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TV anime · 2011

Hanasaku Iroha — real-life locations

Yuwaku Onsen, Yuwaku Inari Shrine, Yuwaku Onsen and more — 34 places you can visit, in Ishikawa, Tokyo, Miyazaki. 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 · 34

Yuwaku Onsen

Ishikawa Start here

The hot-spring village the inn of the series is drawn from. The town now holds the Bonbori Festival the anime invented, every October.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn (JR Hokuriku Line) + 50 min by bus · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep your voice down
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
湯涌温泉 · 花咲くいろは

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Yuwaku Inari Shrine, Yuwaku Onsen

Ishikawa

The model for Yunosagi. The town now runs the Bonbori Festival invented for the series.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn + bus 50min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep your voice down
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
湯涌温泉 · 花咲くいろは

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Nishigishi Station

Ishikawa

The model for Yunosagi Station, the little seaside stop the heroine arrives at. It carries the anime's name board.

Getting there
Nishigishi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
西岸駅 · 花咲くいろは

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Anamizu Station

Ishikawa

The end of the Noto Railway line, and the junction the characters change at.

Getting there
Anamizu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
Sources
花咲くいろは

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21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art

Ishikawa

The circular glass museum in Kanazawa the characters visit on their day off.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn (JR Hokuriku Line) + 10 min by bus · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
Sources
花咲くいろは

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Ishikawa Ongakudo

Ishikawa

The concert hall beside Kanazawa Station drawn into the city sequences.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn (JR Hokuriku Main Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
花咲くいろは

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Enkoji, Kanazawa

Ishikawa

The Kanazawa quarter the series' city scenes pass through on the way to Yuwaku.

Getting there
Bus from Kanazawa Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Keep your voice down
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
花咲くいろは

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Fukujin Bridge

Ishikawa

The bridge on Ohana's walk to school, shown again and again in the opening and the series; there is a footbath beside it.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn (JR Hokuriku Line) + bus 30 min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
花咲くいろは聖地巡礼・ロケ地 — 緒花たちの通学路として何度も登場する橋

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Kanazawa College of Art

Ishikawa

The campus Korin High is drawn from.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn + 20 min bus (Kodatsuno) · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
金沢美術工芸大学 · 花咲くいろは · 旅する亜人ちゃん — 花咲くいろは 「金沢美術工芸大学」

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Gyokusen Lake

Ishikawa

The pond Bonbori Lake is drawn from, at the top of the hot-spring village.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn + 50 min bus (Yuwaku Onsen) · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 花咲くいろは 「玉泉湖」

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Yuwaku Post Office

Ishikawa

The village post office in the opening sequence.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn + 50 min bus (Yuwaku Onsen) · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 花咲くいろは 「湯涌郵便局」

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Nishigishi Post Office

Ishikawa

The post office by the Nishigishi station on the Noto line, drawn as the village's.

Getting there
Nishigishi Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 花咲くいろは 「西岸郵便局」 EP6

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Saigawa Ohashi Bridge

Ishikawa

The bridge over the Sai river in Kanazawa.

Getting there
Nomachi Stn · 12 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 — 花咲くいろは 「犀川大橋」 EP7

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Nishi-Ogikubo Station

Tokyo

A Chuo Line station. Appears in episode 12.

Getting there
Nishi-Ogikubo 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 — 花咲くいろは 「西荻窪駅」 EP12

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Nakano Station

Tokyo

A Chuo Line and Tozai Line station. Appears in episode 12.

Getting there
Nakano 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 — 花咲くいろは 「中野駅」 EP12

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Yayoi Bridge

Miyazaki

A bridge on the coast at Aoshima. Appears in episode 14.

Getting there
Aoshima 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 — 花咲くいろは 「弥生橋」 EP14

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Noto-Nakajima Station

Ishikawa

The small Noto railway station drawn as the one nearest the inn.

Getting there
Noto-Nakajima 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 — 花咲くいろは 「能登中島駅」 EP19

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Tokyo Station

Tokyo

The station Ohana leaves Tokyo from.

Getting there
Tōkyō 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 — 花咲くいろは 「東京駅」 EP23

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Kanazawa Station

Ishikawa

Kanazawa station, under its wooden gate, where Ohana arrives.

Getting there
Hokutetsu Kanazawa Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 花咲くいろは 「金沢駅」 EP8 · Anime Pilgrimage『花咲くいろは』聖地巡礼マップ — 金沢駅

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Tokyo Business Hotel

Tokyo

A business hotel in Shinjuku.

Getting there
Shinjuku-sanchome Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『花咲くいろは』聖地巡礼マップ — 東京ビジネスホテル

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Tokyo Tower

Tokyo

The 333-metre broadcasting tower completed in 1958.

Getting there
Akabanebashi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『花咲くいろは』聖地巡礼マップ — 東京タワー

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Shiinoki Cultural Complex

Ishikawa

The old prefectural office by Kanazawa castle, now a guest house.

Getting there
Nomachi Stn · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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ANA Holiday Inn Resort Miyazaki

Miyazaki

A seaside resort hotel in Miyazaki.

Getting there
Kodomo-no-Kuni Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

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Kanazawa Yuwaku Yumeji-kan

Ishikawa

The Yumeji museum at Yuwaku, the hot-spring village the inn is set in.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn + bus 50min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

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Omicho Market

Ishikawa

Kanazawa's covered market, where the inn buys its fish.

Getting there
Hokutetsu Kanazawa Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students

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Roppongi Hills

Tokyo

The Roppongi complex centred on Mori Tower.

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

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Sunshine City

Tokyo

The Ikebukuro complex around a high-rise tower.

Getting there
Higashi-ikebukuro Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

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Yamashita

Ishikawa

An inn at Yuwaku hot springs.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn + bus 50min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

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Kanaya

Ishikawa

An inn at Yuwaku hot springs.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn + bus 50min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
花咲くいろは

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Shinza Station

Niigata

The Hokuhoku Line halt in the twenty-third episode.

Getting there
Shinza Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 花咲くいろは

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Tatemachi Shopping Street

Ishikawa

A shopping street running south from Korinbo in the middle of Kanazawa.

Getting there
10 min by bus from Kanazawa Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 花咲くいろは

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Shuhokaku

Ishikawa

An inn in Yuwaku Onsen, said to be the model for Yuina Wakura's family home.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn + bus 50min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ 花咲くいろは 「和倉結名の自宅」

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NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building

Tokyo

The clock tower over Yoyogi, the tallest thing on that stretch of skyline. It appears in episode 24.

Getting there
Yoyogi Stn (JR / Toei Oedo Line) · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 花咲くいろは

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Cafe Arco Prego

Ishikawa

A café in Ishikawa.

Getting there
10 min by bus from Kanazawa Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 花咲くいろは 「カフェ・アルコプレーゴ」

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