The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
Kodansha / Kaoru Hana Production Committee
July, 2025
It’s a world that has nothing to do with me—Chidori, a low-ranking boys’ school full of idiots, is despised by Kikyo Girls’ School, a prestigious school for young ladies.
The curtains are always drawn, and I’ve never once seen the classrooms in the adjacent school building. Rintaro Tsumugi, a student at Chidori, is always judged to be a scary person based on his appearance and shunned by others, so he eventually began to keep his distance from people.
One day, while helping out at his family’s cake shop, he meets Kaoruko, who had come in as a customer. “I’ve never once thought Rintaro-kun was scary, you know?” Though initially bewildered, Rintaro begins to find comfort in the time he spends with Kaoruko, who treats him without prejudice—but she is a student at Kikyo…
A vibrant school story of youth, woven by two people who are “close yet far apart.”
Hiroo-yu Coin Laundry
A scene where Chidori High students are being harassed by students from another school.
#1TOKYO :SHIBUYA-KU0In front of the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
A scene of Rintaro and his friends walking to school.
#1TOKYO :SHIBUYA-KU0Matsumoto Fukashi High School
The real-life model for Kikyo Gakuen Girls' High School.
#1NAGANO :MATSUMOTO-SHI0Prune: The Pastry Shop
The real-life pastry shop that served as the model for Rintaro’s home.
#1TOKYO :KATSUSHIKA-KU0Stella Jiyugaoka Building
A scene where Kaoruko is being harassed by a group of delinquents.
#1TOKYO :MEGURO-KU0In front of Machida Stone Shop
A scene where Shohei is glared at by students from Kikyo Girls' High School on his way home.
#2TOKYO :SHIBUYA-KU0Near Breakfast & Brunch Jade5
Rintaro and Kaoruko on their way home after their study session.
#4TOKYO :SHIBUYA-KU0LOLO Cafe
A scene where Subaru stops Rintaro and they have a conversation at a cafe.
#4SHIZUOKA :HAMAMATSU-SHI0Near the Shinnyo-en Tokyo Headquarters.
A scene where Saku runs into Shohei and Ayato on his way home.
#5TOKYO :SHIBUYA-KU0Hanakoganei Station
The scene where Rintaro sees Kaoruko and Subaru to the station and apologizes to them right there.
#7TOKYO :KODAIRA-SHI0Taro-ken
The scene where Rintaro and the others stop by a dagashiya (traditional candy store).
#8TOKYO :SUGINAMI-KU0Near Ryutakuji Bridge
The scene where Rintaro, Kaoruko, and the others have a snack party and then head home.
#8TOKYO :SETAGAYA-KU0Shinagawa Station, Platform 4
Rintaro and Kaoruko realizing they were on the same train when they get off onto the platform.
#8TOKYO :MINATO-KU0Jiyugaoka Hikari-gai Shopping Arcade
Rintaro's flashback: Walking home from the cake shop with his family.
#9TOKYO :MEGURO-KU0Hiroo Kita Park
The scene where Rintaro gives the cake to Kaoruko and sees her off.
#11TOKYO :SHIBUYA-KU0Kamakura Koko Ekimae T-junction
The scene where Rintaro and the group head to the beach during summer vacation.
#12KANAGAWA :KAMAKURA-SHI0Shichirigahama Station
The station Rintaro and the group visited during summer vacation.
#12KANAGAWA :KAMAKURA-SHI0Suzukake-dori Elevated Tracks
The moment Rintaro decides to call Kaoruko as he heads home from the sea.
#13TOKYO :MEGURO-KU0
