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TV anime · 2009

Bakemonogatari — real-life locations

Saitama Super Arena, Iogi Station, Toyosu Park and more — 15 places you can visit, in Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba. 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 · 15

Saitama Super Arena

Saitama Start here

The giant reconfigurable arena at Saitama-Shintoshin. Appears in episode 14.

Getting there
Saitama-Shintoshin Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions

Iogi Station

Tokyo

A Seibu Shinjuku Line station.

Getting there
Iogi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
化物語

Toyosu Park

Tokyo

Named as the park behind the fifth episode's opening — the seaward side of Lalaport Toyosu.

Getting there
Toyosu Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 化物語

Kenchomae Station (Chiba Urban Monorail)

Chiba

A suspended-monorail station in Chiba, on the line the series draws.

Getting there
Kencho-Mae Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 化物語

Sakaecho Station (Chiba Urban Monorail)

Chiba

The next station along the same suspended monorail.

Getting there
Sakaecho Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 化物語

Turtle Fountain Plaza, Caretta Shiodome

Tokyo

The sunken plaza with the turtle fountain at the foot of Caretta Shiodome.

Getting there
Shimbashi Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 化物語

Cat Street Children's Park

Tokyo

The small park off Cat Street named as where Nadeko and Ogi talk.

Getting there
Meiji-jingumae 'Harajuku' Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 化物語

Naoetsu Secondary School

Niigata

The Joetsu school the series' Naoetsu High is named after. A working school — look from outside.

Getting there
Naoetsu Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 化物語

Odaiba Centre Promenade

Tokyo

The raised walkway through the middle of Odaiba.

Getting there
Odaiba-kaihinkoen Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 化物語

Tenjinbashi Bridge

Osaka

The Osaka bridge over the Okawa.

Getting there
Kitahama Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 化物語

Sugawara-Shirokita Bridge

Osaka

A bridge in Osaka.

Getting there
Sembayashi-Omiya Stn · 26 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
アニメ旅 — 菅原城北大橋

Kencho-mae Station

Chiba

A station in Chiba. It appears in episode 14.

Getting there
Kencho-mae 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 — 化物語 「千葉都市モノレール 県庁前駅」

Temmabashi Bridge

Osaka

A bridge in Osaka. It appears in episode 14.

Getting there
Temmabashi Stn · 4 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — 化物語 「天満橋」

Yume-no-Ohashi Bridge

Tokyo

A bridge in Tokyo. It appears in episode 14.

Getting there
Tokyo Teleport Stn · 6 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — 化物語 「夢の大橋」

Nagoya Congress Center

Aichi

A hall in Aichi.

Getting there
Nishi Takakura Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 化物語 「名古屋国際会議場」

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