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TV anime · 2014

Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha — real-life locations

Fushimi Inari Taisha, Fushimi-Inari Station (Keihan) and more — 30 places you can visit, in Kyoto, Tokyo, Iwate. 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 · 30

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Kyoto Start here

The shrine the series is named for and set in — Inari lives at its foot and the gods she deals with live on the mountain above.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Fushimi-Inari Station (Keihan)

Kyoto

The Keihan stop the characters use to reach the shrine, a minute from the approach.

Getting there
Fushimi-Inari Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
伏見稲荷駅 · いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Inari Station (JR Nara Line)

Kyoto

The JR platform that opens straight onto the shrine's first torii.

Getting there
Inari Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Tambabashi Station

Kyoto

The junction the cast changes trains at when the story leaves Fushimi.

Getting there
Tambabashi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Sumizome Station

Kyoto

A small Keihan stop in the neighbourhood the series is set in.

Getting there
Sumizome Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Sanjo Station

Kyoto

The Keihan hub the characters change at on the way into central Kyoto.

Getting there
Sanjo Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Jingu-Marutamachi Station

Kyoto

The riverside stop on the same line, by the Kamo river the series walks along.

Getting there
Jingu-marutamachi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Anamori Inari Shrine

Tokyo

The Haneda Inari shrine the series draws on for its fox deity's world.

Getting there
Anamori-inari Stn (Keikyu Airport Line) · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
穴守稲荷神社

Fujinomori Junior High School

Kyoto

The real Kyoto junior high school whose classroom block and gymnasium were used as the model for the school Inari and her friends attend.

Getting there
Fujinomori Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Keage Station

Kyoto

The subway station whose exit 1 forecourt appears in episode 2, away from the shrine that dominates the rest of the series.

Getting there
Keage Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
TVアニメ『いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。』舞台探訪@蹴上駅・南禅寺周辺編 — 第2話に登場する1番出口前

Nanzen-ji Approach

Kyoto

The lane up to Nanzen-ji, walked after the tunnel.

Getting there
Keage Stn · 10 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 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Shiwa Furu-Inari Shrine

Iwate

A cedar-shaded Inari shrine at Shiwa, counted among the three great Inari of Tohoku.

Getting there
15 min by car from Shiwa-Chuo Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Ubaba Inari

Kyoto

A small shrine along the path up Mount Inari.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Fushimi Inari Taisha, Front Approach

Kyoto

The head of Fushimi Inari's front approach, opposite JR Inari station.

Getting there
Fushimi-Inari Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Tsurugiishi, Choja-sha

Kyoto

The rock enshrined at Mitsurugi-sha on Mount Inari.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Omokaru-ishi Stone

Kyoto

The stone atop a lantern at the Okusha, lifted to divine whether a wish will come true.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Shin-ike Pond

Kyoto

A pond on the path up Mount Inari, also called Kodama-ga-ike.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Mitsutsuji Junction

Kyoto

The junction where the path up Mount Inari divides three ways.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Enoki Kosha

Kyoto

One of the votive mounds along the path up Mount Inari.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Izumo Taisha Main Hall

Shimane

The main hall in taisha-zukuri style, rebuilt in 1744.

Getting there
Izumo Taisha-mae Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Izumo Taisha Approach Shopping Street

Shimane

The shopping street on Shinmon-dori before the gate of Izumo Taisha.

Getting there
Izumo Taisha-mae Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Ukabashi Great Torii

Shimane

The 23-metre torii of 1915 at the foot of Shinmon-dori.

Getting there
Izumo Taisha-mae Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Uka Bridge

Shimane

The Shinmon-dori bridge over the Soga River.

Getting there
Izumo Taisha-mae Stn · 9 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
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Izumotaishamae Station

Shimane

The terminus of the Ichibata line, with its 1930 western-style station building.

Getting there
Izumo Taisha-mae Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Senbon Torii Entrance

Kyoto

Where the tunnel of torii begins, past the Okumiya.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Ichinomine, Mount Inari

Kyoto

The 233-metre summit of Mount Inari, with the upper shrine's sacred site.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Taikodani Inari Shrine

Shimane

The Inari shrine on the hillside at Tsuwano, approached through about a thousand torii.

Getting there
Tsuwano Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Higashi-Fushimi Inari Shrine

Tokyo

A Nishi-Tokyo Inari shrine, its deity brought from Fushimi in 1929.

Getting there
Seibu-Yagisawa Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Hanazura Inari Shrine

Nagano

The Saku Inari shrine built out over the cliff above the Yukawa.

Getting there
Iwamurada Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。

Nurikobe Jizo

Kyoto

A jizo hall east of Fushimi Inari, long asked for relief from toothache. Appears in the opening.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。 「地蔵/オープニング」

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