The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya — real-life locations

Former Nishinomiya-Kita High School (exterior only)

Hyogo Restricted

The model for North High. The school closed in March 2025 and merged into Nishinomiya-Kurakuen High School, which now occupies the same campus. It is an operating school — the grounds are off limits and photographing students is prohibited.

Getting there

Hankyu Kotoen Stn + bus · 20 min walk

Before you go

Working school — the grounds are off limits
Do not photograph residents or students
Residential area — people live here
Do not enter private property

Sources

兵庫県立西宮北高等学校 · 涼宮ハルヒシリーズ

Shukugawa Park & Hankyu Shukugawa Station

Hyogo

The riverside park the series renames Iwai River, used for its town scenes and for the one where Mikuru tells Haruhi who she is. The park runs along the river past the station.

Getting there

Shukugawa Stn (Hankyu Kobe Line) · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Residential area — people live here
Do not block the path or road

Sources

西宮流 — 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱西宮市内スポット

Koyoen Station

Hyogo

The hillside terminus below the school the series is set at.

Getting there

Koyoen Stn · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Residential area — people live here
Do not block the path or road

Sources

Kurakuenguchi Station

Hyogo

The stop by the Shukugawa river the characters walk along.

Getting there

Kurakuenguchi Stn · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Residential area — people live here
Keep your voice down

Sources

Koroen Station

Hyogo

The Hanshin stop at the mouth of the Shukugawa, drawn on the walk to the sea.

Getting there

Koroen Stn · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Residential area — people live here
Do not block the path or road

Sources

Nishinomiya Central Library

Hyogo

The library Yuki is left in, and reads through, in one of the series' best-known scenes.

Getting there

Koroen Stn · 6 min walk

Before you go

Keep quiet indoors
Do not photograph residents or students
Closed on Mondays

Sources

Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Library

Hyogo

The branch library beside the station the brigade meets at.

Getting there

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Stn · 3 min walk

Before you go

Keep quiet indoors
Do not photograph residents or students
Closed on Mondays

Sources

Shukugawa Park

Hyogo

The riverside park of cherry trees the characters walk along between school and station.

Getting there

Kurakuenguchi Stn · 4 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Very crowded — expect queues
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Kabutoyama Forest Park

Hyogo

The hillside park above Nishinomiya that the series uses for its wide shots.

Getting there

Koyoen Stn · 26 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Few buses — check your return time before you go

Sources

兵庫県立甲山森林公園 · 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 · 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱聖地巡礼その１西宮北口編（soul jemの聖地巡礼日記） — SOS団の待ち合わせ場所

Nishikita Park

Hyogo

The park by Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi station where the club always met; its clock tower, seen often in the show, was removed in 2009 and rebuilt slightly to the south after fans campaigned for it.

Getting there

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Stn · 1 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Do not photograph residents or students
Do not block the path or road

Sources

「涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱」聖地巡礼コース（りょうさん次郎） — みくるが突き落とされる池

Shin-ike Pond

Hyogo

The pond used for the amateur film the club shoots in the story, where one member is pushed into the water.

Getting there

Kurakuenguchi Stn · 22 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Do not enter private property
Do not block the path or road

Sources

「涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱」聖地巡礼コース（りょうさん次郎） — エンドレスエイトの市民プール

Hinoike Park

Hyogo

The public pool in this park appears in loop after loop of the Endless Eight arc; the view from outside the fence already matches the show.

Getting there

Kurakuenguchi Stn · 13 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Do not photograph residents or students
Do not enter private property

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱「西宮中央運動公園」

Nishinomiya Central Sports Park

Hyogo

The ballfield where the SOS Brigade plays the Kamigahara Pirates.

Getting there

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Stn · 17 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Do not photograph residents or students
Follow staff instructions

Sources

Anime Pilgrimage — 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱「西宮市立苦楽園中学校」 OP · Anime Pilgrimage『涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱』聖地巡礼マップ — 西宮市立苦楽園中学校

Kurakuen Junior High School

Hyogo

The Nishinomiya junior high on the hill, in the streets the characters walk between.

Getting there

Koyoen Stn · 28 min walk

Before you go

Working school — the grounds are off limits
Do not enter private property
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Anime Pilgrimage — 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱「大井手橋」 EP1 · Anime Pilgrimage『涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱』聖地巡礼マップ — 大井手橋

Oide Bridge

Hyogo

Another bridge on the same river walk, a little upstream.

Getting there

Shukugawa Stn · 6 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 — 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱「銀水橋」 EP2 · Anime Pilgrimage『涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱』聖地巡礼マップ — 銀水橋

Ginsui Bridge

Hyogo

The bridge on the Shukugawa where Kyon and Haruhi walk, the most visited spot of the series.

Getting there

Koyoen Stn · 9 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 — 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱「西宮市立苦楽園小学校」 EP2 · Anime Pilgrimage『涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱』聖地巡礼マップ — 西宮市立苦楽園小学校

Kurakuen Elementary School

Hyogo

The primary school next door.

Getting there

Koyoen Stn · 24 min walk

Before you go

Working school — the grounds are off limits
Do not enter private property
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Anime Pilgrimage — 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱「大阪駅」 EP13

Osaka Station

Osaka

The largest rail terminal in western Japan, in Umeda. Appears in episode 13.

Getting there

Osaka-Umeda Stn · 2 min walk

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Very crowded — expect queues
Do not block the path or road

Sources

Maggie's Bakery

Hyogo

A bakery in Amagasaki's Chuo shopping arcade.

Getting there

Amagasaki Stn · 9 min walk

Before you go

Buy something if you photograph a shop
No photography indoors

Taisha Junior High School

Hyogo

A municipal junior high school in Kamizono-cho, Nishinomiya.

Getting there

Kurakuenguchi Stn · 10 min walk

Before you go

Working school — the grounds are off limits
Do not enter private property
Residential area — people live here

Sources

西宮市立大社中学校 · 涼宮ハルヒシリーズ

Hankyu Koyo Line Level Crossing

Hyogo

Where the Hankyu Koyo line crosses the road at Koyoen-Honjocho.

Getting there

Koyoen Stn · 6 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Osaka Station Front

Osaka

The forecourt of Osaka Station in Umeda.

Getting there

Osaka Stn · 2 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Amagasaki Station Shopping Street

Hyogo

The arcade in front of Hanshin Amagasaki station.

Getting there

Amagasaki 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

Wakayama Port Ferry Terminal

Wakayama

The terminal for the Nankai ferry across to Tokushima.

Getting there

Wakayamakō Stn · 2 min walk

Before you go

Few buses — check your return time before you go
Very crowded — expect queues
Do not block the path or road

Sources

Mukogawa Riverbed

Hyogo

The open bank of the Mukogawa at Matsunami-cho.

Getting there

Kōshienguchi Stn · 12 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Hanshin Expressway Mukogawa Bridge

Hyogo

The Hanshin Expressway Route 3 bridge over the Mukogawa.

Getting there

Mukogawa Stn · 5 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Kanno-ji Temple

Hyogo

A temple partway up Mount Kabuto, looking over Nishinomiya to the sea.

Getting there

Koyoen Stn · 22 min walk

Before you go

Worshippers come first
Keep your voice down

Sources

Kami-Hirota Bridge

Hyogo

A bridge over the river at Koza-cho.

Getting there

Koyoen Stn · 19 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

Godanzaka Slope

Hyogo

The slope climbing the hill at Hirota-cho.

Getting there

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Stn · 21 min walk

Before you go

Buy something if you photograph a shop
Very crowded — expect queues
Do not photograph residents or students

Sources

聖地巡礼マップ涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱「SOS団が訪れた喫茶店」

Coffee-ya Dream

Hyogo

A coffee house near Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, given as the one the SOS Brigade stops at.

Getting there

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Stn · 2 min walk

Before you go

Buy something if you photograph a shop
Keep quiet indoors

Sources