TV anime · 2006
Higurashi: When They Cry — real-life locations
Shirakawa-go Gassho Village and more — 11 places you can visit, in Gifu, Tokyo, Chiba. 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
Gifu
Start here
Hinamizawa is drawn from Shirakawa-go, and the thatched farmhouses along the valley are the village the series keeps returning to.
- Getting there
- Takayama Stn (JR Takayama Line) + 50 min by bus · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Residential area — people live here
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Keep your voice down
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 白川郷
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Gifu
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The lookout the whole of Hinamizawa is drawn from — the valley of thatched roofs, seen end to end.
- Getting there
- Takayama + 50 min bus (Shirakawa-go) · 20 min walk
- Before you go
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Keep your voice down
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Parking is for campers only
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — ひぐらしのなく頃に 天守閣展望台
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Gifu
The model for Furude Shrine, where the summer festival of the series is held. The real shrine holds the Doburoku Festival every October.
- Getting there
- Takayama Stn (JR Takayama Line) + 50 min by bus · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Residential area — people live here
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 白川八幡神社
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The largest gassho house in the village, and the model for the Sonozaki family's estate.
- Getting there
- Takayama + 50 min bus (Shirakawa-go) · 8 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- No photography indoors
- Keep quiet indoors
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — ひぐらしのなく頃に 園崎家のモデル「和田家」
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Gifu
The rockfill dam that flooded villages upstream — the real dispute behind the story's dam war.
- Getting there
- Takayama + bus (Miboro) · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Keep your voice down
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Sources
- 御母衣ダム
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Gifu
The lookout with the classic view over Shirakawa-go's thatched village.
- Getting there
- Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal + 10min by car · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — ひぐらしのなく頃に 「天守閣展望台」
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Gifu
A facility in Shirakawa-go.
- Getting there
- Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal + 10min by car · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
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Tokyo
A model shop in Nishi-Kasai.
- Getting there
- Nishi-kasai Stn · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- No photography indoors
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Chiba
A Sotobo line station on the hills east of Chiba. It is the setting for Okinomiya Station in the series.
- Getting there
- Toke Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 土気駅
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Gifu
A shrine in Gifu.
- Getting there
- Takayama Stn (JR Takayama Line) + 50 min by bus · 9 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- アニメ旅 — 荻町秋葉神社
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Aichi
A station in Aichi. It appears in episode 15.
- Getting there
- Nagoya Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — ひぐらしのなく頃に 「名古屋駅」
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