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Anime film · 2019

Ride Your Wave — real-life locations

Chiba Park, Tsurigasaki Beach, Okamoto Bridge and more — 14 places you can visit, in Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa. 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 · 14

Chiba Park

Chiba Start here

A park in front of the Chiba monorail station, known for its lotus pond.

Getting there
Chiba-Koen Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — きみと、波にのれたら 「千葉公園」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『きみと、波にのれたら』聖地巡礼マップ — 千葉公園

Tsurigasaki Beach

Chiba

The beach at Ichinomiya that hosted the surfing events of the Tokyo Olympics.

Getting there
Torami Stn · 34 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
きみと、波にのれたら

Okamoto Bridge

Chiba

A wooden pier reaching into the sea from Haraoka beach at Tomiura, famous at sunset.

Getting there
Tomiura Stn · 13 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 — きみと、波にのれたら 「岡本浅橋(原岡浅橋)」

Chiba Port Park

Chiba

A park on Chiba port beside the Port Tower.

Getting there
Chiba-Minato Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『きみと、波にのれたら』聖地巡礼マップ — 千葉ポートパーク

Kujukuri Beach Tower

Chiba

An observation tower on Kujukuri beach.

Getting there
Togane Stn + bus 30min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『きみと、波にのれたら』聖地巡礼マップ — 九十九里ビーチタワー

Chiba Port Tower

Chiba

A 125-metre glass tower on Chiba port.

Getting there
Chiba-Minato Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
千葉ポートタワー · きみと、波にのれたら

Tokyo Sea Life Park

Tokyo

The metropolitan aquarium in Kasai Rinkai Park.

Getting there
Kasai-Rinkai Park Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『きみと、波にのれたら』聖地巡礼マップ — 葛西臨海水族園

Tateyama Family Park

Chiba

A flower park in Tateyama.

Getting there
Tateyama Stn + bus 20min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • No tripods or selfie sticks

LaLaport Tokyo-Bay

Chiba

A large shopping mall at Minami-Funabashi.

Getting there
Minami-Funabashi Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『きみと、波にのれたら』聖地巡礼マップ — ららぽーとTOKYO-BAY

Chigasaki Southern C

Kanagawa

The C-shaped monument on Southern Beach Chigasaki.

Getting there
Chigasaki Stn + bus 15min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『きみと、波にのれたら』聖地巡礼マップ — 茅ヶ崎サザンC

Meiji Centennial Observation Tower

Chiba

A lookout near the top of Mt. Nokogiri, with views over Tokyo Bay.

Getting there
Hamakanaya Stn + bus 20min · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in

Ichinomiya Town Hall

Chiba

The town hall of Ichinomiya, the surfing town.

Getting there
Kazusa-Ichinomiya Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
きみと、波にのれたら

Chiba Institute of Science

Chiba

A private university on the coast at Choshi.

Getting there
Tokawa Stn · 24 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
千葉科学大学 · きみと、波にのれたら

Haraoka Pier

Chiba

A wooden pier on the Uchibo coast at Tomiura, looking across the bay to Fuji. It appears in the film.

Getting there
Tomiura Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
原岡桟橋

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