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TV anime · 2020

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club — real-life locations

Kokusai-tenjijo Station, Shurijo Castle, Senagajima and more — 19 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Okinawa, 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 · 19

Kokusai-tenjijo Station

Tokyo Start here

The Odaiba station the group commutes through, next to the hall their idol events fill.

Getting there
Kokusai-tenjijo Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
国際展示場駅 · ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会

Shurijo Castle

Okinawa

The Ryukyu palace the group visits in the Okinawa episode. The main hall burned in 2019 and is being rebuilt in public view.

Getting there
Shuri Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
首里城

Senagajima

Okinawa

The island under the flight path by Naha airport, drawn in the Okinawa episode.

Getting there
Akamine Stn + 15 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
瀬長島

Decks Tokyo Beach

Tokyo

The Odaiba mall the group's early episodes are set around.

Getting there
Odaiba-kaihinkoen Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
デックス東京ビーチ · ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会

Tokyo Big Sight

Tokyo

The Odaiba exhibition halls of the school idol festival the series builds towards.

Getting there
Kokusai-tenjijo Stn (Rinkai Line) · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Follow the on-site guards' instructions
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
東京国際展示場 · ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会

Odaiba

Tokyo

The reclaimed waterfront the school is set on, its promenades and bay views running through the series.

Getting there
Telecom Center Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
お台場 · ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会

Former Kachonomiya Residence

Kanagawa

The 1929 half-timbered Western-style house drawn as Shizuku Osaka's home in the second season.

Getting there
Kamakura Stn + 10 min by bus · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • No photography indoors
  • Closed on Mondays
Sources
旧華頂宮邸

Rainbow Bridge

Tokyo

The Odaiba suspension bridge used as the setting of the animated music video for the club's first single, "Mutekikyuu*Believer".

Getting there
Shibaura-futo Stn (Yurikamome) · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
レインボーブリッジ

VenusFort

Tokyo Gone

The Odaiba shopping complex that stands in as the live venue in episode 7.

Getting there
Aomi Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • No longer exists — nothing remains at the site
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会 · ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会聖地巡礼 — 7話でライブ会場として登場

the SOHO

Tokyo

The colourful Aomi office block used in the opening sequence where the members appear in business suits.

Getting there
Telecom Center Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Private building — use the tenant entrance only
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会聖地巡礼 — OPでスーツ姿のメンバーが描かれた建物

DiverCity Tokyo

Tokyo

The staircase to the right of the Gundam statue where Setsuna performs 'CHASE!' in episode 1, the moment that sets Ayumu and Yu on the school idol path.

Getting there
Tokyo Teleport Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
Sources
ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会 · 【お台場巡り】虹ヶ咲 聖地巡礼(ケン/note) — 1期1話のせつ菜のライブ階段

Aomi Chuo Futo Park

Tokyo

The park bench on its azalea hill where Shizuku sits with her dog Ophelia for a brief cut in the episode 8 performance.

Getting there
Telecom Center Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
【虹ヶ咲】お台場旅行【聖地巡礼】(すばひ/note) — 1期8話のツツジ山のベンチ

Harumi Triton Square

Tokyo

The complex that appears in the season 2 opening, in the cut where Shizuku is drawn holding an umbrella.

Getting there
Tsukishima Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
Sources
【虹ヶ咲】お台場旅行【聖地巡礼】(すばひ/note) — 2期OPのしずくのカット

Aomi Minami Futo Park

Tokyo

The waterfall-and-rocks park where Shioriko crouches in the season 2 opening.

Getting there
Telecom Center Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
【お台場巡り】虹ヶ咲 聖地巡礼(ケン/note) — 2期OPで栞子がしゃがむ場所

Toyosu 6-chome Park

Tokyo

The waterside park Kasumi stands in during the opening sequence.

Getting there
Kokusai-tenjijo Stn · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会 「豊洲六丁目公園」

Shinonome Canal Court

Tokyo

A large housing complex along the canal at Shinonome.

Getting there
Shinonome Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Akemi Bridge

Tokyo

A bridge over the canal at Ariake.

Getting there
Tokyo Big Sight Stn · 9 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

Tokyo Big Sight

Tokyo

A exhibition centre in Tokyo.

Getting there
Tokyo Big Sight Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会 「東京ビックサイト」

Aqua City Odaiba

Tokyo

A shopping centre in Tokyo. It appears in the opening.

Getting there
Daiba Stn · 6 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 — ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会 「アクアシティお台場」

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