Furusato Kaikan Arpino

Furusato Kaikan Arpino (ふるさと会館アルピノ, Furusato kaikan arupino) is a modern building next to the Karatsu station, where it sells Karatsu specialties and serves as an exhibition center for the city.

In real life
The modern building near Karatsu station is Arpino. The first floor is the Karatsu/Higashimatsuura Bussan Exhibition Hall, where tourists can find Karatsu's specialty products such as Matsuro Manju, Matsuura pickles, squid, and seafood from the Genkai Sea. It is convenient to buy Karatsu souvenirs in bulk. Many people relax on the covered patio as a place of relaxation. The second floor is used for the general showroom of Karatsu items. Arpino is a new attraction that has many Karatsu attractions, where tourists can see, learn and play together.

In the series
Arpino was where the Episode 12 concert took place. In the anime, the roof collapsed due to snowfall due to Sakura's bad luck. Which forced Sakura to resort to her instincts to be able to continue with the concert and recover her memories.

Trivia

 * ARPINO is a combination of the Spanish word “ARCOIRIS” (which means “rainbow” and “PINO” (which means “pine”)). It is representative of Niji-no-Matsubara, which is said to be the symbol of Karatsu. Also, the first character of ARPINO is written “ア” in Japanese and looks like a dolphin, the symbol of the ocean, leaping towards a Niji-no-Matsubara arched in the sky.

Furusato Kaikan Arpino