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TV anime · 2012

Kuroko's Basketball — real-life locations

Senso-ji Temple, Koganei City Gymnasium and more — 13 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Osaka, 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 · 13

Senso-ji Temple

Tokyo Start here

Tokyo’s oldest temple, known for Kaminarimon and Nakamise. An ending sequence shows Himuro and Alex, and Murasakibara and the Yosen players, sightseeing here.

Getting there
Asakusa Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 黒子のバスケ聖地巡礼・ロケ地 — 浅草寺 「EDカットで氷室とアレックス、紫原や陽泉高校のメンバーが観光している姿が描かれていました。」

Koganei City Gymnasium

Tokyo

Koganei city gymnasium. The venue where Seirin play Shinkyo Academy in episodes 6 and 7 of the anime.

Getting there
Hana-Koganei Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 黒子のバスケ聖地巡礼・ロケ地 — 小金井市総合体育館 「アニメ第6、7話で誠凛と新協学園が試合をした体育館です。」

Komazawa Olympic Park

Tokyo

A park laid out on a 1964 Tokyo Olympics venue. Kuroko practises his shooting here, and the gymnasium inside the park is used in the series too.

Getting there
Komazawa-daigaku Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 黒子のバスケ聖地巡礼・ロケ地 — 駒沢オリンピック公園 「黒子がシュート練習をしていた場所です。公園内にある体育館も作中で使用されました。」

Sendagaya Station

Tokyo

Chuo-Sobu Line station near Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and the National Stadium. Used for shots of players and spectators before the Winter Cup.

Getting there
Sendagaya Stn · At the station
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 — 黒子のバスケ聖地巡礼・ロケ地 — 千駄ヶ谷駅 「ウィンターカップ前の選手や観客たちのカットに使用されました。」

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Tokyo

The gymnasium in front of Sendagaya Station. In the series it is the Winter Cup venue and appears in many scenes.

Getting there
Kokuritsu-kyogijo Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 黒子のバスケ聖地巡礼・ロケ地 — 東京体育館 「ウィンターカップの会場となり、様々な場面で登場しました。」

Seijogakuemmae Station

Tokyo

Odakyu Line station. In the series it appears as the nearest station to Shutoku High.

Getting there
Seijogakuen-mae Stn · At the station
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 — 黒子のバスケ聖地巡礼・ロケ地 — 成城学園前駅 「秀徳高校の最寄り駅として作中に登場しました。」

Dengaku Bridge

Tokyo

A bridge over the Meguro River. Used in the scene where Momoi cries, thinking of the Teiko players who drifted apart.

Getting there
Naka-meguro Stn · 8 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 — 黒子のバスケ聖地巡礼・ロケ地 — 田楽橋 「バラバラになってしまった帝光のメンバーを思い、涙する桃井が印象的なシーンで使用されました。」

Takushoku University Daiichi High School (exterior only)

Tokyo

A working school on the Tamagawa Josui line — look from the road.

Getting there
Tamagawa-Josui Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 黒子のバスケ

Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium

Osaka

The great gymnasium sunk beneath Hachiyama Park.

Getting there
Asashiobashi Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
アニメ旅 — 黒子のバスケ

Koganei Miyaji Gakki Hall

Tokyo

The civic hall in front of Musashi-Koganei station.

Getting there
Musashi-Koganei Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
アニメ旅 — 黒子のバスケ

Musashi-Koganei Station

Tokyo

A station in Tokyo. It appears in the ending.

Getting there
Musashi-Koganei Stn · At the station
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 — 黒子のバスケ 「武蔵小金井駅」

Fukujin Bridge

Tokyo

A bridge in Tokyo. It appears in the opening.

Getting there
Oshiage (Skytree) Station · 14 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 — 黒子のバスケ 「福神橋」

Former Ishikawa-gumi Silk Mill Western House

Saitama

A western-style house in Saitama.

Getting there
Inariyama-koen Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 黒子のバスケ 「旧石川組製糸西洋館」

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