Screen Pilgrimage Real places behind anime and film, across Japan

TV anime · 2012

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions — real-life locations

Kyoto Aquarium, Karahashi Park, Keihan-Ishiyama Station and more — 65 places you can visit, in Kyoto, Shiga, Saga. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Locations · 65

Kyoto Aquarium

Kyoto Start here

An inland aquarium in Umekoji Park. Appears in episode 2.

Getting there
Kyoto Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「京都水族館」 EP2

Karahashi Park

Shiga

The park by the old Seta bridge, one of the eight views of Omi.

Getting there
Karahashimae Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「唐橋公園」 OP

Keihan-Ishiyama Station

Shiga

The Keihan station at Ishiyama, in the Otsu neighbourhood the story is set in.

Getting there
Keihan-ishiyama 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 — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「京阪石山駅」 EP1

Anoo Station

Shiga

A small station on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto line, north of the city centre.

Getting there
Anoo 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 — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「穴太駅」 EP3

Yoshinogari Historical Park

Saga

A national park reconstructing a large moated settlement of the Yayoi period. Appears in episode 6.

Getting there
Yoshinogarikoen Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「吉野ヶ里歴史公園」 EP6

Shiroyama Park

Kagoshima

The 107-metre hill behind central Kagoshima, whose lookout faces Sakurajima. Appears in episode 7.

Getting there
Kagoshima Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「城山公園」 EP7

Chuo Central Park

Kagoshima

A park just south of Tenmonkan in central Kagoshima. Appears in episode 7.

Getting there
Kagoshima Stn · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「中央公園」 EP7

Hiyama Shrine

Shiga

The shrine on the hill above Ishiyama.

Getting there
Karahashimae Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「檜山神社」 EP8

Kusatsu City Library

Shiga

The city library a walk from Kusatsu Station. Appears in episode 10.

Getting there
Kusatsu Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「草津市立図書館」 EP10

Higashi-Mihama Station

Fukui

An unstaffed station on the Obama Line. Appears in episode 7.

Getting there
Higashi-Mihama Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
東美浜駅 · Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「東美浜駅」 EP7

Yamabiko Amusement Park

Shiga

An amusement park in Omihachiman. Appears in episode 9.

Getting there
Omi-Hachiman Stn + bus 45min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「やまびこ遊園地」 EP9

Uji Bridge

Kyoto

The bridge at Uji, one of the oldest in Japan.

Getting there
Uji Stn · 3 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
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「宇治橋」 —

Tofuku-ji

Kyoto

The head temple of a Rinzai Zen school in Higashiyama, known for the autumn view from its Tsutenkyo bridge.

Getting there
Tobakaido Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「東福寺」 —

Kyoto Station

Kyoto

Kyoto station, a short ride from Otsu.

Getting there
Kyoto 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 — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「京都駅」 —

Nishikita Park

Hyogo

A park in front of Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station.

Getting there
Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「にしきた公園」 —

Enju Beach

Wakayama

A beach in Mihama with a pine forest stretching more than four kilometres along it.

Getting there
Gobo Stn + bus 20min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「煙樹ヶ浜」 —

Haneda Airport

Tokyo

Tokyo's main airport.

Getting there
Haneda Airport Terminal 1 Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「羽田空港」 —

Nakajima Park

Hokkaido

A park in central Sapporo with a Japanese garden and a concert hall around its pond.

Getting there
Horohira-Bashi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「中島公園」 —

Hakodate Station

Hokkaido

Hakodate's main station, with the morning market right next door.

Getting there
Hakodate 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 — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「函館駅」 —

Aomori Station

Aomori

The station that once served the Seikan ferry, with the Hakkoda-maru moored on the waterfront outside.

Getting there
Aomori 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 — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「青森駅」 —

Aomori Airport

Aomori

The airport on the hills south of Aomori city.

Getting there
Aomori Stn + bus 35min · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「青森空港」 —

Ichiriyama Park

Shiga

A hillside park in Otsu, in the streets the characters live in.

Getting there
Seta Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「一里山公園」

Shakunage School

Shiga

The wooden buildings of a closed elementary school in Hino.

Getting there
Kibukawa Stn + 25min by car · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「しゃくなげ学校(旧鎌掛小学校)」

Fujimi Community Centre

Shiga

The community centre for Otsu's Fujimi district.

Getting there
Awazu Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「大津市 市民部富士見市民センター」

Onsen Hotel Nakahara Besso

Kagoshima

A hot-spring hotel in central Kagoshima.

Getting there
Kagoshima Stn · 24 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Aomori Ekimae Park

Aomori

A small park in front of Aomori Station.

Getting there
Aomori Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki Song Monument

Aomori

A monument to the song Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki at Cape Tappi, which plays the song at the push of a button.

Getting there
Kanita Stn + 30min by car · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road

Hirakata Park

Osaka

An amusement park in Hirakata dating from 1912.

Getting there
Hirakata-koen Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『中二病でも恋がしたい!』聖地巡礼マップ — ひらかたパーク

Saigo Takamori Cave

Kagoshima

A cave on Shiroyama where Saigo Takamori spent his last days at the end of the Satsuma Rebellion.

Getting there
Kagoshima Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo

The 333-metre broadcasting tower completed in 1958.

Getting there
Akabanebashi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks

Satsuma Gishi Monument

Kagoshima

A monument at the foot of Shiroyama to the Satsuma samurai who died on the Horeki river works.

Getting there
Kagoshima Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road

Minami-Naikaku North Watchtower

Saga

A reconstructed watchtower in the southern inner enclosure.

Getting there
Yoshinogari-koen Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『中二病でも恋がしたい!』聖地巡礼マップ — 南内郭 北物見櫓

Former Iba Residence

Shiga

A Western-style house in Azuchi designed by William Merrell Vories.

Getting there
Azuchi Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『中二病でも恋がしたい!』聖地巡礼マップ — 旧伊庭家住宅

Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship Hakkoda Maru

Aomori

A museum ship preserving one of the Seikan ferries, moored beside Aomori Station.

Getting there
Aomori Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Staircase Village Road

Aomori

The stepped village road beside the stairway national road.

Getting there
Kanita Stn + 30min by car · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Shinjuku Piccadilly

Tokyo

A cinema in Shinjuku 3-chome.

Getting there
Shinjuku-sanchome Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse

Aomori

The Nebuta festival museum by Aomori Station, with full-size floats on permanent display.

Getting there
Aomori Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Yokiyu

Shiga

A public bathhouse near Karahashimae Station.

Getting there
Karahashimae Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors

Omokaru Stone

Kyoto

The stone lantern at Fushimi Inari's Okusha, lifted to divine whether a wish will come true.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Staircase National Road 339

Aomori

The lower end of the stairway section of Route 339 at Cape Tappi.

Getting there
Minmaya Stn + bus 30min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Yoshinogari Site Kita-Naikaku

Saga

The inner enclosure thought to be the heart of the Yoshinogari settlement, with its reconstructed main hall.

Getting there
Yoshinogari-koen Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not block the path or road

Carillon Tower

Aomori

A carillon tower in central Aomori.

Getting there
Aomori Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Tanukikoji

Hokkaido

A covered shopping street about 900 metres long in central Sapporo.

Getting there
Susukino Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Kyomai Inn

Kyoto

An inn near Kyoto Station.

Getting there
Kyōto Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Kyoto Tower

Kyoto

The tower over that station.

Getting there
Kyōto Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks

Wakayama Station

Wakayama

Wakayama city's main station.

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

Yotsutsuji Junction

Kyoto

The junction on the Mt. Inari pilgrimage loop behind Fushimi Inari, with a view over the city.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Cape Tappi Viewpoint

Aomori

The viewpoint at Cape Tappi on the tip of the Tsugaru peninsula, looking across the strait to Hokkaido.

Getting there
Experience Tunnel Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in

Setagawa Bridge

Shiga

The bridge over the Seta river where it leaves Lake Biwa, on the walk home.

Getting there
Karahashimae Stn · 10 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

Arita Porcelain Park

Saga

A theme park in Arita built around a replica of Dresden's Zwinger Palace.

Getting there
Kami-Arita Stn · 47 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Omi-Ohashi Bridge, west end

Shiga

The west end of the lake bridge, where the light comes from.

Getting there
Zeze-hommachi 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
聖地巡礼マップ — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Seta Fishing Port

Shiga

The small harbour on the Seta river.

Getting there
Karahashimae Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Seta River Railway Bridge (Biwako Line)

Shiga

The railway bridge over the Seta river, where the lake drains away.

Getting there
Ishiyamadera Stn · 7 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
聖地巡礼マップ — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Seta no Karahashi

Shiga

The vermilion bridge at the outflow of Lake Biwa, on the old road east.

Getting there
Karahashimae 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
聖地巡礼マップ — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Kitada Beach

Fukui

A stretch of sand on Wakasa Bay.

Getting there
10 min by car from Mihama Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Sakajiri Beach

Fukui

A small sand beach on Wakasa Bay.

Getting there
10 min by car from Higashi-Mihama Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Akanoi Park

Shiga

A lakeside park at Moriyama on the east shore of Biwa.

Getting there
10 min by car from Moriyama 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 — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Monument, Otsu Port

Shiga

The monument at Otsu port on Lake Biwa.

Getting there
Biwako-hamaotsu Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

East End of the Omi Ohashi Bridge

Shiga

The Kusatsu end of the Omi Ohashi, which crosses the south of Lake Biwa.

Getting there
Seta Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Setagawa Kyodo Bridge

Shiga

A bridge over the Seta River.

Getting there
Ishiyama Stn · 12 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 — 中二病でも恋がしたい!

Rensei Park

Tokyo

A park in Tokyo. It appears in the film.

Getting there
Ueno-okachimachi Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい!戀

Shiroyama Park Lookout

Kagoshima

A lookout in Kagoshima. It appears in episode 7.

Getting there
Kagoshima Stn · 26 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 中二病でも恋がしたい!戀

Sapporo Station South Plaza

Hokkaido

A plaza in Hokkaido.

Getting there
Sapporo Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 札幌駅南口駅前広場

Ichirizuka Park

Shiga

A park in Shiga.

Getting there
Seta Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「一里塚公園」

Akanoi Lakeside Green Space

Shiga

A green space in Shiga.

Getting there
Kusatsu Stn + bus 25min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 中二病でも恋がしたい! 「湖岸緑地 赤野井-1」

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