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TV anime · 2013

Kyousougiga — real-life locations

Kozan-ji Temple, Kurama-dera Temple and more — 16 places you can visit, in Kyoto, Okayama, Tokyo. 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 · 16

Kozan-ji Temple

Kyoto Start here

A World Heritage temple in the hills at Toganoo, keeper of the Choju-jinbutsu-giga scrolls.

Getting there
Kyoto Stn + bus 55min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down

Kurama-dera Temple

Kyoto

A temple on the slopes of Mt. Kurama, said to be where the young Minamoto no Yoshitsune trained.

Getting there
Tahōtō Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
京騒戯画

Former Senkyo Elementary School

Okayama

A 1907 wooden school building preserved in Maniwa.

Getting there
Kuse Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here

Tatsumi Daimyojin

Kyoto

A small shrine by Tatsumi Bridge on Gion's Shirakawa canal.

Getting there
Gion-shijo Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down

Genko-an

Kyoto

A temple at Takagamine known for its round Window of Enlightenment and square Window of Delusion.

Getting there
Kyoto Stn + bus 50min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Kyoto

The head shrine of all Inari shrines, with its tunnels of red torii climbing Mt. Inari.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Outer Hall of Worship

Kyoto

The outer worship hall beyond Fushimi Inari's tower gate.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down

Otenmon Gate, Heian Shrine

Kyoto

The vermilion gate of Heian Shrine, a scaled copy of the palace gate.

Getting there
Higashiyama Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 京騒戯画

Jingo-ji Temple

Kyoto

An old Shingon temple in the Takao hills, where visitors throw clay discs out over the Kin'un valley.

Getting there
Kyoto Stn + 50 min by JR bus (Yamashiro-Takao) · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京騒戯画

Kurama-dera Nio Gate

Kyoto

The gate at the foot of the climb up Mount Kurama.

Getting there
Sanmon Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京騒戯画

Kyoto Station

Kyoto

Kyoto's gateway station, under Hara Hiroshi's vast station building.

Getting there
Kyoto Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京騒戯画

Suirokaku Aqueduct, Nanzen-ji

Kyoto

The brick arcade of 1888 that carries the Lake Biwa canal across the grounds of Nanzen-ji.

Getting there
Nishiōji Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京騒戯画

Chion-in Sanmon Gate

Kyoto

The 1621 gate, among the largest wooden temple gates in Japan.

Getting there
Higashiyama Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京騒戯画

Toji Five-Storey Pagoda

Kyoto

At 55 metres, the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan; rebuilt in 1644.

Getting there
Nishiōji Stn · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 京騒戯画

Shibuya Scramble Crossing

Tokyo

A road junction in Tokyo.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 1 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
舞台探訪総研 — 京騒戯画 「渋谷駅前交差点」

Nanzen-ji

Kyoto

A bridge in Kyoto. It appears in episode 5.

Getting there
Keage Stn · 7 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 — 京騒戯画 「水路閣」

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