TV anime · 2011

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day — real-life locations

Old Chichibu Bridge, Seibu-Chichibu Station and more — 23 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 · 23

Old Chichibu Bridge

Saitama Start here

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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Seibu-Chichibu Station

Saitama Start here

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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Chichibu Shrine

Saitama Start here

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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Jorin-ji Temple

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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Chichibu Station

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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Ohanabatake Station

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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Banba Street

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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Muku Shrine (Ryusei Hall)

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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Tokorozawa Station

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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Its Miharashi Hill is the fence the young Super Peace Busters and the grown Poppo sit on in the opening; the Shibazakura Hill in the same park is where Menma asks Jinta to grant her wish at the start of episode 2.

Getting there

Seibu-Chichibu Stn · 12 min walk

Before you go

Very crowded — expect queues
Admission fee required
Keep your voice down

Sources

『あの花』聖地巡礼スポット12選（聖地巡礼マップ） — OPの見晴しの丘と第2話冒頭の芝桜の丘

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Chichibu Matsuri Kaikan

Saitama

The narrow lane along the Chichibu Railway tracks behind this hall is where Jinta and Menma run into Yukiatsu and Tsuruko in episode 1, and where Yukiatsu jogs beside the rails in episode 2.

Getting there

Chichibu Stn · 3 min walk

Before you go