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TV anime · 2011

Puella Magi Madoka Magica — real-life locations

Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, Tachikawa-Kita Station and more — 13 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Gunma, Hokkaido. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Locations · 13

Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara

Hokkaido Start here

A concert hall in Nakajima Park.

Getting there
Nakajima-Koen Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road

Tachikawa-Kita Station

Tokyo

A Tama Monorail station.

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

Former Tokyo Music School Sogakudo

Tokyo

Japan's oldest Western-style concert hall, built in 1890 in Ueno Park.

Getting there
Nezu Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

Maebashi Park

Gunma

A park in central Maebashi beside the Rinkokaku guesthouse.

Getting there
Chuo-Maebashi Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Gotemba Premium Outlets

Shizuoka

One of Japan's largest outlet malls, with views of Mt. Fuji.

Getting there
Gotemba Stn + bus 15min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Yoyogi National Gymnasium

Tokyo

Kenzo Tange's stadium for the 1964 Olympics, known for its suspended roof.

Getting there
Meiji-jingumae 'Harajuku' Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions

Suidobashi Station

Tokyo

A Chuo-Sobu Line station, the nearest to Tokyo Dome.

Getting there
Suidobashi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
魔法少女まどか☆マギカ

Icho Hall

Tokyo

Hachioji's civic hall.

Getting there
Hachioji Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
魔法少女まどか☆マギカ

Iwabuchi Floodgate

Saitama

A floodgate in Saitama.

Getting there
Akabane-iwabuchi Stn · 27 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ 「岩淵水門」

Akibadai Elementary School Entrance Crossing

Tokyo

A road junction in Tokyo.

Getting there
Otsuka・Teikyo-Daigaku Stn · 33 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 — 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ 「秋葉台小入口交差点」

Ogikubo Station North Exit

Tokyo

A station exit in Tokyo.

Getting there
Ogikubo Stn · 1 min walk
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 — 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ 「荻窪駅北口」

Minato Mirai 21

Kanagawa

A district in Kanagawa. It appears in episode 2.

Getting there
Yokohama Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ 「横浜みなとみらい」

Matsugaya Station

Tokyo

A station in Tokyo.

Getting there
Matsugaya 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 — 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ 「松が谷駅」

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