Childhood Memories by the Water Tower
In *5 Centimeters per Second*, on a spring afternoon with cherry blossom petals drifting in the wind, two young children stand in an open grassy field. Beside them is a large cylindrical water storage facility with a closed iron door at its base and a few steps leading up. They play here, talking about their dreams for the future. This scene is filled with nostalgia and gentle melancholy, a key fragment of the protagonist's childhood.
Scene context
第一话《樱花抄》开头，时间戳约00:15
Visit notes
- 该储水设施原型位于东京都世田谷区，是一座实际存在的饮用水配水池，建于1920年代。
- 动画中水塔旁的空地如今已变为住宅区，仅保留部分绿地。
- 此场景出现在影片开头约15秒处，是第一个外景镜头。