Haru no Ashioto(はるのあしおとlit. "Footstep Of Spring") is a Japanese adult visual novel by Minori released on July 23, 2004. A PlayStation 2 port, Haru no Ashioto -Step of Spring-(はるのあしおと -Step of Spring-), was released on April 6, 2006, and a fandisc, Sakura no Saku Koro(さくらのさくころ), was released on March 31, 2006. The deluxe Step of Spring Paku Paku Pack comes with puppets of the three main heroines (Yuzuki, Yū, and Nagomi). Also, the Paku Paku Pack box is exceptionally big (about twice the size of the PlayStation 2's). The opening movie is done by Makoto Shinkai. The game is set in a small town in the fictional Mefukino(芽吹野), Japan, to which the protagonist returns after his experiences in Tokyo.