
坂道のアポロン
The beginning of summer, 1966. Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a "friend". He also discovers how much fun it is to play music
The beginning of summer, 1966. Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a "friend". He also discovers how much fun it is to play music

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坂道のアポロン
The beginning of summer, 1966. Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to keep to himself, but meeting notorious bad boy Sentaro Kawabuchi starts to change him. Through his devil-may-care classmate, Kaoru learns the attractions of jazz and finds the first person he can call a "friend". He also discovers how much fun it is to play music
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Real-world location guide
OtakuTrips lists 3 published real-life locations connected to Kids on the Slope, in Nagasaki. Key spots include Glover Garden, 長崎県佐世保市, Nagasaki Port (Episodes 2, 5, 12). Use the map and location pages below to see where they are. We do not infer a setting beyond the catalog data.
This page documents 3 published real-world locations connected to Kids on the Slope. Each location page identifies the place using the information stored in the OtakuTrips database.
The published location pages provide maps and available access information. Visitors should follow local rules and respect private property.
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グラバー園
Referenced in episodes 4 and 9 as the affluent neighborhood backdrop, with similar hillside houses shown in character home scenes
Photo by 国書刊行会 (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons
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長崎港
Appears in episodes 2, 5, and 12 during sunset conversations between Kaoru and Sentaro, and the final emotional farewell scene
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