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Ganbatte Ikimasshoi — real-life locations

Soft Time, Shiroyama Park, Matsuyama Higashi High School and more — 10 places you can visit, in Ehime. 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 · 10

Soft Time

Ehime Start here

A coffee shop at Mitsuhama.

Getting there
Minatoyama Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Shiroyama Park

Ehime

The park on Katsuyama hill, crowned by Matsuyama Castle.

Getting there
Otemachi Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Matsuyama Higashi High School

Ehime

A Matsuyama prefectural high school, successor to the school Soseki wrote about in Botchan.

Getting there
Dogo Onsen Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
愛媛県立松山東高等学校 · がんばっていきまっしょい

Matsuyama Kita High School

Ehime

A prefectural high school in Matsuyama.

Getting there
Komachi Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
がんばっていきまっしょい

Ehime University

Ehime

The national university in Matsuyama.

Getting there
Dogo Onsen Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
がんばっていきまっしょい

Matsuyama University

Ehime

A private university in Matsuyama.

Getting there
Komachi Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
がんばっていきまっしょい

Mitsu Station (Iyotetsu)

Ehime

A station in Ehime.

Getting there
Mitsu Stn (Iyotetsu) · 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 — がんばっていきまっしょい 「伊予鉄三津駅」

Mitsu Ferry

Ehime

A landing stage in Ehime.

Getting there
Minatoyama Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — がんばっていきまっしょい 「三津の渡し」

Buena Vista, Baishinji

Ehime

A restaurant in Ehime.

Getting there
Baishinji Stn (Iyotetsu Takahama Line) · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — がんばっていきまっしょい 「梅津寺 ブエナビスタ」

Kururin Ferris Wheel

Ehime

A amusement park in Ehime.

Getting there
Otemachi Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — がんばっていきまっしょい 「大観覧車くるりん」

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