Anime film · 2014

When Marnie Was There — real-life locations

Akkeshi Station, Suikyoso Villa, Kushiro Wetland and more — 7 places you can visit, in Hokkaido, Nagano. 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

Akkeshi Station

Hokkaido Start here

The film's seaside town was invented from location scouting in Kushiro, Nemuro and Akkeshi — the marsh at Mochirippu is one of the places the crew photographed.

Getting there

Akkeshi Stn · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Keep your voice down

Sources

思い出のマーニー

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Suikyoso Villa

Nagano Start here

The lakeside villa the Marsh House is drawn from, verandah out over the water.

Getting there

Naka-Karuizawa Stn · 34 min walk

Before you go

Admission fee required
Keep quiet indoors
No photography indoors
Closed on Mondays

Sources

思い出のマーニー · 旅する亜人ちゃん — 思い出のマーニー「睡鳩荘」

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Kushiro Wetland

Hokkaido Start here

The marsh Anna and Marnie row across, the largest in the country and still tidal in places.

Getting there

Kushiro Stn + JR Senmo Line (Kushiro-shitsugen) · 10 min walk

Before you go

Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Few buses — check your return time before you go

Sources

思い出のマーニー · 旅する亜人ちゃん — 思い出のマーニー「釧路湿原」

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Karuizawa Taliesin

Nagano

The lakeside park of relocated western houses that the marsh house's interiors are drawn from.

Getting there

Bus from Naka-Karuizawa Stn · 5 min walk

Before you go

Admission fee required
Keep your voice down
No photography indoors

Sources

軽井沢タリアセン

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Shinryu Shrine

Hokkaido

A small shrine near Akkeshi Station whose grounds match a shot in the film exactly, an easy walk for visitors arriving by train.

Getting there

Akkeshi Stn · 6 min walk

Before you go

Worshippers come first
Residential area — people live here
Keep your voice down

Sources

舞台探訪総研道東編 — カットがモデルとぴったり一致

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Lake Mochirippu

Hokkaido

A quiet lagoon left behind by the receding sea that models the landscape around the Marsh House; it can only be viewed from near the small fishing port.

Getting there

Akkeshi Stn (JR Nemuro Line) + bus 60 min · 10 min walk

Before you go