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TV anime · 2014

Brynhildr in the Darkness — real-life locations

Matsumoto Castle Park, Sasuke Inari Shrine and more — 10 places you can visit, in Kanagawa, Nagano, Tokyo. 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

Matsumoto Castle Park

Nagano Start here

The park around the National Treasure keep of Matsumoto Castle.

Getting there
Kita-Matsumoto Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

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Sasuke Inari Shrine

Kanagawa

A Kamakura shrine whose red torii climb into a wooded valley.

Getting there
Kamakura Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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Gokurakuji Station

Kanagawa

An Enoden station.

Getting there
Gokurakuji Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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Ogawa Observatory

Nagano

An observatory in the village of Ogawa.

Getting there
Nagano Stn + 50min by car · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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Agata-no-Mori Park

Nagano

A Matsumoto park where the old higher school buildings still stand.

Getting there
Matsumoto Stn · 29 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road

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Matsumoto Fukashi High School (exterior only)

Nagano

A working school in Matsumoto — look from outside the gate.

Getting there
Kita-Matsumoto Stn · 21 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 — 極黒のブリュンヒルデ

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Lake Suwa

Nagano

The lake the story's summer is set around.

Getting there
Kami-Suwa Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 極黒のブリュンヒルデ

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Kotoku-in Temple

Kanagawa

A temple in Kanagawa.

Getting there
Hase Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 極黒のブリュンヒルデ 「鎌倉大仏高徳院」

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Matsumoto Parco

Nagano

A department store in Nagano. It appears in the opening.

Getting there
Matsumoto Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 極黒のブリュンヒルデ 「松本パルコ」

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NAOJ Mitaka Great Equatorial Room

Tokyo

A museum in Tokyo. It appears in the opening.

Getting there
Tama Stn · 34 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 極黒のブリュンヒルデ 「国立天文台 三鷹キャンパス大赤道儀室」

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