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TV anime · 1986

Maison Ikkoku — real-life locations

Higashi-Kurume Station, Shakujii Park and more — 3 places you can visit, in 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 · 3

Higashi-Kurume Station

Tokyo Start here

The model for Tokeizaka Station; Fuji is visible straight down the west exit street.

Getting there
Higashi-Kurume Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
東久留米駅 · めぞん一刻

Shakujii Park

Tokyo

The park whose boating pond appears in a scene with the characters out on a rowboat.

Getting there
Shakujii-koen Stn (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
石神井公園

Minamoto-no-Yu Bathhouse

Tokyo

A neighborhood public bath a few minutes from Higashi-Kurume Station, the model for Nezame-yu where characters soak in the story.

Getting there
Higashi-Kurume Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Closed on Mondays
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん めぞん一刻聖地巡礼 — ねざめ湯のモデルの銭湯

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