TV anime · 2018
Shinkalion — filming locations
5 places you can visit, in Saitama, Kyoto, Hokkaido. 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 · 5
Saitama
Start here
The Omiya museum that houses the series' secret base; the real hall of preserved locomotives is where the story starts.
- Getting there
- Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Stn (New Shuttle) · 2 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- No tripods or selfie sticks
- Sources
- 鉄道博物館 (さいたま市)
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Kyoto
The Kyoto branch of the series' base network, in the roundhouse and hall beside Umekoji.
- Getting there
- Umekoji-Kyotonishi Stn (JR Sanin Main Line) · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- No tripods or selfie sticks
- Sources
- 新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン
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Hokkaido
The northern end of the series' route, reached by the Hokkaido Shinkansen arc.
- Getting there
- Hakodate Stn (JR Hakodate Main Line) · 1 min walk
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- No tripods or selfie sticks
- Sources
- 新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン
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Fukuoka
The Mojiko museum standing in for the series' Kyushu base.
- Getting there
- Kyushu Railway Museum Stop · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- No photography indoors
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン
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Gunma
The abandoned Shin-etsu grade the series runs its Gunma episode along; the brick arches of the old line still stand.
- Getting there
- Bus from Yokokawa Stn · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Keep your voice down
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Sources
- 新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン
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