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Anime film · 2022

The First Slam Dunk — real-life locations

Kamakurakokomae Station, Kugenuma-Kaigan Station area and more — 7 places you can visit, in Kanagawa, Kagoshima, Akita. 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 · 7

Kamakurakokomae Station

Kanagawa Start here

The level crossing by the sea that the film returns to; the Enoden and the Shonan coast frame its opening.

Getting there
Kamakurakokomae Stn (Enoden) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

Kugenuma-Kaigan Station area

Kanagawa

The Fujisawa beach quarter the film's coastal scenes run along, a stop up the Enoden from the crossing.

Getting there
Kugenuma-Kaigan Stn (Odakyu Enoshima Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

Okuchi Elementary School

Kagoshima

The Kagoshima school of Ryota's childhood, on the island coast the film's flashbacks are set on. A working school — the lane only.

Getting there
Bus from Shin-Minamata Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Visiting hours are limited
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

Moriko Omonoimi Shrine

Akita

The shrine where Sawakita prays after climbing its roughly 300 steep stone steps.

Getting there
Ugo-Honjo Stn (JR Uetsu Line) + 20 min by car · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん THE FIRST SLAM DUNK聖地巡礼 — 沢北が参拝する神社

Toguchi Beach

Okinawa

The beach that stands in for the brothers' hideaway, and where the high-school Ryota runs shuttle sprints on the sand.

Getting there
Naha Bus Terminal + bus 60 min · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ SLAM DUNK聖地 — リョータとソータが過ごした海岸

Hiroshima University of Economics

Hiroshima

A private university in Asaminami ward, Hiroshima.

Getting there
Furuichibashi Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down

Ishida Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima University of Economics

Hiroshima

A gymnasium in Hiroshima.

Getting there
Furuichibashi Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — THE FIRST SLAM DUNK 「広島経済大学石田記念体育館」

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