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TV drama · 2021

Come Home, Mone — filming locations

5 places you can visit, in Miyagi. 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

Kesennuma Oshima Bridge

Miyagi Start here

The bridge to the island the heroine grows up on, opened in 2019 after generations of ferries.

Getting there
Kesennuma Stn + 25 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
おかえりモネ

Yanaizu Station

Miyagi

A Kesennuma-line stop in the forestry country the drama's middle act is set in.

Getting there
Yanaizu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
おかえりモネ

Minami-Kesennuma Station

Miyagi

A station on the line rebuilt as a busway after the tsunami, in the drama's home town.

Getting there
Minami-Kesennuma Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
南気仙沼駅

Kesennuma Oshima

Miyagi

The island Momone grows up on; since 2019 the Oshima Ohashi bridge replaces the ferry the drama shows.

Getting there
Bus from Kesennuma Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
大島 (宮城県気仙沼市)

Kesennuma Station

Miyagi

The mainland station Momone leaves from; the line east of here runs as a bus rapid transit now.

Getting there
Kesennuma Stn (JR Ofunato Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
おかえりモネ

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