Screen Pilgrimage Real places behind anime and film, across Japan

TV anime · 2017

Welcome to the Ballroom — real-life locations

7 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Shizuoka, Nagano. 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 · 7

Ono Building

Tokyo Start here

The place shown in the story.

Getting there
Hamura Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Tokyo

The arena shown in the story.

Getting there
Kokuritsu-kyogijo Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions

Naka-Itabashi Station

Tokyo

The station shown in the story.

Getting there
Oyama Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Hamura Station

Tokyo

The station shown in the story.

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

Sumida Sangyo Kaikan

Tokyo

The place shown in the story.

Getting there
Kinshicho Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Higashi-Shizuoka Station

Shizuoka

The station shown in the story.

Getting there
Higashi-Shizuoka Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Harunire Terrace

Nagano

The shop shown in the story.

Getting there
Naka-Karuizawa Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

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