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TV anime · 2021

Love Live! Superstar!! — filming locations

6 places you can visit, in Tokyo, 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 · 6

Omotesando

Tokyo Start here

The avenue the group's school sits above, and the street the series walks down again and again.

Getting there
Meiji-jingumae 'Harajuku' Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
Sources
ラブライブ!スーパースター!!

Ushiku Great Buddha

Ibaraki

The 120 m bronze Buddha that appears in the series' Ibaraki episode — the tallest in the world when it was built.

Getting there
Ushiku Stn (JR Joban Line) + 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 · ラブライブ!スーパースター!!

Ushiku Station

Ibaraki

The Ibaraki town one of the group comes from, and the station the episode there uses.

Getting there
Ushiku Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
ラブライブ!スーパースター!!

Onden Shrine

Tokyo

The small shrine in the back streets behind Omotesando that the group meets at.

Getting there
Meiji-jingumae 'Harajuku' Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
穏田神社

Chateau Kamiya

Ibaraki

Japan's first winery, a brick estate in the Ibaraki town one of the group comes from.

Getting there
Ushiku Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
Sources
牛久シャトー · ラブライブ!スーパースター!!

Kozushima Port

Tokyo

The island harbour of the Izu group that the series' summer chapter is set on; the ferry from Takeshiba lands here.

Getting there
Ferry from Takeshiba Pier · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
神津島 · ラブライブ!スーパースター!!

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