Anime film · 2009
Mai Mai Miracle — real-life locations
Saba Shrine, Matsuzaki Elementary School, Hofu and more — 8 places you can visit, in Yamaguchi. 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 · 8
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The shrine in Hofu the film's 1955 children play around, on the plain that was once the provincial capital.
- Getting there
- Hofu Stn · 25 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- マイマイ新子と千年の魔法
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The primary school the original author attended in the 1950s, depicted as one of the story's main settings alongside the Suo provincial ruins and Saba Shrine.
- Getting there
- Hofu Stn · 15 min walk
- Before you go
- Working school — the grounds are off limits
- Do not enter private property
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- 防府市立松崎小学校
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The ancient provincial-government ruins, drawn into the film as they looked in the late 1950s; the park on the site has since hosted fan visits and open-air screenings.
- Getting there
- Hofu Stn · 28 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- 周防国衙跡
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The station where Shinko and Kiiko, arriving with her father, first set foot in the town.
- Getting there
- Hofu Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- マイマイ新子と千年の魔法の検索結果／聖地巡礼マップ — 新子と貴伊子が父親と共に降り立った駅
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Hofu's city hall.
- Getting there
- Hofu Stn · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Follow staff instructions
- Do not block the path or road
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- マイマイ新子と千年の魔法
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The arcade leading to Hofu Tenmangu.
- Getting there
- Hofu Stn · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- アニメ旅 — マイマイ新子と千年の魔法
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The river through Kokuga in Hofu.
- Getting there
- Hofu Stn · 21 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- アニメ旅 — マイマイ新子と千年の魔法
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The stone-paved slope kept at Katsuma in Hofu.
- Getting there
- Hofu Stn · 20 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- アニメ旅 — マイマイ新子と千年の魔法
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