What happened to Fujiwara tofu shop?
After the owner, Mr Fujinoki, passed away in 2008, the shop was closed in 2009 and was demolished in 2010. The sign now resides in the Ikaho Toy, Doll & Car Museum, alongside a replica of the storefront and Takumi’s Eight-Six.
Is there a real Fujiwara tofu shop?
It’s not just the mountain passes that are real either. The town where Takumi Fujiwara lives and the tofu shop his family runs are also based on actual locations. The store, originally called ‘Fujinoya Tofu Shop’ was located in the town of Shibukawa, just a short distance away from the Yokota Museum.
Where does Takumi deliver his tofu?
Mount Akina
Plot. Takumi Fujiwara is a high school student who has been delivering tofu to the resorts in Mount Akina in his father Bunta’s Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86.
What’s written on AE86?
The text on the driver’s door reads Fujiwara Tofu Ten, which translates as ‘Fujiwara Tofu Shop’. The word in parenthesis is jikayou, which means ‘private’ and refers to the car’s classification in the Japanese tax system.
Who is the real life Bunta Fujiwara?
| Keiichi Tsuchiya | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 30, 1956 (age 65) Tōmi, Nagano, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1994–2000 |
Is Mount Akina real?
The most famous is main character Takumi Fujiwara’s home turf known as the Mount Akina downhill which is actually called Mount Haruna in real life.
When did the Fujiwara Tofu store close down?
After the shooting for the film ended, the Fujinoki’s (the owners of the store) decided to keep the Fujiwara Tofu Store sign up, with the shop becoming a popular location to visit among fans. After the owner, Mr Fujinoki, passed away in 2008, the shop was closed in 2009 and was demolished in 2010.
Where is the Fujiwara Tofu Shop in Ikaho?
The sign now resides in the Ikaho Toy, Doll & Car Museum, alongside a replica of the storefront and Takumi’s Eight-Six. A sign noting that it was the location of the Fujino Store Tofu Shop used to be hung on the fence outside the house that stands where it used to be.
Is there a tofu store in Shibukawa?
The shop bore a resemblance to the Fujino Store Tofu Shop that used to stand in Shibukawa. The Fujino Tofu Store was transformed into the Fujiwara Tofu Store in the 2005 live action film.
Is there still a tofu shop in Gunma?
Here’s an older pic of it I found on the Minkara page of a user called “AE86 Ryuji”. During a daytrip to see the famous Fukiware Waterfall in Gunma, I decided to stop along the way and see if the tofu shop still actually existed. I arrived at the location that I had researched on the internet, but there wasn’t anything there!