Anime film · 2016
In This Corner of the World — filming locations
5 places you can visit, in Hiroshima, Okayama. 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 · 5
Hiroshima
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The gateway to the film's Kure. The naval town Suzu marries into is built from the streets around here.
- Getting there
- Kure Stn (JR Kure Line) · At the station
- Before you go
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- この世界の片隅に 聖地巡礼ロケ地ガイド
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Hiroshima
Start here
Suzu's journeys between Eba and Kure pass through here; the film draws the pre-war station and its trams.
- Getting there
- Hiroshima Stn · 1 min walk
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- この世界の片隅に
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Hiroshima
The ridge above Kure that looks down on the harbour, matching the film's wide shots of the bay.
- Getting there
- Kure Stn + taxi 30 min · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Sources
- 灰ヶ峰
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Hiroshima
The Kure park where the Hojo family goes to see the cherry blossom.
- Getting there
- Kure Stn · 20 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 二河公園 · この世界の片隅に
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Okayama
The T-shaped bridge at the centre of Hiroshima, drawn before the bomb and after.
- Getting there
- Genbaku Dome-mae tram stop (Hiroden) · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Keep your voice down
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- この世界の片隅に
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