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Mito: anime and film locations you can walk between

NouCome, Library Wars, Touken Ranbu and 6 places in all, from 4 titles, inside 0.7 km.

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Titles · 4

NouCome

TV anime · 2013

Mito North Front

A building at Mito Station's north exit.

Getting there: Mito Stn · 2 min walk

Statue of Mitsukuni Tokugawa

The bronze of the Mito lord and his two retainers, outside the station.

Getting there: Mito Stn · 2 min walk

Mito Natto Monument

The monument to natto outside Mito Station.

Getting there: Mito Stn · 2 min walk

Library Wars

Film · 2013

Ibaraki Prefectural Library

The Mito library used for the Library Force's headquarters in the live-action films.

Getting there: Mito Stn (JR Joban Line) · 8 min walk

Touken Ranbu

TV anime · 2016

Mito Station

The gateway to the Tokugawa museum whose swords the series draws on.

Getting there: Mito Stn (JR Joban Line) · 1 min walk

Castle Defense

TV anime · 2017

Mito Castle

The Mito Tokugawa seat; its gate and rebuilt main gate remain.

Getting there: Mito Stn · 9 min walk

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