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TV anime · 2017

Welcome to the Ballroom — real-life locations

Ono Building, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and more — 8 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 · 8

Ono Building

Tokyo Start here

A building by Hamura Station.

Getting there
Hamura Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Tokyo

The arena in front of Sendagaya Station.

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

Naka-Itabashi Station

Tokyo

A Tobu Tojo Line station.

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

Hamura Station

Tokyo

An Ome Line station.

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 industry hall by Kinshicho Station.

Getting there
Kinshicho Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Follow staff instructions

Higashi-Shizuoka Station

Shizuoka

A Tokaido Line station.

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

Harunire Terrace

Nagano

A riverside cluster of shops and cafés at Naka-Karuizawa.

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

Granship

Shizuoka

A hall in Shizuoka.

Getting there
Higashi-Shizuoka Stn · 7 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 — ボールルームへようこそ 「グランシップ(静岡県コンベンションアーツセンター)」

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