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Anime film · 2015

The Anthem of the Heart — real-life locations

Chichibu Muse Park, Yokoze Station, Daijiji Temple and more — 12 places you can visit, in Saitama, Tochigi. 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 · 12

Chichibu Muse Park

Saitama Start here

The hilltop park whose viewpoint closes the film.

Getting there
Seibu-Chichibu Stn + bus 20 min · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
心が叫びたがってるんだ。

Yokoze Station

Saitama

The station of the town the film is set in.

Getting there
Yokoze Stn (Seibu Chichibu Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
横瀬駅 · 心が叫びたがってるんだ。

Daijiji Temple

Saitama

The tenth temple of the Chichibu pilgrimage, drawn in the film.

Getting there
Chichibu Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
埼玉県公式 — アニメ「あの花」「ここさけ」聖地巡礼コース · 心が叫びたがってるんだ。 · 大慈寺 (埼玉県横瀬町)

Seibu-Chichibu Station

Saitama

The terminus the town is reached by, and the station the film sends its characters home from.

Getting there
Seibu-Chichibu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 心が叫びたがってるんだ。聖地巡礼・ロケ地

Tochigi Prefectural Ashikaga Minami High School

Tochigi

The Ashikaga high school whose buildings were the model for the school where the film's story unfolds.

Getting there
Agata Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
栃木県立足利南高等学校

Hitsujiyama Park

Saitama

The moss-phlox park named on the page as the spot where young Jun was cursed into silence by the Prince of the Egg.

Getting there
Seibu-Chichibu Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
『心が叫びたがってるんだ。』聖地巡礼・秩父 — 順が玉子の王子に呪いをかけられた場所

Chichibu Park

Saitama

A town-centre park near Chichibu Shrine.

Getting there
Ohanabatake Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 心が叫びたがってるんだ。 「秩父公園」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『心が叫びたがってるんだ。』聖地巡礼マップ — 秩父公園

Chichibu City Hall

Saitama

Chichibu's city hall.

Getting there
Ohanabatake Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
心が叫びたがってるんだ。

Hananoki Elementary School

Saitama

A municipal elementary school in Chichibu.

Getting there
Seibu-Chichibu Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here

Bokusui Falls

Saitama

A waterfall in the Chichibu hills, named for the poet Wakayama Bokusui.

Getting there
Seibu-Chichibu Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 心が叫びたがってるんだ。

Sakagori Crossing

Saitama

A road junction in Saitama.

Getting there
Yokoze 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 — 心が叫びたがってるんだ。 「坂氷交差点」

Yuki Bus Stop

Saitama

A bus stop in Saitama.

Getting there
Chichibu Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 心が叫びたがってるんだ。 「ここさけ 本当の自分 ゆきバス停」

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