TV anime · 2000
Hajime no Ippo — real-life locations
Korakuen Hall, Yokohama Arena, Edion Arena Osaka and more — 4 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka. 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 · 4
Tokyo
Start here
The Korakuen fight hall, long the home of Japanese boxing and pro wrestling. Appears in episode 6.
- Getting there
- Suidobashi Stn · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Very crowded — expect queues
- No photography indoors
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 後楽園ホール · はじめの一歩
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Kanagawa
The 17,000-seat arena at Shin-Yokohama. Appears in episode 17.
- Getting there
- Shin-yokohama Stn · 7 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep quiet indoors
- Follow staff instructions
- Sources
- Anime Pilgrimage — はじめの一歩 「横浜アリーナ」 EP17
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Osaka
Osaka's prefectural arena at Namba, home of the March sumo tournament.
- Getting there
- Ebisucho Stn · 15 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep quiet indoors
- Follow staff instructions
- Sources
- Anime Pilgrimage — はじめの一歩 「エディオンアリーナ大阪（大阪府立体育会館）」
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Tokyo
The sumo arena at Ryogoku, opened in 1985.
- Getting there
- Asakusabashi Stn · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep quiet indoors
- Follow staff instructions
- Sources
- はじめの一歩
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