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TV anime · 1969

Sazae-san — filming locations

3 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Fukuoka. 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 · 3

Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum

Tokyo Start here

Sakurashinmachi is where the author lived and where the Isono family is set; the museum and its memorial hall stand on the same street.

Getting there
Sakurashinmachi Stn (Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line) · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
長谷川町子美術館 · サザエさん

Sakurashinmachi Station

Tokyo

The station the Isono family's neighbourhood grew around; the platform plays the theme song.

Getting there
Sakura-shimmachi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
桜新町駅 · サザエさん

Nishijin Station

Fukuoka

Hasegawa walked the Fukuoka seafront near here when she thought up the family — the street above is named after the strip.

Getting there
Nishijin Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
西新駅 · サザエさん

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