Taiga handover ceremony for "Yae no Sakura" and "Gunshi Kanbee"

The Taiga handover ceremony for this year's "Yae no Sakura" and next year's "Gunshi Kanbee" was held on 15 November which was attended by the leads Ayase Haruka and Okada Junichi. The last episode of "Yae no Sakura" will be shown on 15 December while the first episode of "Gunshi Kanbee" will be shown on 5 January. When asked for advice that she can give to Okada, Ayase said that it would be best to take naps during the filming breaks as the filming schedule for a Taiga drama can be very packed even though it stretches for a whole year. The leads also exchanged gifts from the hometowns of their characters i.e. Ayase giving Okada gifts from Fukushima Prefecture while he gave her items from Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Source: Sanspo