Anime film · 2008
Ponyo — real-life locations
Tomonoura Stone Lantern, Numanokuma Shrine and more — 7 places you can visit, in Hiroshima. 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 · 7
Hiroshima
Start here
Miyazaki stayed above this harbour while planning the film, and the seaside town Sosuke lives in is drawn from it.
- Getting there
- Fukuyama Stn (JR Sanyo Line) + 30 min by bus · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
- Residential area — people live here
- Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Sources
- 旅色 — 崖の上のポニョの舞台、鞆の浦を巡るコース
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The shrine above Tomonoura, on the hillside the film's town climbs.
- Getting there
- Fukuyama Stn (JR Sanyo Line) + 30 min by bus · 8 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 崖の上のポニョ
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The hillside the town climbs to when the sea comes in at the end of the film.
- Getting there
- Fukuyama Stn + 30 min bus (Tomonoura) · 15 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 崖の上のポニョ 避難場所「後山公園」
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Hiroshima
A temple in Hiroshima.
- Getting there
- Fukuyama Stn (JR Sanyo Line) + 30 min by bus · 7 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 崖の上のポニョ 「医王寺」
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Hiroshima
A lookout in Hiroshima.
- Getting there
- Fukuyama Stn (JR Sanyo Line) + 30 min by bus · 20 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Do not block the path or road
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 崖の上のポニョ 「後山公園東展望台」
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Hiroshima
A village in Hiroshima.
- Getting there
- Fukuyama Stn + 30 min by bus · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- triplog — 崖の上のポニョ 「みろくの里」
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Hiroshima
A island in Hiroshima.
- Getting there
- Fukuyama Stn (JR Sanyo Line) + 30 min by bus · 28 min walk
- Before you go
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- triplog — 崖の上のポニョ 「仙酔島」
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