Kiln Slope
In *A Whisker Away*, the protagonist Muge rides her bicycle down a long gentle slope lined with old houses and pottery workshops, with chimneys dotting the skyline and stone paving under her wheels. It is here she encounters the mysterious cat.
Scene context
电影开场约16分18秒（978秒）处，美代骑车经过的坡道。
Visit notes
- 该场景的原型是爱知县常滑市的窑坂，以陶瓷产业闻名，斜坡上随处可见陶管和窑炉烟囱。
- 常滑市是日本六大古窑之一常滑烧的产地，窑坂是当地保留传统风貌的著名坡道。
- 电影中女主角骑车下坡的镜头与现实中从坡顶俯拍的视角几乎一致。