Along the way, Muraki faces many problems caused by the town council, who are anxious to justify the taxpayers' money is being used prudently.

On 13 February 2005, Mie Prefectural Ōka High School opened Japan's first restaurant run by high-school students.

(高校生レストラン、本日も満席。, Lit:High School Student Restaurant, Fully Booked Today) and Kōkōsei Restoran, Gyōretsu no Riyū.

[4] Actor Hideaki Itō, the star of the film Umizaru, plays the role of an official from the local town hall.

[4] His character is based on Masayuki Kishikawa, a town hall official who worked on the "Mago no Mise" project.