Anime film · 2002
The Cat Returns — real-life locations
Nakasugi-dori, Omotesando and more — 6 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kanagawa. 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 · 6
Tokyo
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The zelkova-lined avenue of Asagaya.
- Getting there
- Asagaya Stn · 8 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not photograph residents or students
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The zelkova-lined avenue laid out as the approach to Meiji Shrine.
- Getting there
- Shibuya Stn · 17 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
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A bus stop in Asagaya-Minami.
- Getting there
- Minami-asagaya Stn · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Do not block the path or road
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- Anime Pilgrimage『猫の恩返し』聖地巡礼マップ — 阿佐ヶ谷南一丁目
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The covered arcade north of Kichijoji station, where the cat leads Haru.
- Getting there
- Kichijoji 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
- 聖地巡礼マップ — 猫の恩返し
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A working school in Koganei — look from the road.
- Getting there
- Higashi-Koganei Stn · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Working school — the grounds are off limits
- Do not enter private property
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 聖地巡礼マップ — 猫の恩返し
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A shopping street in Kanagawa.
- Getting there
- Motomachi-chukagai Stn · 2 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 — 猫の恩返し 「元町商店街」
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