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Otaki Onsen Roadside Station, Takasaki Station and more — 6 places you can visit, in Saitama, Gunma, 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 · 6

Otaki Onsen Roadside Station

Saitama Start here

A roadside station with hot-spring baths in the hills of Chichibu. Appears in episode 3.

Getting there
Seibu-Chichibu Stn + bus 30min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 瑠璃の宝石 「道の駅 大滝温泉」 EP3 · Anime Pilgrimage『瑠璃の宝石』聖地巡礼マップ — 道の駅 大滝温泉

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Takasaki Station

Gunma

The station where the Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines part. Appears in episode 12.

Getting there
Takasaki Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 瑠璃の宝石 「高崎駅」 EP12 · Anime Pilgrimage『瑠璃の宝石』聖地巡礼マップ — 高崎駅

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Higashi-Kurume Central Library

Tokyo

Higashi-Kurume's central library. Appears in episode 9.

Getting there
Higashi-Kurume Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 瑠璃の宝石 「東久留米市立中央図書館」 EP9 · Anime Pilgrimage『瑠璃の宝石』聖地巡礼マップ — 東久留米市立中央図書館

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Oasis Obuse Roadside Station

Nagano

The roadside station at Obuse. Appears in episode 13.

Getting there
Kitasuzaka Stn · 29 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 瑠璃の宝石 「道の駅 オアシスおぶせ」 EP13 · Anime Pilgrimage『瑠璃の宝石』聖地巡礼マップ — 道の駅 オアシスおぶせ

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Rekishi no Yado Kanaguya

Nagano

A four-storey wooden inn at Shibu hot springs.

Getting there
Yudanaka Stn + bus 10min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『瑠璃の宝石』聖地巡礼マップ — 歴史の宿金具屋

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Gunma University Faculty of Science and Technology

Gunma

Gunma University's engineering faculty in Kiryu, with its 1916 alumni hall still standing.

Getting there
Nishi-Kiryu Stn · 27 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down

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