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TV anime · 2006

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya — filming locations

10 places you can visit, in Hyogo. 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 · 10

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station

Hyogo Start here

Kitaguchi Station in the books is this one; the brigade's meeting point is the plaza outside.

Getting there
Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
西宮北口駅 · 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

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 that the series renames 祝川, used for its town scenes and for the scene where Mikuru tells Haruhi who she is. The park runs through the station.

Getting there
Shukugawa Stn (Hankyu Kobe Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • 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
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

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
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

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
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

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
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

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
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

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
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

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

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