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TV anime · 2016

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju — real-life locations

Kabukiza Theatre, Shinjuku Suehirotei and more — 6 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Nara, Tokushima. 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

Kabukiza Theatre

Tokyo Start here

The kabuki theatre in Higashi-Ginza.

Getting there
Higashi-Ginza Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road

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Shinjuku Suehirotei

Tokyo

A rakugo theatre at Shinjuku 3-chome, with its wooden auditorium intact.

Getting there
Shinjuku-sanchome Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
新宿末廣亭

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Former Nara Juvenile Prison

Nara

A 1908 red-brick former prison, an Important Cultural Property.

Getting there
Kintetsu-Nara Stn + bus 10min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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Sumida Park

Tokyo

The park along the Asakusa bank of the Sumida.

Getting there
Asakusa Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

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Awa-Ikeda Station

Tokushima

The station where the Dosan and Tokushima lines part.

Getting there
Awa-Ikeda Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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Ikaho Onsen Stone Steps

Gunma

A stairway in Gunma.

Getting there
Shibukawa Stn + bus 25min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 昭和元禄落語心中 「伊香保温泉 石段街」

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