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Anime film · 2007

The Garden of Sinners — real-life locations

Inage Sengen Shrine, Suginami Technical High School and more — 15 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba. 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

Inage Sengen Shrine

Chiba Start here

An old shrine on the heights of Inage, which once faced the sea.

Getting there
Keisei Inage Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Suginami Technical High School

Tokyo

A metropolitan technical high school in Kami-Igusa.

Getting there
Kami-Igusa Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here

Shin-Arakawa Bridge

Saitama

A bridge over the Arakawa linking Tokyo and Saitama.

Getting there
Akabane-iwabuchi Stn · 12 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

Ichibankan

Tokyo

A coffee shop in Ichigaya.

Getting there
Ichigaya Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Yurakucho Marion

Tokyo

A shopping building by Yurakucho Station, known for its mechanical clock.

Getting there
Ginza Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Former Imperial Guard Headquarters

Tokyo

A 1910 red-brick building surviving in Kitanomaru Park.

Getting there
Jimbocho Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Negishi Racecourse

Kanagawa

The ruined grandstand of the old Negishi racecourse.

Getting there
Yamate Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not block the path or road

Nihonbashi

Tokyo

A bridge in Tokyo.

Getting there
Nihombashi Stn · 3 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — 空の境界 「日本橋」

Futako-tamagawa Station

Tokyo

A station in Tokyo.

Getting there
Futako-tamagawa Stn · At the station
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 — 空の境界 「二子玉川駅」

Hachiko Square

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 — 空の境界 「ハチ公前広場」

Sakuragaoka Iroha-zaka

Tokyo

A slope in Tokyo.

Getting there
Seiseki-Sakuragaoka 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — 空の境界 「桜ケ丘いろは坂」

Kurihara Bridge

Tokyo

A bridge in Tokyo.

Getting there
Oshiage (Skytree) Station · 14 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — 空の境界 「栗原橋」

Hikarigaoka Community Hall

Tokyo

A hall in Tokyo.

Getting there
Hikarigaoka Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 空の境界 「光が丘地区区民館」

Shinjuku Moa 4-bangai

Tokyo

A shopping street in Tokyo.

Getting there
Shinjuku-nishiguchi 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — 空の境界 「新宿モア4番街」

Sunshine City

Tokyo

A shopping centre in Tokyo.

Getting there
Higashi-Ikebukuro-Yonchome Stop · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 空の境界 「池袋サンシャインシティ」

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