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Anime film · 2019

Hello World — filming locations

6 places you can visit, in Kyoto. 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 · 6

Kyoto Station

Kyoto Start here

The film's Kyoto is a digital copy of the real one; the station's steel canyon opens it.

Getting there
Kyoto Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
HELLO WORLD (映画)

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Asagiri Bridge

Kyoto Start here

The vermilion bridge to the Uji sandbank, the location the film returns to more than any other.

Getting there
Uji Stn (JR Nara Line) · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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Higashi Honganji

Kyoto

The great wooden hall a few minutes from the station, drawn into the film's rebuilt Kyoto.

Getting there
Gojō Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • No photography indoors
Sources
HELLO WORLD (映画)

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Kisen Bridge

Kyoto

The bridge on the poster, crossing to the sandbank from the Byodoin side.

Getting there
Uji Stn (JR Nara Line) · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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Fushimi Inari Taisha

Kyoto

The thousand torii of the mountain path, where the film's second self first appears.

Getting there
Inari Stn (JR Nara Line) · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
HELLO WORLD (映画)

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Byodoin

Kyoto

The Phoenix Hall across the pond, the Uji landmark the film's skyline is anchored on.

Getting there
Uji Stn (JR Nara Line) · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors

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