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TV anime · 2020

Maesetsu! Opening Act — real-life locations

Namba Grand Kagetsu, Omiya Station and more — 7 places you can visit, in Osaka, Saitama, 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 · 7

Namba Grand Kagetsu

Osaka Start here

The Namba home of the Yoshimoto comedy troupe.

Getting there
Namba Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
まえせつ!

Omiya Station

Saitama

Saitama's largest terminal, where the Shinkansen and conventional lines meet.

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

Yoshimoto Mugendai Hall

Tokyo

A Yoshimoto comedy theatre in Shibuya.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
まえせつ!

Isawa Onsen

Yamanashi

A hot-spring town on the Fuefuki in Yamanashi, its water found in a vineyard in 1961. An inn here was used as the location for the fourth act.

Getting there
Isawa-Onsen Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
Sources
石和温泉

Coffee House Hakushakutei

Saitama

A residence in Saitama.

Getting there
Omiya Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — まえせつ! 「珈琲館伯爵邸」

Hayashiya

Saitama

A shop in Saitama.

Getting there
Honkawagoe Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — まえせつ! 「お食事処林屋」

Hatago Kikori

Yamanashi

A inn in Yamanashi. It appears in episode 4.

Getting there
Isawa-Onsen Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — まえせつ! 「旅籠きこり」

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