Screen Pilgrimage Real places behind anime and film, across Japan

TV anime · 2013

Golden Time — real-life locations

Hosei University, Kudanshita Station, Horai Bridge and more — 18 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Shizuoka, Saitama. 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 · 18

Hosei University

Tokyo Start here

The Ichigaya campus above the old castle moat, generally taken as the model for the university the story is set in.

Getting there
Ichigaya Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
法政大学

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Kudanshita Station

Tokyo

The station below Kudanzaka, one stop along.

Getting there
Kudanshita Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「九段下駅」 EP1 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 九段下駅

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Horai Bridge

Shizuoka

An 897-metre wooden footbridge over the Oi river, listed by Guinness as the world's longest. Appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Shimada Stn · 24 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「蓬莱橋」 EP1 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 蓬莱橋

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Ichigaya Station

Tokyo

The station on the moat, at the foot of the campus slope.

Getting there
Ichigaya Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「市ケ谷駅」 EP2 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 市ケ谷駅

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Sotobori Park

Tokyo

The park along the old outer moat, between Ichigaya and Iidabashi.

Getting there
Ichigaya Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「外濠公園」 EP2 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 外濠公園（九段北4丁目側）

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Shinkawa Bridge

Tokyo

A bridge over the Nihonbashi river near Jimbocho. Appears in episode 6.

Getting there
Jimbocho Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「新川橋」 EP6

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Kichijoji Station

Tokyo

A Chuo Line and Keio Inokashira Line station. Appears in episode 15.

Getting there
Kichijoji Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「吉祥寺駅」 EP15 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 吉祥寺駅

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Yanasegawa Station

Saitama

A Tobu Tojo Line station. Appears in episode 12.

Getting there
Yanasegawa Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「柳瀬川駅」 EP12 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 柳瀬川駅

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Kinshicho Station

Tokyo

A Sobu Line and Hanzomon Line station. Appears in episode 16.

Getting there
Kinshicho Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「錦糸町駅」 EP16

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Koganei Miyaji Gakki Hall

Tokyo

The civic hall by Musashi-Koganei Station. Appears in episode 20.

Getting there
Musashi-Koganei Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「小金井 宮地楽器ホール」 EP20 · Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 小金井 宮地楽器ホール

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Shirokanedai Station

Tokyo

A Namboku and Mita Line station.

Getting there
Shirokanedai Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム 「白金台駅」

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Nippon Budokan

Tokyo

The 1964 martial-arts arena in Kitanomaru Park.

Getting there
Jimbocho Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 日本武道館

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Yomiuriland

Tokyo

The amusement park on the hills west of Tokyo.

Getting there
Keiō-Yomiuri-Land Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students

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Merry-Go-Round Dog

Kanagawa

The merry-go-round at Yomiuriland.

Getting there
Keiō-Yomiuri-Land Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — メリーゴーランドドッグ

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Takatoro Lantern

Tokyo

The lantern tower at the top of Kudanzaka, built to guide boats up the bay when the sea came this far in.

Getting there
Jimbocho Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『ゴールデンタイム』聖地巡礼マップ — 高燈篭（常燈明台）

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Ekidori Bridge

Tokyo

A bridge over the Zenpukuji river at Nishi-Ogikubo.

Getting there
Nishi-Ogikubo Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down

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Hijiribashi Bridge

Tokyo

The concrete arch carrying Hongo-dori over the Kanda River between Ochanomizu and Yushima, with the Marunouchi line crossing beneath it. It appears in episode 2.

Getting there
Ochanomizu Stn (JR Chuo / Sobu Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Never step onto the tracks
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ゴールデンタイム

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Hosei University Ichigaya Campus

Tokyo

A university campus in Tokyo.

Getting there
Ichigaya Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — ゴールデンタイム 「法政大学市ヶ谷キャンパス」

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