“Tokyo dropout Koharu moves into Kyoto family's sweet shop, discovering their hidden secret while healing her heart.”
Wagaya wa Machi no Ogamiya-san
わが家は祇園〈まち〉の拝み屋さん
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Tokyo dropout Koharu moves into Kyoto family's sweet shop, discovering their hidden secret while healing her heart.
16-year-old Koharu Sakurai, from Tokyo, ended up skipping the end of middle school due to certain reasons. At that time, at the invitation of her grandmother Yoshino who lives in Kyoto, she ends up living and working part-time at the traditional general store "Sakura An" in Gion. Besides Yoshino, there’s her uncle, Soujirou, a traditional sweet confectioner, and her second cousin, the beautiful Kyoto gentleman Reito. Surrounded by this lively family, Koharu’s heart slowly begins to open up, however, "Sakura An" and her family are hiding something...!? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Published Dec 2017 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M48466 catalog