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TV anime · 2006

Looking Up at the Half-Moon — real-life locations

Iseshi Station, Hoshidekan, Ise City Library and more — 11 places you can visit, in Mie. 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 · 11

Iseshi Station

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The station for Ise Shrine's Outer Shrine. Appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Iseshi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
半分の月がのぼる空

Hoshidekan

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An early-Showa wooden inn in Ise.

Getting there
Iseshi Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Ise City Library

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Ise's city library.

Getting there
Yamada-Kamiguchi Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
伊勢市立図書館

Shinmichi Shopping Street

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A covered shopping street near Iseshi Station.

Getting there
Iseshi Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
伊勢銀座新道商店街 · 半分の月がのぼる空

Kogakkan University

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A Shinto-affiliated university beside Ise Shrine.

Getting there
Isuzugawa Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
半分の月がのぼる空

Futami Okitama Shrine

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The shrine at Futamiura known for its Wedded Rocks.

Getting there
Futaminoura Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
二見興玉神社 · 半分の月がのぼる空

Toba Aquarium

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The aquarium with the largest number of species in Japan, known for its dugong.

Getting there
Nakanogou Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
半分の月がのぼる空

Nanto Junior High School

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A municipal junior high school in Minamiise.

Getting there
Ugata Stn + bus 50min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
半分の月がのぼる空

Mount Torao

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The low hill in Ise named as the model for the gun-battery hill.

Getting there
Ujiyamada Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 半分の月がのぼる空

Manpuku Shokudo

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A diner in the shopping centre at Ujiyamada Station, known for its karaage donburi.

Getting there
Ujiyamada Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 半分の月がのぼる空

Ujiyamada High School

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A prefectural high school in Ise, its 1923 building still in use. The lead is set as a pupil here. It is a working school; look from the road.

Getting there
Ise-shi Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
三重県立宇治山田高等学校

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