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University of Queensland students visit places in Brisbane which exhibit similar qualities of space to those explored in Sendai.  

Places visited include:

1. Kangaroo Point - Situated on the edge of Brisbane's CBD, this park overlooks the city and the meandering Brisbane River.  This park offers a panoramic view of the city from the clifftop and is distinctly separated from the river edge, unlike the Hirosegawa River bank in Sendai.

2. Queens Plaza - A major department store located in the centre of Brisbane's CBD.

3. The Three Monkeys, West End - An example of the type of cafe where students generally gather.

4. Queen Street Mall - The main shopping street in Brisbane located in the heart of Brisbane's CBD, that similarly to Sendai, is pedestrian only. 

5. Indooroopilly bushland - Located in a residential suburb in Brisbane, the bushland around Indooroopilly offers a well hidden and secluded hiding spot.

6. Elizabeth Arcade - This compressed and dimly lit arcade is located in the middle of Brisbane's CBD and connects two major streets in the city, aligning with the city grid.  Elizabeth Arcade offers a good escape route through the city.

Students explore Sendai, visiting locations where scenes from Golden Slumber were shot and re-enacting scenes from the movie.

Places visited included: 1. Manga Cafe - a place offering semi-enclosed private booths where Aoyagi is approached by a stranger in the film

2. Hirosegawa River - an undeveloped pocket of land close to the city where Aoyagi's escape ends in the film

3. Bus stop in a medium density residential area along a semi-major road

4. Under Matsomori Bridge - an appropriate hiding place in the city

5. Sun Mall Ichibancho - the main shopping street in Sendai which is pedestrian only, a landmark within the city

6. Lotteria - a fast food shop where students gather

Trailer for Golden Slumber, a 2010 dramatic thriller filmed in Sendai directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura.  The movie is based on the novel, Remote Control, by Sendai crime writer Kotaro Isaka.  

Video featuring Igarashi Laboratory student Tohru Sasaki with S-meme volume 7, demonstrating the accordion-like design of the publication and its two 'faces' - one horizontal and one vertical.