Anime pilgrimage and film locations in Tochigi

Touring After the Apocalypse

Nikko Tosho-gu

The shrine at Nikko, its gold and carving standing in an emptied Japan.

Getting there: Tobu-Nikko Stn · 34 min walk

• Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa
• Shin-Nakagawa Bridge
• Honda Collection Hall
• Kurokamidaira Viewpoint
• Kegon Falls
• Oya History Museum
• Mobility Resort Motegi
• Three-Prefecture Boundary

The Future Diary

• Osaru-no-Yama
• Kurogane Bridge
• Fureai Bridge
• Kinugawa Onsen Asaya
• Tateiwa Suspension Bridge
• Asaya Hotel

5 Centimeters per Second

Iwafune Station

The snowbound rural station of the first chapter, where Takaki waits for hours.

Getting there: Iwafune Stn (JR Ryomo Line) · At the station

• Oyama Station
• Nogi Station
• Mt. Iwafune

Sakura no Chikai

Shimotsuke Yakushiji Historical Museum

The history museum at the Shimotsuke Yakushiji site.

Getting there: Jichi Medical University Stn · 30 min walk

• Shimotsuke Roadside Station
• Shimotsuke City Hall
• Tenpyo-no-Oka Park

Inuyasha

Sessho-seki

A field of lava at Nasu-Yumoto, tied to the legend of the nine-tailed fox.

Getting there: Nasu-Shiobara Stn + bus 60min · 5 min walk

• Onsen Shrine, Nasu-Yumoto

Ga-Rei: Zero

Oya History Museum

The underground quarry of Oya stone in Utsunomiya, its vast chambers open to visitors.

Getting there: Utsunomiya Stn + bus 30min · 5 min walk

• Sessho-seki

Kimi ni Todoke

Yakumo Shrine, Ashikaga

The shrine in the Ashikaga the series is drawn from; its festival is the one Sawako goes to.

Getting there: Ashikagashi Stn · 5 min walk

• Ashikaga Park

Yowamushi Pedal

• Utsunomiya Castle Ruins Park
• Akechidaira Bus Stop

Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey

• Dokutsu Sakagura
• Ryumon Falls

Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Kegon Falls

Shinsengumi!

• Utsunomiya Castle site

Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase

Ooya-heiwa Kannon

A 27-metre Kannon carved into the quarry wall of the Oya stone works.

Getting there: Utsunomiya Stn + bus 30min · 5 min walk

Yosuga no Sora

Kabasaki Hachimangu Shrine

A shrine in Ashikaga.

Getting there: Ashikagashi Stn + 20min by car · 3 min walk

The Anthem of the Heart

• Tochigi Prefectural Ashikaga Minami High School

Bakuon!!

Honda Collection Hall

The museum of Honda machines the club rides out to, inside the Mobility Resort circuit.

Getting there: Motegi Stn (Moka Railway) + 15 min by bus · 5 min walk

Touken Ranbu

• Ashikaga Museum of Art

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

• Oyama Station

Demon Slayer

• Ashikaga Flower Park

Jujutsu Kaisen

• Tonarie Utsunomiya

Taiso Samurai

Nikko Edomura

A Kinugawa theme park recreating an Edo-period town.

Getting there: Kinugawa-Onsen Stn + bus 20min · 1 min walk

PuraOre! Pride of Orange

Tobu-Nikko Station

The Tobu Nikko Line terminus, its 1929 building styled like a mountain lodge.

Getting there: Tobu-Nikko Stn · At the station

Suzume

• Oya History Museum

Slow Loop

• Narairisawa Fishing Campground

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

• Rinnoji Temple, Nikko

Zom 100

• Yomeimon Gate

My Deer Friend Nokotan

• Lake Yuno