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TV anime · 2014

Glasslip — real-life locations

Mikuni-minato Station, Hakusan Shrine, Komegawaki and more — 6 places you can visit, in Fukui. 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 · 6

Mikuni-minato Station

Fukui Start here

The Echizen Railway terminus in the harbour town the series is set in; the level crossing and the line down to the sea appear throughout.

Getting there
Mikuni-minato Stn (Echizen Railway) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
三国港駅

Hakusan Shrine, Komegawaki

Fukui

The Komegawaki shrine the series' key visual is drawn from, above the coast road south of the port.

Getting there
Mikuni-Minato Stn (Echizen Railway) · 13 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 — グラスリップ 聖地巡礼(福井県坂井市)

Megane-bashi Bridge

Fukui

A 1913 brick railway arch bridge near Mikuni-Minato Station, a registered cultural property that appears repeatedly in the anime under the name Hinode Bridge.

Getting there
Mikuni-Minato Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん「グラスリップ聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — 「日の出橋」として何度か登場

Mikuni Ryushokan Museum

Fukui

A hilltop local museum overlooking Mikuni port that appears as a meeting place in the anime; most exhibits may not be photographed and the road outside is busy.

Getting there
Mikuni Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • No photography indoors
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん「グラスリップ聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — 透子と幸の元へ駆が訪れる場面

Mikuni Sunset Beach

Fukui

A beach in Fukui.

Getting there
Mikuni-minato Stn (Echizen Railway) · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — グラスリップ 「三国サンセットビーチ」

Gelato & Sweets Karuna

Fukui

A shop in Fukui.

Getting there
Mikuni-minato Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — グラスリップ 「ジェラート&スイーツ・カルナ」

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