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TV anime · 2010

Occult Academy — real-life locations

Zozan Shrine, Nagano Station, Matsushiro Station and more — 13 places you can visit, in Nagano, Yamanashi, Tokyo. 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 · 13

Zozan Shrine

Nagano Start here

A Matsushiro shrine dedicated to the scholar Sakuma Shozan.

Getting there
Nagano Stn + bus 30min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Nagano Station

Nagano

A Hokuriku Shinkansen station, the gateway to Zenkoji.

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

Matsushiro Station

Nagano

The old station house of the closed Nagano Dentetsu Yashiro Line.

Getting there
Nagano Stn + bus 30min · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Shiotsu Station

Yamanashi

A Chuo Line station where a cable car climbs the slope to the housing estate above.

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

Shinshu Matsushiro Royal Hotel

Nagano

A hotel in Nagano. It appears in episode 2.

Getting there
Matsushiro Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 世紀末オカルト学院 「信州松代ロイヤルホテル」

Iwato Shrine

Nagano

A shrine in Nagano. It appears in episode 4.

Getting there
30 min by bus from Nagano Stn · 42 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 — 世紀末オカルト学院 「岩戸神社」

Minakami Shrine Tenmangu

Nagano

A Tenmangu shrine in Nagano. It appears in episode 8.

Getting there
30 min by bus from Nagano Stn · 38 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 — 世紀末オカルト学院 「皆神神社天満宮」

Kandagawa Floodgate

Nagano

A floodgate in Nagano. It appears in episode 7.

Getting there
Matsushiro Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 世紀末オカルト学院 「神田川水門」

Zenkoji Temple

Nagano

A temple in Nagano. It appears in episode 11.

Getting there
Zenkojishita Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 世紀末オカルト学院 「善光寺」

Azuma Bridge

Tokyo

A bridge in Tokyo. It appears in episode 13.

Getting there
Asakusa Stn · 3 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 — 世紀末オカルト学院 「吾妻橋」

Denboin-dori Street

Tokyo

A street in Tokyo. It appears in episode 13.

Getting there
Asakusa 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — 世紀末オカルト学院 「伝法院通り」

Sanada Treasures Museum

Nagano

A museum in Nagano. It appears in episode 3.

Getting there
Matsushiro Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 世紀末オカルト学院 「真田宝物館」

Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters

Nagano

A tunnel in Nagano. It appears in episode 3.

Getting there
Matsushiro Stn · 19 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 — 世紀末オカルト学院 「松代象山地下壕」

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