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TV anime · 2008

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens — real-life locations

Hanabuchi Shrine, Tagajo Ruins and more — 10 places you can visit, in Miyagi, Osaka. 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 · 10

Hanabuchi Shrine

Miyagi Start here

The wooded shrine above Shichigahama that gave Nagi's home shrine its shape; the approach through the trees to the sea is the anime's opening image.

Getting there
Bus + walk from Tagajo Stn · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
かんなぎ (漫画) · 鼻節神社

Tagajo Ruins

Miyagi

The ancient provincial-capital site in the town the series is set in; the wide grass platform stands in for the shrine grounds' scale.

Getting there
Kokufu-Tagajo Stn (JR Tohoku Main Line) · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
かんなぎ (漫画)

Miyagi Prefectural Tagajo High School

Miyagi

The working high school whose front gate area appears as the school in the anime; it sits on a student commuting route, so visit quietly and keep your distance.

Getting there
Geba Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
TVアニメ『かんなぎ』舞台探訪(聖地巡礼)@多賀城・七ヶ浜編 — 校門前の通学路カット

Rikuzen-Takasago Station

Miyagi

The station in Jin's neighbourhood; the forecourt, bike park and the level crossings either side are drawn almost unchanged.

Getting there
Rikuzen-Takasago Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
陸前高砂駅 · 舞台探訪総研 かんなぎ@陸前高砂編 — 改変なくほぼそのまま登場する駅

Nanakita River

Miyagi

The river behind the title card of the thirteenth act.

Getting there
Izumi-Chuo Stn · 30 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — かんなぎ (漫画) 「七北田川」

Sendai Station

Miyagi

The pedestrian deck beside Loft that Jin walks in the fourth act.

Getting there
Aoba-dōri Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — かんなぎ (漫画) 「仙台駅」

Toyonaka Catholic Church

Osaka

The church in the Osaka suburb the story is set in.

Getting there
Toyonaka Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — かんなぎ (漫画)

Hapina Nakakecho Arcade

Miyagi

The arcade running west from Sendai station.

Getting there
Hirose-dori 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
アニメ旅 — かんなぎ (漫画)

Toraya Yokocho

Miyagi

A alley in Miyagi.

Getting there
Kotodai-Koen 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
舞台探訪総研 — かんなぎ 「虎屋横丁」

Nishi Park

Miyagi

A park in Miyagi.

Getting there
Kokusai Center Stn (Sendai Subway Tozai Line) · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
舞台探訪総研 — かんなぎ 「西公園」

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