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Film · 2004

Kamikaze Girls — filming locations

3 places you can visit, in Ibaraki. 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

Shimotsuma Station

Ibaraki Start here

The Ibaraki town the film is named for, where the lolita and the biker meet.

Getting there
Shimotsuma Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
下妻駅 · 下妻物語

Ushiku Great Buddha

Ibaraki

The 120 m bronze Buddha that looms over the film's Ibaraki landscape.

Getting there
Ushiku Stn + 30 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Worshippers come first
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
牛久大仏 · 下妻物語

Tobanoe Station

Ibaraki

The wooden Kanto Railway halt in the rice fields outside Shimotsuma, on the line the film's pair ride.

Getting there
Tobanoe Stn (Kanto Railway Joso Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
騰波ノ江駅

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