-story wooden school was built in 1949 and remained opened until it’s closure in 2022.
You are free to see the school from outside - the wooden walls and white plaster that have endured the ocean wind for many years, and the ridge roof that time has etched history on. The front door and the terrace are a bit more modern.
Go up the hill south of the school to a lookout “Chokaidai” for a charming view
By 2020, 1436 students have graduated from here
From the rainy season through summer, hydrangea add color to school
Look at the triangular braces that support the ceiling
