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TV anime · 2020

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club — filming locations

5 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Okinawa. 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 · 5

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 · 2 min walk
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

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