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TV anime · 2013

Kotoura-san — real-life locations

Kawamoto Family Residence, Great Chinquapin of Hoki and more — 11 places you can visit, in Tottori. 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 · 11

Kawamoto Family Residence

Tottori Start here

An Edo-period landowner's residence preserved in Kotoura.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn + 10min by car · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Great Chinquapin of Hoki

Tottori

A giant chinquapin in Kotoura, thought to be a thousand years old.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn + 20min by car · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property

Urayasu Station

Tottori

A Sanin Line station.

Getting there
Urayasu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Mt. Senjo Dam

Tottori

A dam at the foot of Mt. Senjo.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn + 20min by car · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Saino Temple Ruins

Tottori

The site of a Hakuho-era temple, with the foundation stones of its pagoda and hall.

Getting there
Urayasu Stn · 42 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Nariishi Beach

Tottori

A Tottori shore of round stones that rattle as the waves draw back.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 琴浦さん

Kanzaki Shrine

Tottori

The Akasaki shrine, its hall carved over with coiling dragons.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 琴浦さん

Tenporinji Temple

Tottori

A temple in Tottori. It appears in episode 3.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn + 20min by car · 45 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 琴浦さん 「転法輪寺」

Kote-e Village

Tottori

A village in Tottori. It appears in episode 7.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn + 10min by car · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 琴浦さん 「鏝絵の里」

Namishigure Sandogasa

Tottori

A statue in Tottori. It appears in episode 6.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 琴浦さん 「波しぐれ三度笠」

Kotoura Umaimon-ya

Tottori

A shop in Tottori. It appears in episode 10.

Getting there
Akasaki Stn · 44 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 琴浦さん 「琴浦うまいもんや」

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