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Anime film · 2013

Saint Young Men — real-life locations

Tama Zoological Park, Tachikawa Station and more — 6 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 · 6

Tama Zoological Park

Tokyo Start here

The Hino zoo the two divine flatmates visit on a day out from their Tachikawa apartment.

Getting there
Tama-dobutsukoen Stn (Keio Line) · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
Sources
聖☆おにいさん

Tachikawa Station

Tokyo

The station of the suburb the two share a flat in. Almost every errand in the series starts from this concourse.

Getting there
Tachikawa Stn (JR Chuo Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅色LIKES — 地元を歩くように巡る「聖☆おにいさん」の世界 立川 · 旅する亜人ちゃん — 聖☆おにいさん聖地巡礼・ロケ地

Suwa Shrine (Tachikawa)

Tokyo

The old shrine of Tachikawa — the town where Buddha and Jesus share an apartment — which appears in the series itself.

Getting there
Tachikawa-Minami Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
諏訪神社 (立川市柴崎町)

Ishizaka Shoten

Tokyo

The long-established shop whose motodare sauce vending machine startles Jesus and Buddha.

Getting there
Tachikawa Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん 聖☆おにいさん聖地巡礼 — もとだれ自動販売機の場面

Tama Suizokukan (tropical fish shop)

Tokyo

The tropical-fish shop where Buddha works his small miracle; despite the name it is a pet shop, not an aquarium.

Getting there
Tachikawa-Kita Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん 聖☆おにいさん聖地巡礼 — ブッダが奇跡を起こした金魚屋

Nishiki Daini Park (Oni Park)

Tokyo

The children's park where Buddha sits, known locally as Oni Park for its big ogre-shaped slide.

Getting there
Tachikawa Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん 聖☆おにいさん聖地巡礼 — ブッダが座っていた公園

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