Shuri Castle: anime and film locations you can walk between
Azumanga Daioh, Okitsura, Ryukyu no Kaze and 11 places in all, from 8 titles, inside 1.1 km.
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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.
Titles · 8
TV anime · 2002
A historic stone-paved lane leading up toward Shuri Castle, chosen among Japan's 100 best roads, which appears in the school-trip episode (ep. 21).
Getting there: Gibo Stn · 17 min walk
The iconic gate of Shuri Castle park, a prefectural cultural property that the girls visit on their school trip in episode 21.
Getting there: Gibo Stn · 12 min walk
In episode 21 the class stops here on their Okinawa school trip; the castle park and its gates appear on screen.
Getting there: Shuri Stn · 11 min walk
TV anime · 2025
The place shown in the story.
Getting there: Gibo Stn · 12 min walk
The station shown in episode 8.
Getting there: Shuri Stn · At the station
TV drama · 1993
The Ryukyu court the drama is set in. The main hall burned in 2019 and its rebuilding is open to view.
Getting there: Shuri Stn · 11 min walk
TV anime · 2010
The place shown in the story.
Getting there: Gibo Stn · 17 min walk
TV anime · 2012
The castle shown in the story.
Getting there: Shuri Stn · 11 min walk
TV anime · 2017
The castle shown in the story.
Getting there: Shuri Stn · 11 min walk
TV anime · 2019
The Okinawa castle of the school trip chapter. The main hall burned in 2019 and is being rebuilt; the grounds stay open.
Getting there: Shuri Stn (Yui Rail) · 11 min walk
TV anime · 2020
The Ryukyu palace the group visits in the Okinawa episode. The main hall burned in 2019 and is being rebuilt in public view.
Getting there: Shuri Stn · 11 min walk
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