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TV anime · 1992

Sailor Moon — real-life locations

Azabu Hikawa Shrine, Jindai Botanical Gardens and more — 23 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 · 23

Azabu Hikawa Shrine

Tokyo Start here

The model for the Hikawa Shrine where Rei lives and the girls meet. The series is set in this part of Azabu.

Getting there
Azabu-juban Stn (Namboku / Oedo Line) · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
氷川神社 (東京都港区元麻布)

Jindai Botanical Gardens

Tokyo

A large botanical garden in Chofu that appears as the destination of the group's bus outing in the Sailor Moon R movie.

Getting there
Chofu Stn · 33 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Closed on Mondays
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
セーラームーンの舞台・聖地note — 劇場版Rのバス旅行先

Tokyo Metropolitan Roppongi High School

Tokyo

The metropolitan high school drawn in the manga as the model for Juban High, where Usagi and her friends go on to study.

Getting there
Azabu-juban Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Visiting hours are limited
Sources
素朴 セーラームーンの舞台・聖地 — 十番高校のモデル

Hotel New Otani

Tokyo

The hotel drawn as Rubina's lodgings in Sailor Moon SuperS episode 19.

Getting there
Kojimachi Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
素朴 セーラームーンの舞台・聖地 — SS第19話ルビーナの宿泊先

Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park

Tokyo

Named as the park Usagi goes on a date in — an Azabu park that keeps the slope of the valley it sits in.

Getting there
Azabu-juban Stn · 17 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 — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Azabu High School (exterior only)

Tokyo

Named as the model for the school Mamoru attends. A working private boys' school — look from the street.

Getting there
Azabu-juban Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Azabu Library

Tokyo

Named as the library Ami uses. A Minato ward branch, a few minutes up from Azabu-Juban.

Getting there
Azabu-juban Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Jikei University Hospital

Tokyo

The hospital where the author, Naoko Takeuchi, is said to have worked as a pharmacist before the series.

Getting there
Daimon Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Keio University, Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus

Tokyo

The pharmacy campus the author, Naoko Takeuchi, is said to have studied at.

Getting there
Onarimon Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Shiki-no-Kaori Park

Tokyo

Named as part of the walk to school. A Hikarigaoka park known for its herb beds.

Getting there
Hikarigaoka Stn · 7 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 — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Futago Bridge, Hikarigaoka Park

Tokyo

The footbridge across Hikarigaoka Park, on the same walk.

Getting there
Hikarigaoka Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Azabu St Mary's Church

Tokyo

The church in the Azabu backstreets the story walks through.

Getting there
Nogizaka Stn · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Azabu Elementary School

Tokyo

A working school in the same few blocks — look from the street.

Getting there
Nogizaka Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Tennozu Isle Station

Tokyo

The monorail station on the canal island.

Getting there
Tennozu Isle Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Shibuya Hikawa Shrine

Tokyo

The oldest shrine in Shibuya, in a wood behind the ward office.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Higashi-Fushimi Inari Shrine

Tokyo

The 1929 branch of Fushimi Inari, its red gates lined up in the western suburbs.

Getting there
Seibu-Yagisawa Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Shiba-Shinmei Shopping Street

Tokyo

The shopping street by Shiba Daijingu, on the same walk.

Getting there
Daimon 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 — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

The Kimi-chan Statue

Tokyo

The girl of the song "Akai Kutsu", standing in Patio Juban at the centre of Azabu-Juban.

Getting there
Azabu-Juban Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Onarimon Elementary School (exterior only)

Tokyo

A ward elementary school west of Shiba Park, under Tokyo Tower. A working school — look from the road.

Getting there
Onarimon Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo

The red lattice tower over Shiba Park, a fixed point of the Azabu the series is set in.

Getting there
Akabanebashi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 美少女戦士セーラームーン

Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library

Tokyo

The metropolitan library inside Arisugawa Park, said to be the library Ami studies at.

Getting there
Azabu-juban Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ 美少女戦士セーラームーン 「亜美が利用する図書館」

Hikawa Shrine

Tokyo

A shrine in Tokyo.

Getting there
Azabu-juban Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
triplog — 美少女戦士セーラームーン 「氷川神社」

Azabu-Juban

Tokyo

A district in Tokyo.

Getting there
Azabu-juban Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
triplog — 美少女戦士セーラームーン 「麻布十番」

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