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TV anime · 2021

Blue Period — real-life locations

Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and more — 14 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kanagawa. 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 · 14

Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts

Tokyo Start here

The school Yatora is trying to get into, and the exam the whole series builds towards. The Ueno campus grounds are open; the buildings are not.

Getting there
Ueno Stn (JR lines) · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
東京芸術大学 · ブルーピリオド

Ueno Zoo

Tokyo

Where Yatora sketches early in the series, in the park the art school sits in.

Getting there
Nezu Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
ブルーピリオド

Shibuya Scramble Crossing

Tokyo

The crossing at dawn that Yatora paints blue — the picture that turns him towards art at all.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ブルーピリオド 聖地巡礼マップ

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Tokyo

The Ueno art museum registered as an episode 3 location.

Getting there
Ueno Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ブルーピリオド』聖地巡礼マップ — EP3

Kiyomizu Kannon-do

Tokyo

The Kannon hall in Ueno Park registered as an episode 3 location.

Getting there
Keisei-Ueno Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • No photography indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ブルーピリオド』聖地巡礼マップ — EP3

Yushima Tenmangu Shrine

Tokyo

The exam-luck shrine registered as an episode 6 location.

Getting there
Yushima Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Extremely crowded over New Year
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ブルーピリオド』聖地巡礼マップ — EP6

Shinjuku Station

Tokyo

The terminal famous for the largest passenger numbers in the world. Appears in episode 3.

Getting there
Shinjuku Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ブルーピリオド 「新宿駅」 EP3

Kokubunji Station

Tokyo

A Chuo Line and Seibu station. Appears in episode 5.

Getting there
Kokubunji Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ブルーピリオド 「国分寺駅」 EP5

Odawara Station

Kanagawa

A station where the Shinkansen meets the Odakyu Line. Appears in episode 10.

Getting there
Odawara Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ブルーピリオド 「小田原駅」 EP10

Ueno Station

Tokyo

The station that long served as Tokyo's gateway to the north. Appears in episode 12.

Getting there
Ueno Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ブルーピリオド 「上野駅」 EP12

Tokyo University of the Arts Museum

Tokyo

The museum of Tokyo University of the Arts.

Getting there
Ueno Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ブルーピリオド 「東京芸術大学 大学美術館 上野館」

KITTE Marunouchi

Tokyo

A shopping complex in the converted former Tokyo Central Post Office.

Getting there
Otemachi Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ブルーピリオド』聖地巡礼マップ — KITTE丸の内

Kimpton Shinjuku Tokyo

Tokyo

A hotel in Nishi-Shinjuku.

Getting there
Tochomae Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ブルーピリオド』聖地巡礼マップ — キンプトン 新宿東京

Statue of Dr. Anthonius Franciscus Bauduin

Tokyo

A statue of Anthonius Bauduin, the Dutch doctor who proposed turning Ueno into a park.

Getting there
Ueno Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road

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