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TV anime · 2018

Golden Kamuy — real-life locations

Abashiri Prison Museum, Meiji Mura Museum and more — 35 places you can visit, in Hokkaido, Aichi, Niigata. 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 · 35

Abashiri Prison Museum

Hokkaido Start here

The prison the story converges on. The preserved cell blocks and the chapel where Wilk was held are the buildings themselves, not models of them.

Getting there
Abashiri Stn (JR Senmo Line) + bus 10 min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
博物館網走監獄 · ゴールデンカムイ

Meiji Mura Museum

Aichi Start here

An open-air museum of Meiji buildings moved here from across Japan, supplying interiors the series draws on as heavily as it does the Hokkaido village.

Getting there
Inuyama Stn (Meitetsu) + bus 20 min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
博物館明治村 · ゴールデンカムイ

Upopoy National Ainu Museum

Hokkaido Start here

The national museum of Ainu culture — the background to everything the series draws, told by Ainu curators.

Getting there
Shiraoi Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Hokuchin Memorial Museum

Hokkaido Start here

The museum of the 7th Division — the regiment the series' soldiers belong to — on the garrison ground in Asahikawa.

Getting there
Shin-Asahikawa Stn · 30 min walk
Before you go
  • No photography indoors
  • Follow the on-site guards' instructions
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
北鎮記念館 · ゴールデンカムイ

Goryokaku Fort

Hokkaido Start here

The star fort of the last stand of the shogunate's navy — the history the series' final act rests on.

Getting there
Suginamichō Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
五稜郭 · ゴールデンカムイ

Historical Village of Hokkaido

Hokkaido

An open-air museum of relocated Meiji buildings that supplies much of the series' streetscape.

Getting there
Shin-Sapporo Stn (JR / Tozai Line) + bus 15 min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Otaru Canal

Hokkaido

The canal and the stone warehouses behind it, where the story begins and the Hijikata group goes to ground.

Getting there
Otaru Stn (JR Hakodate Line) · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
聖地巡礼ギルド — ゴールデンカムイ 北海道全域37スポット

Sado Gold Mine

Niigata

The mine on Sado the story reaches in its later arcs, its tunnels and processing works still standing.

Getting there
Ryotsu Port (ferry from Niigata) + bus 60 min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
聖地巡礼ギルド — ゴールデンカムイ 全37スポット

Noboribetsu Onsen

Hokkaido

The sulphur valley and bath town the party passes through in Hokkaido.

Getting there
Noboribetsu Stn (JR Muroran Line) + 15 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Active volcanic area — leave if you feel unwell
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Hakodate Station

Hokkaido

Where the last act of the story converges, at the end of the line north.

Getting there
Hakodate Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples

Hokkaido

The Abashiri museum covering the northern peoples the story moves among.

Getting there
Abashiri Stn · 47 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Asahikawa City Museum

Hokkaido

Ainu life and the garrison town, in the city the series' middle act is set in.

Getting there
Asahikawa Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Kushiro City Museum

Hokkaido

The eastern Hokkaido museum covering the Ainu and the wildlife the story moves through.

Getting there
Higashi-Kushiro Stn · 39 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Tsukigata Kabato Museum

Hokkaido

The prison museum of the Kabato penitentiary — the convict labour the series is built on.

Getting there
Iwamizawa Stn + 40 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Karurusu Onsen

Hokkaido

The old spa in the hills above Noboribetsu that the party passes through.

Getting there
Noboribetsu Stn + 40 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Lake Shikotsu

Hokkaido

The caldera lake in the mountains the party crosses, ice-free all winter.

Getting there
Chitose Stn + 45 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
支笏湖 · ゴールデンカムイ

Hokkaido University Botanic Garden

Hokkaido

The garden's old museum, crammed with taxidermied northern animals, is the model for a taxidermist character's house introduced in chapter 71.

Getting there
Sapporo Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Closed on Mondays
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ · ゴールデンカムイ聖地巡礼のススメ【札幌編】 — 8巻71話、江渡貝くんの家

Sapporo Clock Tower

Hokkaido

Sapporo's landmark wooden clock tower, used in the story as a meeting point for the army division that hunts the treasure.

Getting there
Odori Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ聖地巡礼のススメ【札幌編】 — 第七師団の待ち合わせ場所

Sapporo Church, United Church of Christ in Japan

Hokkaido

The stone church where two of the story's women are taken in chapter 247; the guide warns visitors not to sneak in by the back door as a character does.

Getting there
Odori Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Do not enter private property
  • Private building — use the tenant entrance only
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ聖地巡礼のススメ【札幌編】 — 25巻247話の教会

Sapporo Factory

Hokkaido

The site of Japan's first beer brewery, whose star-marked brick wall appears as part of the brewery complex in chapter 249.

Getting there
Bus Center-Mae Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ聖地巡礼のススメ【札幌編】 — 25巻249話、札幌麦酒工場

Sapporo Beer Museum

Hokkaido

The old brick brewery where the story's rival factions converge for a battle; its chimney and copper kettles appear in the manga.

Getting there
Naebo Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Closed on Mondays
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ · ゴールデンカムイ聖地巡礼のススメ【札幌編】 — 25巻250話、札幌麦酒工場の決戦

Former Matsuhashi Residence

Hokkaido

A house in the Historical Village of Hokkaido, the open-air museum whose buildings are drawn throughout the story.

Getting there
Shinrin-Kōen Stn · 28 min walk
Before you go
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンカムイ 「旧松橋家住宅」 EP4 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンカムイ』聖地巡礼マップ — 旧松橋家住宅

Former Kondo Clinic

Hokkaido

The old clinic in the same village, a Meiji building the story borrows.

Getting there
Shinrin-Kōen Stn · 28 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンカムイ 「旧近藤医院」 EP12 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンカムイ』聖地巡礼マップ — 旧近藤医院

Takada Oguma Photo Studio

Aichi

A Meiji-era photo studio from Takada in Niigata, relocated to the Meiji-mura open-air museum in Inuyama.

Getting there
Inuyama Stn + bus 20min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Former Russian Consulate

Hokkaido

The old Russian consulate on the hill in Hakodate.

Getting there
Hakodate Stn + bus 15min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Former Urakawa Subprefectural Government Building

Hokkaido

The old district office in the village, one of the grander buildings drawn.

Getting there
Shin-Sapporo Stn + bus 15min (Historical Village of Hokkaido) · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンカムイ』聖地巡礼マップ — 旧浦河支庁庁舎

Former Aoyama Family Fisherman's House

Hokkaido

The herring fisherman's house in the village, with its bunkroom for the crew.

Getting there
Shin-Sapporo Stn + bus 15min (Historical Village of Hokkaido) · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンカムイ』聖地巡礼マップ — 旧青山家漁家住宅

Former Sanmasu Kawamoto Soba Shop

Hokkaido

The old soba shop in the village.

Getting there
Shin-Sapporo Stn + bus 15min (Historical Village of Hokkaido) · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンカムイ』聖地巡礼マップ — 旧三〼河本そば屋

Former Osamunai Farmer-Soldier's House

Hokkaido

A settler-soldier's house in the village, of the kind Sugimoto's world is built from.

Getting there
Shin-Sapporo Stn + bus 15min (Historical Village of Hokkaido) · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンカムイ』聖地巡礼マップ — 旧納内屯田兵屋

Tomakomai City Museum

Hokkaido

A city museum south of Tomakomai Station with exhibits on Ainu culture and the region's nature and history.

Getting there
Tomakomai Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Otaru City General Museum

Hokkaido

The railway museum at Otaru, with the locomotives of the era.

Getting there
Otaru Stn · 26 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
ゴールデンカムイ

Shinkotoni Shrine

Hokkaido

The shrine of the settler-soldier village at Shinkotoni, founded by the men of the Seventh Division's forerunners.

Getting there
Shin-Kotoni Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Mount Hakodate

Hokkaido

A mountain in Hokkaido.

Getting there
Hakodate Stn · 40 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
anitora5050 — ゴールデンカムイ 「函館山」

Otaru Romankan

Hokkaido

A shop in Hokkaido.

Getting there
Otaru Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
anitora5050 — ゴールデンカムイ 「小樽浪漫館」

Otaru City Museum Canal Hall

Hokkaido

A museum in Hokkaido.

Getting there
Otaru Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
anitora5050 — ゴールデンカムイ 「小樽市総合博物館運河館」

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