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Anime film · 2004

The Place Promised in Our Early Days — real-life locations

Kanita Station, University of Tokyo, Minmaya Station and more — 9 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Aomori, Nagano. 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 · 9

Kanita Station

Aomori Start here

A Tsugaru Line station.

Getting there
Kanita Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 雲のむこう、約束の場所 「蟹田駅」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『雲のむこう、約束の場所』聖地巡礼マップ — 蟹田駅

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University of Tokyo

Tokyo

The University of Tokyo's Hongo campus, known for its Red Gate and Yasuda Auditorium.

Getting there
Ueno-okachimachi Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
雲のむこう、約束の場所

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Minmaya Station

Aomori

The terminus of the Tsugaru Line, the northernmost station on Honshu.

Getting there
Minmaya Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 雲のむこう、約束の場所 「三厩駅」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『雲のむこう、約束の場所』聖地巡礼マップ — 三厩駅

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Imabetsu Station

Aomori

A Tsugaru Line station.

Getting there
Imabetsu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
今別駅 · 雲のむこう、約束の場所

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Aomori Station

Aomori

The station that once served the Seikan ferry.

Getting there
Aomori Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 雲のむこう、約束の場所 「青森駅」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『雲のむこう、約束の場所』聖地巡礼マップ — 青森駅

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Old Ome Kaido

Tokyo

A street running from Shinjuku Station's east exit.

Getting there
Shinjuku Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 雲のむこう、約束の場所 「旧青梅街道 （東口方面）」

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Staircase National Road 339

Aomori

The lower end of the stairway section of Route 339 at Cape Tappi.

Getting there
Minmaya Stn + bus 30min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『雲のむこう、約束の場所』聖地巡礼マップ — 階段国道339号 下側

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Aomori Prefectural Museum

Aomori

The art museum beside the Sannai-Maruyama site, known for Yoshitomo Nara's giant Aomori Dog.

Getting there
Shin-Aomori Stn · 39 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
雲のむこう、約束の場所

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Sakura Kokusai High School

Nagano

A school in Ueda, Nagano. Its building is the model for the middle school the leads attend in the film. It is a working school; look from the road.

Getting there
Ueda Stn + bus 15min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
さくら国際高等学校

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