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TV anime · 2020

Asteroid in Love — real-life locations

Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory and more — 21 places you can visit, in Okinawa, Ibaraki, Saitama. 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 · 21

Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory

Okinawa Start here

The observatory the club travels to, with the 105 cm telescope the series draws.

Getting there
Ishigaki Port Terminal + 25 min by car · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
恋する小惑星

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Science Museum of Map and Survey

Ibaraki

The survey museum in Tsukuba the geology club visits.

Getting there
Tsukuba Stn + 20 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Closed on Mondays
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
地図と測量の科学館 · 恋する小惑星

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Washinomiya Shrine

Saitama

The old Saitama shrine the club visits; the same grounds that became a pilgrimage site a decade earlier.

Getting there
Washinomiya Stn (Tobu Isesaki Line) · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Extremely crowded over New Year
Sources
鷲宮神社

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Geological Museum (GSJ)

Ibaraki

The first stop on the episode-4 summer camp, where the geology members go wild among the rock and fossil displays.

Getting there
Tsukuba Stn · 49 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
恋する小惑星 · かしまるの聖地巡礼 恋する小惑星 -つくば篇- — 第4話の夏合宿

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JAXA Tsukuba Space Center

Ibaraki

The second stop of the episode-4 summer camp, right after the geological museum.

Getting there
Tsukuba Stn · 35 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow the on-site guards' instructions
  • No photography indoors
Sources
かしまるの聖地巡礼 恋する小惑星 -つくば篇- — 第4話の夏合宿

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Tsukuba Expo Center

Ibaraki

The rocket standing outside is glimpsed from the car in the episode-4 cold open.

Getting there
Tsukuba Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Date-and-time tickets, bought in advance — none sold at the door
Sources
かしまるの聖地巡礼 恋する小惑星 -つくば篇- — 第4話アバン

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Saitama Seiganji Onsen

Saitama

The model for the hot spring in episode 2; photography is limited to the exterior and the lounge.

Getting there
Nishi-Omiya Stn · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
かしまるの聖地巡礼 恋する小惑星 -川越郊外篇- — 第2話の温泉

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Hachiman Bridge

Saitama

One of the spots Mira and Ao stand at in the opening cuts.

Getting there
Yono-Hommachi Stn · 37 min walk
Before you go
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「八幡橋」

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Sunshine City

Tokyo

The complex where Mira and Ao arrange to meet.

Getting there
Ikebukuro Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「サンシャインシティ」

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Isanuma Park

Saitama

The lakeside park the club keeps coming back to.

Getting there
Minami-Furuya Stn · 36 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「伊佐沼公園」

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Oshimizu Park Crossing

Ibaraki

A crossing on the Tsuchiura-Gakuen road in Tsukuba.

Getting there
Tsukuba Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 恋する小惑星

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Tsukuba Nursing College

Ibaraki

A vocational college at Amakubo in Tsukuba.

Getting there
Tsukuba Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 恋する小惑星

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Hon-Kawagoe Station West Exit

Saitama

The west exit of Hon-Kawagoe, the end of the Seibu Shinjuku line.

Getting there
Kawagoeshi Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 恋する小惑星

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Kisami Ohama Beach

Shizuoka

A swimming beach in Shizuoka.

Getting there
Izukyu-Shimoda Stn + bus 25min · 31 min walk
Before you go
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「吉佐美大浜海水浴場」

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Kawagoe Station West Exit

Saitama

A station exit in Saitama.

Getting there
Kawagoe Stn · 1 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 — 恋する小惑星 「川越駅西口」

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Kasumigaseki-Higashi Green Space

Saitama

A green space in Saitama. It appears in the opening.

Getting there
Nishi-Kawagoe Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「霞ケ関東緑地」

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University of Tokyo Engineering Building 3

Tokyo

A building in Tokyo.

Getting there
Hongo-sanchome Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「東京大学工学部3号館」

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Kawagoe Bakery Rakuraku

Saitama

A shop in Saitama.

Getting there
Honkawagoe Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「川越ベーカリー楽楽」

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Toroko

Saitama

A café in Saitama.

Getting there
Honkawagoe Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「陶路子」

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Hon-Kawagoe Station West Exit Rotary

Saitama

A plaza in Saitama.

Getting there
Hon-Kawagoe 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 — 恋する小惑星 「本川越駅西口ロータリー」

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Toji Sand Ski Slope

Shizuoka

A stretch of coast in Shizuoka.

Getting there
Izukyu-Shimoda Stn + bus 25min · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 恋する小惑星 「田牛サンドスキー場」

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