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TV anime · 2009

Saki — real-life locations

Lake Suwa lakeside park, Shiojiri Station and more — 28 places you can visit, in Nagano, Gifu, Nara. 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 · 28

Lake Suwa lakeside park

Nagano Start here

The Nagano lake the national-tournament arc looks out on; the promenade on the Kamisuwa shore is the view used.

Getting there
Kamisuwa Stn (JR Chuo Main Line) · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
諏訪湖

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Shiojiri Station

Nagano

A JR junction station in Nagano that appears at the start of episode 11 as the station nearest the prefectural qualifier venue; the matching shot is on platforms 3-4.

Getting there
Shiojiri Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん「咲-Saki-聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — 第11話冒頭の県予選会場最寄り駅

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Aoyagi Station

Nagano

A small country station in Chino where a character boards a train at the start of episode 10; trains stop infrequently, so check the timetable.

Getting there
Aoyagi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん「咲-Saki-聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — 第10話冒頭でマホが乗り込んだ駅

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Shiojiri Culture Hall (Lezan Hall)

Nagano

A 1,200-seat multipurpose hall in Shiojiri that served as the model for the prefectural mahjong qualifier venue seen in episode 10.

Getting there
Shiojiri Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん「咲-Saki-聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — 第10話の県予選会会場のモデル

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Nanakubo Station

Nagano

The JR Iida Line station used as Kiyosumi High's nearest stop, with the Central Alps visible from the platform.

Getting there
Nanakubo Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Keep your voice down
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
Sources
七久保駅 · 旅する亜人ちゃん 咲-Saki-聖地巡礼 — 清澄高校の最寄り駅

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Magome-juku Post Town

Gifu

The stone-paved Nakasendo post town the first-years sightsee in episode 25.

Getting there
Ochiaigawa Stn · 56 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん「咲-Saki-聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — 第25話で1年生が観光した宿場町

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Yoshimizu Shrine

Nara

The shrine Akado Harue's family home is drawn from.

Getting there
Yoshino Stn · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「吉水神社」

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Tokyo International Forum

Tokyo

The glass hall the national tournament is drawn in.

Getting there
Ginza Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「東京国際フォーラム」

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Suwa Seiryo High School

Nagano

A prefectural high school at Kami-Suwa.

Getting there
Kami-Suwa Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「長野県諏訪清陵高等学校」

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Nara City Central Gymnasium

Nara

Nara's central gymnasium.

Getting there
Kintetsu Nara Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「奈良市中央体育館」

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Yoshino Ropeway

Nara

Japan's oldest ropeway, opened in 1929.

Getting there
Yoshino Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「吉野ロープウェイ」

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Yoshino Station

Nara

The terminus of the Kintetsu Yoshino Line, the gateway to cherry-blossom Mt. Yoshino.

Getting there
Yoshino Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「吉野駅」

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Hankyu Senriyama Station

Osaka

A Hankyu Senri Line station.

Getting there
Senriyama Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「阪急千里山駅」

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Tachikawa Izumi Gymnasium

Tokyo

A civic gymnasium in Tachikawa.

Getting there
Izumi-Taiikukan Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「立川市泉市民体育館」

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National Olympics Memorial Youth Center

Tokyo

A youth centre on the site of the Olympic village at Yoyogi.

Getting there
Sangubashi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター」

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Haneda Airport

Tokyo

A café in Terminal 1 of Haneda Airport.

Getting there
Haneda Airport Terminal 1 Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

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Kane-no-Torii

Nara

The bronze torii on the pilgrim path up Mt. Yoshino.

Getting there
Yoshino Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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Hibiya Station

Tokyo

A Hibiya, Chiyoda and Mita Line station.

Getting there
Kasumigaseki Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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Miyamori Station

Iwate

The Kamaishi Line halt in the town the Iwate school takes its name from.

Getting there
Miyamori 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 — 咲-Saki-

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Otome Falls

Nagano

A waterfall on the Yokoya gorge road above Suwa.

Getting there
Shiojiri Stn · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 咲-Saki-

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Senriyama-Saijiji Library

Osaka

The Suita branch library on the hill.

Getting there
Minami-Senri Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 咲-Saki-

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Senri-Chuo Station (Osaka Monorail)

Osaka

The monorail station above the new town centre.

Getting there
Senri-Chūō 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 — 咲-Saki-

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Hanayagura Viewpoint

Nara

The lookout over the cherry slopes of upper Yoshino.

Getting there
Yoshino Stn · 25 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 — 咲-Saki-

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Yoyogi-koen Station

Tokyo

A Tokyo Metro Chiyoda line station.

Getting there
Yoyogi-koen Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
アニメ旅 — 咲-Saki-

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Imperial Hotel Tokyo

Tokyo

The Hibiya hotel, opened in 1890.

Getting there
Kasumigaseki Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 咲-Saki-

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Tennoji Zoo

Osaka

A zoo in Osaka.

Getting there
Dobutsuen-mae Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「天王寺動物園」

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Miyamorigawa Railway Bridge

Iwate

A railway bridge in Iwate.

Getting there
Miyamori Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 咲-Saki- 「宮守川橋梁」

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Marine Messe Fukuoka

Fukuoka

A exhibition centre in Fukuoka.

Getting there
Nakasu-Kawabata Stn · 32 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
舞台探訪総研 — 咲-Saki- 「マリンメッセ福岡」

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