What reference is this scene involving riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise making?

Question

In Watamote episode 2, Tomoko meets Hatsushiba from Class 1-17 and starts imagining a scene where they are riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise.

What is this scene a reference to?

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 22 '14 at 04:13

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It's a reference to Ghibli Studio's Whisper of the Heart. The BGM sounds like Country Roads which also happens to be the theme song of the film.

edited Dec 22 '14 at 04:13

Psy

answered Dec 21 '14 at 21:27

kumagoro

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