TV anime · 2012
Waiting in the Summer — real-life locations
Sakudaira Station, Uminokuchi Station, Otome Station and more — 14 places you can visit, in Nagano, Okinawa. 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 · 14
Nagano
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The Shinkansen stop for the Saku plain the series is set on.
- Getting there
- Sakudaira Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 佐久平駅 · あの夏で待ってる
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A single-platform stop on the Koumi line the characters ride.
- Getting there
- Uminokuchi Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- あの夏で待ってる
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A single-track stop on the Koumi line, in the Saku country the series films in.
- Getting there
- Otome Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 乙女駅 · あの夏で待ってる
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The castle park in the town the series is set in, sunk below the streets around it.
- Getting there
- Komoro Stn · 6 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Keep your voice down
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Sources
- 小諸城
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The junior high school used as the model for the characters' school.
- Getting there
- Komoro Stn · 18 min walk
- Before you go
- Working school — the grounds are off limits
- Do not enter private property
- Visiting hours are limited
- Sources
- かしまるの聖地巡礼 あの夏で待ってる -小諸篇- — 主人公たちの学校のモデル
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The merchant house where Tetsuro finally confesses to Kanna.
- Getting there
- Komoro Stn · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep quiet indoors
- Follow staff instructions
- No photography indoors
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — あの夏で待ってる 「北国街道ほんまち町屋館」
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A dam on the Chikuma river at Komoro.
- Getting there
- Komoro Stn · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 西浦ダム · あの夏で待ってる
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The museum of painter Keizo Koyama in Kaikoen park, Komoro.
- Getting there
- Komoro Stn · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Keep quiet indoors
- No photography indoors
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The museum in Kaikoen, by the castle grounds the fifth episode walks through.
- Getting there
- Komoro Stn · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Keep quiet indoors
- No photography indoors
- Sources
- 聖地巡礼マップ — あの夏で待ってる
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The bridge in the opening sequence.
- Getting there
- Hirahara Stn · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Do not block the path or road
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 聖地巡礼マップ — あの夏で待ってる
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The hall the ninth episode is set in.
- Getting there
- Otome Stn · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep quiet indoors
- Follow staff instructions
- Sources
- 聖地巡礼マップ — あの夏で待ってる
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Okinawa
Where the boats from Naha leave for the outer islands.
- Getting there
- Miebashi Stn · 9 min walk
- Before you go
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- アニメ旅 — あの夏で待ってる
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A castle site in Nagano. It appears in the film.
- Getting there
- Komoro Stn · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Do not enter private property
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — あの夏で待ってる 「小諸城址・懐古園」
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A western-style house in Nagano.
- Getting there
- Komoro Stn · 7 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — あの夏で待ってる 「北国街道ほんまち町屋館・みはらし庭」
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