Screen Pilgrimage Real places behind anime and film, across Japan

TV anime · 2015

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls — real-life locations

Setagaya Maruyama Park, Daikanyama Station and more — 15 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kanagawa, 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 · 15

Setagaya Maruyama Park

Tokyo Start here

A neighbourhood park in Setagaya.

Getting there
Nishi-taishido Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Daikanyama Station

Tokyo

The Tokyu station named as the background to the studio scenes.

Getting there
Ebisu Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Takeshita Street

Tokyo

The Harajuku shopping street named as the first job's location.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Yume-no-Ohashi Bridge

Tokyo

The wide pedestrian bridge over the Odaiba canal, named as the parting scene.

Getting there
Tokyo Teleport Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Osanbashi Pier, Yokohama

Kanagawa

The wooden-decked pier the Yokohama scenes are set on.

Getting there
Nihon-odori Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Kiyomizu-dera

Kyoto

The Kyoto temple in the trip scenes, its stage out over the hillside.

Getting there
Kiyomizu-gojo Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Ueno Park

Tokyo

The avenue of cherry trees through Ueno Park, drawn in the spring scenes.

Getting there
Ueno Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall

Tokyo

The open-air stage in Hibiya Park, named as a rehearsal scene.

Getting there
Kasumigaseki Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Kitasando Crossing

Tokyo

Where Kitasando meets Meiji-dori, north of the Meiji shrine grounds.

Getting there
Kitasando Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Nippon Budokan

Tokyo

The hall in Kitanomaru Park that a live show reaching it stands for in this series.

Getting there
Kudanshita Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Cerulean Tower

Tokyo

The tower on the hill above Shibuya's south side, a hotel with a theatre and a jazz room inside.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ

Showa Kinen Park

Tokyo

The national park on the former Tachikawa airfield. Episode 7 of the U149 series draws the stretch from the Tachikawa gate past the fountain and the plaza to the waterfowl pond.

Getting there
Nishi-Tachikawa Stn (JR Ome Line) · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
国営昭和記念公園

Konno Hachimangu

Tokyo

A shrine east of Shibuya Station, founded in 1092 and older than the city around it. It is used as background in both animated series.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
金王八幡宮

Hachiko Square, Shibuya

Tokyo

A plaza in Tokyo.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ 「渋谷ハチ公前広場」

Taito Station Shibuya

Tokyo

A shop in Tokyo.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ 「タイトーステーション渋谷」

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