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TV anime · 2017

Sakura Quest — real-life locations

Inami Betsuin Zuisenji, Johana Station, Sakuragaike Pond and more — 7 places you can visit, in Toyama, Okinawa, Ishikawa. 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 · 7

Inami Betsuin Zuisenji

Toyama Start here

Manoyama is drawn from Nanto, and the temple at the top of Inami’s carving street appears in the series.

Getting there
Fukuno Stn (JR Johana Line) + 20 min by bus · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
アニ旅なんと(南砺市) — 「サクラクエスト」のスポット

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Johana Station

Toyama

The terminus the town's fictional station is drawn from, where the heroine arrives for a job she misread.

Getting there
Johana Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — サクラクエスト 富山県南砺市

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Sakuragaike Pond

Toyama

A reservoir lake at the heart of the Nanto City area that modeled the anime's fictional town of Manoyama, listed as an official Sakura Quest location by the city's anime tourism site.

Getting there
Johana Stn · 61 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
サクラクエスト · アニ旅なんと — 間野山市のモデルの中心・桜ヶ池エリア

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Hateruma Airport

Okinawa

The remote Yaeyama island airport where Yoshino lands in the final episode.

Getting there
10 min by car from Hateruma Port · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん サクラクエスト聖地巡礼 — 最終回で由乃が降り立つ空港

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Inami Roadside Station

Toyama

A roadside station at Inami, the woodcarving town. Appears in episode 5.

Getting there
Fukuno Stn + 15min by car · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — サクラクエスト 「道の駅井波」

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Zuisenji Temple

Toyama

A temple in Toyama.

Getting there
Fukuno Stn (JR Johana Line) + 20 min by bus · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — サクラクエスト 「瑞泉寺」

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Kenroku-en

Ishikawa

A garden in Ishikawa.

Getting there
Nomachi Stn · 27 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — サクラクエスト 「兼六園」

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