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TV anime · 2013

Photo Kano — real-life locations

Asagaya Pearl Center, Asagaya Suzuran Street and more — 4 places you can visit, in 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 · 4

Asagaya Pearl Center

Tokyo Start here

The covered arcade south of Asagaya Station, the everyday street of this series.

Getting there
Asagaya 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
聖地巡礼マップ — フォトカノ

Asagaya Suzuran Street

Tokyo

The narrower shopping street on the north side of the station.

Getting there
Minami-asagaya Stn · 3 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 — フォトカノ

Hirai Sports Park

Tokyo

Playing fields on the Arakawa flood plain in Edogawa.

Getting there
Hirai Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — フォトカノ

Lake Tama (Murayama Reservoir)

Tokyo

A 1927 reservoir for Tokyo's water, with a domed intake tower on the bank.

Getting there
Seibukyujo-mae Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — フォトカノ

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