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TV anime · 2018

Slow Start — real-life locations

6 places you can visit, in Nagano, Gunma. 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

Church Street Karuizawa

Nagano Start here

The shop shown in the story.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Karuizawa Station

Nagano

The station shown in the story.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Yagasaki Park

Nagano

The park shown in the story.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza

Nagano

The shop shown in the story.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Old Usui Pass Lookout

Gunma

The place shown in the story.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn + bus 20min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Shinano-Oiwake Station

Nagano

The station shown in the story.

Getting there
Shinano-Oiwake Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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