Shibamata: anime and film locations you can walk between

Tora-san, Kochikame, Rent-a-Girlfriend and 5 places in all, from 3 titles, inside 0.5 km.

Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Titles · 3

Film · 1969

The Kuruma family's sweet shop set, moved from the studio and rebuilt whole, by the Edogawa embankment.

Getting there: Shibamata Stn · 8 min walk

The neighbourhood shrine a few streets from the temple, in the Shibamata the films walk through.

Getting there: Shibamata Stn · 3 min walk

Tora-san's home temple. Forty-eight films begin and end on this approach, and the sweet shops along it are the ones on screen.

Getting there: Shibamata Stn · 6 min walk

TV anime · 1996

The Shibamata temple where Ryotsu holds a memorial service, also used in the anime's opening titles.

Getting there: Shibamata Stn · 6 min walk

TV anime · 2020

The temple at Shibamata made famous by the Tora-san films, with old shops lining its approach.

Getting there: Shibamata Stn · 6 min walk