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Anime film · 2018

Liz and the Blue Bird — real-life locations

Kyoto Tower, Uji Bridge, Around Todo High School and more — 4 places you can visit, in Kyoto. 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 · 4

Kyoto Tower

Kyoto Start here

The tower on the skyline of the film's Kyoto, seen from the station the two walk out of.

Getting there
Kyōto Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
リズと青い鳥

Uji Bridge

Kyoto

The bridge at the centre of the town the school stands in; the walk the two of them take runs along this river.

Getting there
Uji Stn (Keihan / JR Nara Line) · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — リズと青い鳥 聖地巡礼・ロケ地 · Anime Pilgrimage — リズと青い鳥 聖地巡礼マップ

Around Todo High School

Kyoto

The neighborhood of the real high school that models the film's school, where the final walking-home scene takes place.

Getting there
Obaku Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
リズと青い鳥 · 旅する亜人ちゃん — ラストの下校シーン

Todo High School

Kyoto

A high school in Kyoto.

Getting there
Obaku Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — リズと青い鳥 「菟道高校」

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