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Tomogashima (Okinoshima), Ogijima, Kada Port and more — 7 places you can visit, in Wakayama, Kagawa. 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 · 7

Tomogashima (Okinoshima)

Wakayama Start here

The island the series' Hitogashima is built from, ruined Meiji-era batteries and all. Reached only by ferry.

Getting there
Kada Stn (Nankai Kada Line) + ferry 20 min · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
友ヶ島 · サマータイムレンダ

Ogijima

Kagawa Start here

The island the harbour half of Hitogashima is drawn from, houses stacked up the slope from the pier.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + 40 min ferry · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
サマータイムレンダ · 旅する亜人ちゃん — サマータイムレンダ 「男木島」

Kada Port

Wakayama

The mainland port the boat to the island leaves from; the crossing the story opens with.

Getting there
Kada Stn (Nankai Kada Line) · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
かしまるの聖地巡礼 — サマータイムレンダ 加太篇

Awashima Shrine

Wakayama

The Kada shrine buried in offered dolls — the ground the island’s own beliefs are built on.

Getting there
Kada Stn (Nankai Kada Line) · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
note — サマータイムレンダ聖地巡礼 加太編(淡嶋神社)

Kada Kasuga Shrine

Wakayama

The shrine facing the village shop; only its outer wall is drawn in the series.

Getting there
Kada Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
サマータイムレンダ 聖地巡礼 その2 加太編 — 作中では外壁だけの登場

Wakayamashi Station

Wakayama

The Nankai railway station whose concourse appears in the episode 2 conversation about the shadow legend.

Getting there
Wakayamashi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not photograph residents or students
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
聖地巡礼 サマータイムレンダ -和歌山市街地篇- — 第2話で「沼男」について話すシーン

Third Battery Ruins

Wakayama

A Meiji-era gun battery on Tomogashima, its brickwork swallowed by the forest.

Getting there
Kada Port + ferry 20min · 30 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — サマータイムレンダ 「和歌山市第三砲台跡」

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