Screen Pilgrimage Real places behind anime and film, across Japan

TV anime · 2015

KanColle — real-life locations

Tatsuta Taisha, Ikazuchi Shrine, Omonoimi Shrine, Fukura and more — 23 places you can visit, in Nara, Kanagawa, Yamagata. 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 · 23

Tatsuta Taisha

Nara Start here

The Yamato shrine of the wind gods; the light cruiser Tatsuta carried its spirit aboard.

Getting there
Sango Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
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Ikazuchi Shrine

Kanagawa

A shrine in Oppama, Yokosuka, sharing its name with the destroyer Ikazuchi.

Getting there
Oppama Stn · 4 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Omonoimi Shrine, Fukura

Yamagata

The seaward gate-shrine of Mt. Chokai, whose name the cruiser Chokai carried.

Getting there
Fukura Stn · 8 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Former Sasebo Naval District Triumphal Hall

Nagasaki

A 1923 hall raised by public subscription for the sailors who came home; it serves as a city culture hall now.

Getting there
Sasebo-Chuou Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Maizuru Brick Museum

Kyoto

An 1903 naval torpedo store, now a museum of brick, among the red warehouses of Maizuru.

Getting there
Higashi-Maizuru Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Maizuru Municipal Memorial Hall

Kyoto

Another of the 1902 naval stores on the same quay, kept as a hall with a cafe.

Getting there
Higashi-Maizuru Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Hiyoshi Shrine, Shinya

Akita

A shrine in the Shinya quarter of Akita, on the coast side of the city.

Getting there
Araya Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
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Hikawa Shrine, Omiya

Saitama

The head shrine of the two hundred and more Hikawa shrines, at the end of a two-kilometre avenue.

Getting there
Kita-omiya Stn · 9 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Togo Shrine

Tokyo

The Harajuku shrine to Admiral Togo Heihachiro, with a pond and garden behind it.

Getting there
Omote-sando Stn · 15 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Meiji Jingu

Tokyo

The forest shrine beside Harajuku, planted with a hundred thousand trees given from all over Japan in 1920.

Getting there
Harajuku Stn · 10 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Okunitama Shrine

Tokyo

The old provincial shrine of Musashi in Fuchu, named as the ship-shrine of the light cruiser Tama.

Getting there
Fuchu-Hommachi Stn · 5 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Katori Jingu

Chiba

One of the two great shrines of the Kanto plain, named as the ship-shrine of the heavy cruiser Tone.

Getting there
Katori Stn · 22 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Kinugasa Shrine

Kanagawa

A Yokosuka shrine sharing its name with the heavy cruiser Kinugasa.

Getting there
Kinugasa Stn · 15 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Ashigara Shrine

Kanagawa

A shrine under the Ashigara pass, named as the ship-shrine of the heavy cruiser Ashigara.

Getting there
Daiyuzan Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
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Sekiyama Shrine

Niigata

A shrine at the foot of Mt. Myoko, named as the ship-shrine of the heavy cruiser Myoko.

Getting there
Sekiyama Stn · 19 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Iwashimizu Hachimangu

Kyoto

The hilltop Hachiman shrine south of Kyoto, named as the ship-shrine of the battleship Yamashiro.

Getting there
Iwashimizu-Hachimangu Stn · 9 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Oyamato Shrine

Nara

An ancient Tenri shrine, named as the ship-shrine of the battleship Yamato; a memorial to her crew stands in the grounds.

Getting there
Nagara Stn · 6 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Hiyoshi Taisha

Shiga

The head shrine at the foot of Mt. Hiei, named as the ship-shrine of the battleship Hiei.

Getting there
Cable Sakamoto Stn · 5 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Sumiyoshi Shrine, Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi

The Nagato-province shrine at Shimonoseki, named as the ship-shrine of the battleship Nagato; its hall of 1370 is a National Treasure.

Getting there
Shin-Shimonoseki Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Kurume Suitengu

Fukuoka

The head shrine of the Suitengu on the Chikugo river, named as a ship-shrine of the carrier Chitose.

Getting there
Kurume Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Kora Taisha

Fukuoka

A shrine on the ridge above Kurume, named as a ship-shrine of the carrier Chitose; the plain spreads out below it.

Getting there
Mii Stn · 20 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Ohara Hachimangu

Oita

The Hita shrine named as the ship-shrine of the heavy cruiser Mikuma.

Getting there
Hita Stn · 5 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 — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

Nitta Shrine, Satsumasendai

Kagoshima

The Satsuma provincial shrine on its wooded hill, named as the ship-shrine of the light cruiser Sendai.

Getting there
Kami Sendai Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-

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