TV anime · 2011
Anohana — filming locations
9 places you can visit, in Saitama. 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 · 9
Saitama
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The bridge of the opening sequence and the group's meeting point.
- Getting there
- Ohnohara Stn (Chichibu Railway) · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 秩父橋
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Saitama
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The way into Chichibu for most visitors, and the station the series draws for its arrivals and departures.
- Getting there
- Seibu-Chichibu Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。
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Saitama
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The shrine at the centre of the town all three Chichibu films are set in; its December night festival is one of Japan's three great float festivals.
- Getting there
- Chichibu Stn · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Extremely crowded over New Year
- Sources
- 埼玉県公式 — アニメ「あの花」「ここさけ」聖地巡礼コース
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Saitama
The temple grounds where the Super Peace Busters gather. Fan-written ema plaques fill the rack.
- Getting there
- Chichibu Stn (Chichibu Railway) · 15 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Residential area — people live here
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 定林寺 (秩父市)
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Saitama
The town-centre station, a few minutes from the riverside the group grew up on.
- Getting there
- Chichibu Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。
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Saitama
The small Chichibu Railway platform the characters cut through, unchanged since the series aired.
- Getting there
- Ohanabatake Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
- Sources
- あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。
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Saitama
The shopping street up to the shrine, drawn along its whole length; the buildings are 1920s and 30s.
- Getting there
- Chichibu Stn · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- Residential area — people live here
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Sources
- 埼玉県公式 — アニメ「あの花」「ここさけ」聖地巡礼コース
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Saitama
Where the hand-made rockets of the Ryusei festival are launched — the festival the film's finale is built on.
- Getting there
- Chichibu Stn + 30 min by bus · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 埼玉県公式 — アニメ「あの花」「ここさけ」聖地巡礼コース
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Saitama
The junction on the Seibu line the characters change at between Chichibu and Tokyo.
- Getting there
- Tokorozawa Stn (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。
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