Screen Pilgrimage Real places behind anime and film, across Japan

TV anime · 2005

Air — real-life locations

Enju-ga-hama, Soba Saisai Kuruba, Kasumi Fishing Port and more — 6 places you can visit, in Wakayama, Hokkaido, Hyogo. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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

Locations · 6

Enju-ga-hama

Wakayama Start here

A beach in Mihama with a pine forest stretching more than four kilometres along it.

Getting there
Gobo Stn + bus 25min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go

Soba Saisai Kuruba

Hokkaido

A soba restaurant in Otaru.

Getting there
Suehirochō Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Kasumi Fishing Port

Hyogo

The harbour town on the Sea of Japan the travelling puppeteer's road passes through.

Getting there
Kasumi Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — AIR

Yabo Tenmangu

Tokyo

A Tenmangu shrine in Tokyo. It appears in episode 2.

Getting there
Yaho Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — AIR 「谷保天満宮」

Nishi-Gobō Station

Wakayama

A station in Wakayama. It appears in episode 6.

Getting there
Nishi-Gobō Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — AIR 「西御坊駅」

Kuinji Temple

Fukui

A temple in Fukui. It appears in episode 6.

Getting there
Obama Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — AIR 「空印寺」

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