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TV anime · 2011

Persona 4 the Animation — real-life locations

Kofu Station, Gekkoji Shopping Street and more — 4 places you can visit, in Yamanashi. 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 · 4

Kofu Station

Yamanashi Start here

The station at the centre of the Kofu basin; the castle park opens off the north exit.

Getting there
Kofu Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデン

Gekkoji Shopping Street

Yamanashi

A Fujiyoshida shopping street left as it was in the Showa years.

Getting there
Gekkoji Stn · 7 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 — ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデン

Honcho 2-chome Street

Yamanashi

The Fujiyoshida street with Mt. Fuji standing at the end of it.

Getting there
Gekkoji Stn · 8 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 — ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデン

Fujigakuen High School (exterior only)

Yamanashi

A private high school in Fujiyoshida. A working school — look from the road.

Getting there
Gekkoji Stn · 3 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 — ペルソナ4 ザ・ゴールデン

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