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TV anime · 1979

Doraemon — real-life locations

Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, Takaoka Otogi-no-mori Park and more — 6 places you can visit, in Kanagawa, Toyama, Tokyo. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Locations · 6

Fujiko F. Fujio Museum

Kanagawa Start here

The author’s museum in Kawasaki, where he lived and worked, with the empty lot and its concrete pipes rebuilt on the roof.

Getting there
Shukugawara Stn (JR Nambu Line) · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Date-and-time tickets, bought in advance — none sold at the door
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
Sources
藤子・F・不二雄ミュージアム · ドラえもん

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Takaoka Otogi-no-mori Park

Toyama

Fujiko F. Fujio was born in Takaoka. The park keeps a life-size version of the empty lot, concrete pipes and all, with the cast standing in it.

Getting there
Shin-Takaoka Stn (Hokuriku Shinkansen / JR Johana Line) · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
高岡おとぎの森公園

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Takaoka Station

Toyama

The author's home town station, with a Doraemon square and a tram named after him.

Getting there
Takaoka Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
高岡駅 · ドラえもん

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Takaoka Kojo Park

Toyama

The castle park Fujiko F. Fujio drew in as a boy, now with a bronze of the cast.

Getting there
Kyukan Iryo Center-mae tram stop (Manyosen) · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ドラえもん

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Tokyo Tower

Tokyo

The tower the series uses as its shorthand for Tokyo across sixty years of stories.

Getting there
Akabanebashi Stn (Toei Oedo Line) · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
東京タワー

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Jozuka Elementary School (exterior only)

Toyama

The Takaoka school where the two who would become Fujiko Fujio first met. A working school — look from the road.

Getting there
Takaoka Stn · 12 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 — ドラえもん

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