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TV anime · 2013

Meganebu! — real-life locations

Sabae Station, Tannan High School, Megane Kaikan and more — 11 places you can visit, in Fukui. 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 · 11

Sabae Station

Fukui Start here

A Hokuriku Line station.

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

Tannan High School

Fukui

A prefectural high school in Sabae.

Getting there
Nishi-Sabae Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here

Megane Kaikan

Fukui

The eyewear museum and shop of Sabae, Japan's spectacle-making town.

Getting there
Sabae Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Europan Kimuraya

Fukui

A Sabae bakery founded in 1927.

Getting there
Sabae Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Nishiyama Park

Fukui

A Sabae park famous for its azaleas, with a small zoo.

Getting there
Nishiyama-Kōen Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Biwa Bridge

Fukui

The Sabae bridge with spectacle-shaped arches, in the town that makes most of Japan's frames.

Getting there
Sabae Stn · 13 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
聖地巡礼マップ — メガネブ

Sabae City Hall

Fukui

The city hall in the same town.

Getting there
Nishiyama-Kōen Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — メガネブ

Nishi-Sabae Station

Fukui

The Fukui Railway halt in the middle of the spectacle town.

Getting there
Nishi-Sabae Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — メガネブ

Sabae Machinaka Shopping Street

Fukui

The shopping street the story walks through.

Getting there
Nishi-Sabae Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — メガネブ

Hakusan Shrine, Sabae

Fukui

A village shrine at Kamikochi in Sabae.

Getting there
15 min by car from Sabae Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — メガネブ

Fukui Station

Fukui

A station in Fukui.

Getting there
Fukui 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 — メガネブ 「福井駅」

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