Film · 1999
Poppoya — filming locations
6 places you can visit, in Hokkaido, Shizuoka. 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 · 6
Hokkaido
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Gone
Dressed as Horomai Station for the film and kept that way ever since. The line closed in 2024; the station and its film set remain.
- Getting there
- Higashi-Shikagoe Stn + 20 min by bus · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Keep your voice down
- No longer exists — nothing remains at the site
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Sources
- 鉄道員 (小説)
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Hokkaido
The junction the film's branch line runs off, and where its trains are set out from.
- Getting there
- Takikawa Stn · 1 min walk
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
- Sources
- 鉄道員 (小説)
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Hokkaido
The coal-line museum on the closed Horonai railway, where the rolling stock of the film's era is kept.
- Getting there
- Iwamizawa Stn + 30 min by bus · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Closed on Mondays
- Sources
- 鉄道員 (小説)
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Shizuoka
An Oigawa Railway station used for the film's steam-era scenes.
- Getting there
- Ieyama Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Keep your voice down
- Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
- Sources
- 鉄道員 (小説)
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Hokkaido
The brick brewery in Kuriyama used for the film's town scenes, still brewing.
- Getting there
- Kuriyama Stn · 8 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Follow staff instructions
- Keep quiet indoors
- Sources
- 鉄道員 (小説)
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Hokkaido
The museum of the coalfield whose closure emptied the railway towns the film is about.
- Getting there
- Bus from Shin-Yubari Stn · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Closed on Mondays
- Sources
- 鉄道員 (小説)
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