TV anime · 2008
Natsume’s Book of Friends — real-life locations
Hitoyoshi Onsen Station and more — 31 places you can visit, in Kumamoto, Kyoto, Fukuoka. 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 · 31
Kumamoto
Start here
Natsume's town is drawn from Hitoyoshi, and this is the station its buses and trains run from.
- Getting there
- Hitoyoshionsen Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 人吉温泉 · 夏目友人帳
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Kumamoto
A shrine reached by a long moss-grown stair between stone lanterns, listed by the prefecture among the series' model locations. The cave-mouth rock above it is a further climb.
- Getting there
- Takamori Stn (Minami-Aso Railway) + taxi 15 min · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Keep your voice down
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 熊本県公式 夏目友人帳コラボサイト — モデル地一覧
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Kumamoto
A tiny station in the same valley, on the Kuma line the series draws.
- Getting there
- Okadome-Kōfuku Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 夏目友人帳
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Kumamoto
A remote hill station, the only one in Japan with both a loop line and a switchback, its walls papered with visitors' business cards.
- Getting there
- Okoba Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 大畑駅 · 夏目友人帳モデル地一覧（熊本県公式）— 第一期第七話ほか
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Kumamoto
A red pedestrian arch bridge over the Kuma River, reopened in November 2025 after flood damage.
- Getting there
- Nishihitoyoshi Stn · 18 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 夏目友人帳モデル地一覧（熊本県公式）— 第一期第三話ほか
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Kyoto
A small hall enshrining Bishamonten in the Ogaki district, its grounds crowded with old memorial stones.
- Getting there
- Yamashina Stn · 16 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 夏目友人帳モデル地一覧（熊本県公式）— 第二期第十話ほか
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Kumamoto
The 1896 central station of Yatsushiro, where three lines meet, used in season one episode 9.
- Getting there
- Yatsushiro Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- 夏目友人帳モデル地一覧（熊本県公式）— 第一期第九話ほか
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Kumamoto
A 186-metre bridge over the Kuma River whose footway looks out over the rice country of Taragi, used in season three episode 4.
- Getting there
- Taragi Stn · 17 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 夏目友人帳モデル地一覧（熊本県公式）— 第三期第四話
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Kumamoto
The shrine where Natsume plays shadow-tag with the ayakashi.
- Getting there
- Okoba Stn · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「宮地嶽神社」
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Kumamoto
The lane Natsume walks under an umbrella in the opening sequence.
- Getting there
- Hitoyoshi Stn + 20 min bus · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Residential area — people live here
- Keep your voice down
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「野々脇」
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Fukuoka
The old udon shop Natsume is taken to as a child.
- Getting there
- Gion Stn · 6 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 — 夏目友人帳 「かろのうろん」
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Kumamoto
The bridge Natsume walks hand in hand with the towel yokai.
- Getting there
- Hitoyoshi Stn · 26 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「西瀬橋」
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Kumamoto
The station Natsume takes to meet Natori.
- Getting there
- Kumamoto 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 — 夏目友人帳 「熊本駅」
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Kumamoto
The station the halt Tanuma's family inn is reached from is drawn from.
- Getting there
- Chōyō Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「長陽駅」
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Tottori
The white Meiji mansion the exorcists' gathering is held in.
- Getting there
- Tottori Stn · 29 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Keep quiet indoors
- No photography indoors
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「仁風閣」
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Kagoshima
The junction Touko and Sana pass through on their trip.
- Getting there
- Yoshimatsu Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「吉松駅」
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Kumamoto
A Hisatsu Line station on the Kuma river. Appears in episode 5.
- Getting there
- Setoishi Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 瀬戸石駅
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Kumamoto
A shrine partway up Mt. Ichifusa, known for its approach between giant cedars. Appears in episode 3.
- Getting there
- Yunomae Stn + 30 min by car · 25 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- Anime Pilgrimage — 夏目友人帳 「市房神社」 EP3 · Anime Pilgrimage『夏目友人帳』聖地巡礼マップ — 市房神社
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Tokyo
The residence of statesman Takahashi Korekiyo, relocated to the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum.
- Getting there
- Hana-Koganei Stn · 18 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「高橋是清邸」
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Miyazaki
A cape at Hyuga lined with cliffs of columnar basalt.
- Getting there
- Hyuga-shi Stn + bus 25min · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「日向岬」
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Kumamoto
A station on the Hisatsu Line and the Kumagawa Railway.
- Getting there
- Hitoyoshi Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 人吉駅 · 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「人吉駅」
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Kumamoto
A shrine wrapped in forest on the outskirts of Hitoyoshi.
- Getting there
- Hitoyoshi Stn + 25min by car · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「雨宮神社」
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Fukuoka
A Nanakuma Line subway station in Fukuoka.
- Getting there
- Jirōmaru 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 — 夏目友人帳 「次郎丸駅」
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Fukuoka
A shrine in western Fukuoka city.
- Getting there
- Hashimoto Stn · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「橋本八幡宮」
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Miyazaki
A tea house in the castle town of Obi.
- Getting there
- Obi Stn · 17 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- Keep quiet indoors
- No photography indoors
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Kumamoto
A Tenmangu shrine in central Hitoyoshi.
- Getting there
- Sagarahanganjoji Stn · 22 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
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Kumamoto
A statue in Kumamoto. It appears in the opening.
- Getting there
- Sagarahanganjoji Stn · 24 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「東林寺の磨崖像」
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Kumamoto
A slope in Kumamoto.
- Getting there
- Kami-Kumamoto Stn · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「雁木坂」
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Kanagawa
A shop in Kanagawa.
- Getting there
- Kowakidani Stn · 21 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 — 夏目友人帳 「三河屋」
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Kumamoto
A bridge in Kumamoto. It appears in episode 6.
- Getting there
- Sagarahanganjoji Stn · 30 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
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「むつみ橋」
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Kumamoto
A bridge in Kumamoto.
- Getting there
- Yunomae Stn + 30 min by car · 46 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
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 夏目友人帳 「祓川橋」
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