TV anime · 2006
Higurashi: When They Cry — filming locations
2 places you can visit, in Gifu. 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.
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Gifu
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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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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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