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TV anime · 2017

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid — real-life locations

Ningyocho Station, Tachibana Inari Shrine, Hamacho Park and more — 18 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Saitama, Tochigi. 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 · 18

Ningyocho Station

Tokyo Start here

A Hibiya Line and Toei Asakusa Line station. Appears in episode 12.

Getting there
Ningyocho 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 — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「人形町駅」 EP12

Tachibana Inari Shrine

Tokyo

A small Inari shrine in Nihonbashi. Appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Mitsukoshimae Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「橘稲荷神社」 EP1

Hamacho Park

Tokyo

Chuo ward's largest park, on the Sumida. Appears in episode 2.

Getting there
Morishita 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 — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「浜町公園」 EP2

Koshigaya Station

Saitama

The station of Koshigaya, the ordinary commuter town Kobayashi and Tohru keep house in.

Getting there
Koshigaya 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 — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「越谷駅」 EP1 · Anime Pilgrimage『小林さんちのメイドラゴン』聖地巡礼マップ — 越谷駅

Higashi-Koshigaya Botan Park

Saitama

A neighbourhood park in Koshigaya, the kind of small green square the show fills its background with.

Getting there
Koshigaya Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「東越谷ボタン公園」 EP4

Heiwa Bridge

Saitama

A bridge on the river that runs through the neighbourhood Kobayashi walks home along.

Getting there
Koshigaya 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
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「平和橋」 EP5 · Anime Pilgrimage『小林さんちのメイドラゴン』聖地巡礼マップ — 平和橋

Kuki Station

Saitama

A station on the Utsunomiya Line and the Tobu Isesaki Line. Appears in episode 13.

Getting there
Kuki 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 — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「久喜駅」 EP13 · Anime Pilgrimage『小林さんちのメイドラゴン』聖地巡礼マップ — 久喜駅

Oyama Station

Tochigi

A Tohoku Shinkansen station where the Mito and Ryomo lines branch off. Appears in episode 13.

Getting there
Oyama 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 — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「小山駅」 EP13

Kasama Station

Ibaraki

A Mito Line station. Appears in episode 13.

Getting there
Kasama 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 — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「笠間駅」 EP13

Yoshikawa Bridge

Saitama

A bridge over the Nakagawa river. Appears in episode 6.

Getting there
Yoshikawa Stn · 19 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 — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「吉川橋」 EP6

Shirakobato Bridge

Saitama

One of the bridges over the Motoarakawa that the Koshigaya scenes are drawn from.

Getting there
Koshigaya Stn · 18 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「しらこばと橋」

Koshigaya Central Civic Hall

Saitama

Koshigaya's civic hall, a landmark of the town the series is set in.

Getting there
Koshigaya Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「越谷市中央市民会館」

Statue of Benkei

Tokyo

The statue of Benkei from the kabuki play Kanjincho at the entrance to Hamacho Park.

Getting there
Asakusabashi Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Amazake Yokocho

Tokyo

A Ningyocho street lined with old shops.

Getting there
Asakusabashi Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Tokyo Big Sight

Tokyo

The convention centre the doujin fair is held in, which Kobayashi attends as a matter of course.

Getting there
Ariake Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『小林さんちのメイドラゴン』聖地巡礼マップ — 東京ビッグサイト

Higashi-nihombashi Station

Tokyo

A station in Tokyo. It appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Higashi-nihombashi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「東日本橋駅」

Chikamori Inari Shrine

Ibaraki

A Inari shrine in Ibaraki. It appears in episode 13.

Getting there
Kasama Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「近森稲荷神社」

Koshigaya City Hall

Saitama

A city hall in Saitama.

Getting there
Koshigaya Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
anitora5050 — 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 「越谷市役所」

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