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TV anime · 2017

Hinako Note — real-life locations

The Suzunari, Igusa Hachimangu, Shimo-Kitazawa Station and more — 6 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kanagawa. 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

The Suzunari

Tokyo Start here

A small theatre in Shimokitazawa.

Getting there
Setagaya-Daita Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road

Igusa Hachimangu

Tokyo

An old Suginami shrine east of Zenpukuji, tied to a legend of Minamoto no Yoriyoshi.

Getting there
Kami-Shakujii Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Shimo-Kitazawa Station

Tokyo

An Odakyu and Keio Inokashira Line station, at the heart of the small-theatre and vintage-clothes district.

Getting there
Shimo-Kitazawa Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Kichijoji

Tokyo

The shopping quarter around Kichijoji Station in Musashino. The series is set here, under a lightly altered name.

Getting there
Kichijoji Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
吉祥寺

Kamakura-Kokomae Station

Kanagawa

The Enoden halt at Koshigoe, where the level crossing outside the gates opens straight onto the sea. The station's article lists this series among the works it appears in.

Getting there
Kamakurakokomae Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
鎌倉高校前駅

Inokashira Park

Tokyo

A park in Tokyo. It appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Kichijoji Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — ひなこのーと 「井の頭恩賜公園」

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