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TV anime · 2010

Tamayura — real-life locations

Takehara Station, Fumeikaku and more — 52 places you can visit, in Hiroshima, Kanagawa. 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 · 52

Takehara Station

Hiroshima Start here

Fu's home town starts here — the old merchant quarter is a ten-minute walk from the platform.

Getting there
Takehara Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
竹原駅 · たまゆら (アニメ)

Fumeikaku

Hiroshima Start here

The wooden viewing hall on stilts above the preserved quarter that Fu photographs the town from.

Getting there
Takehara Stn (JR Kure Line) · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
虹の広場 — たまゆら 聖地巡礼スポット一覧

Takehara Historic Preservation District

Hiroshima

Fu's home town, an Edo-era merchant townscape reproduced closely in the series.

Getting there
Takehara Stn (JR Kure Line) · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
竹原市 · たまゆら (アニメ)

Takehara Port

Hiroshima

Where the ferries to the islands leave, and where the series looks out over the Inland Sea. The pin is the terminal building.

Getting there
Takehara Stn (JR Kure Line) · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
たまゆら (アニメ)

Shioiri Station

Kanagawa

The Yokosuka stop the story uses when it leaves Takehara for the mainland.

Getting there
Shioiri Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
汐入駅 · たまゆら (アニメ)

Verny Park

Kanagawa

The rose garden along the Yokosuka waterfront, looking out at the naval harbour.

Getting there
Yokosuka Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
Sources
たまゆら (アニメ)

Okunoshima (Rabbit Island)

Hiroshima

The island of rabbits and poison-gas ruins the girls visit by ferry.

Getting there
Tadanoumi Stn + 15 min by ferry · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
大久野島

Ondo Strait

Hiroshima

The narrow channel of red bridges the series looks down on from the hill.

Getting there
Kure Stn + 30 min by bus · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Keep your voice down
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
Sources
音戸の瀬戸

Uraga Station

Kanagawa

The harbour town at the end of the Keikyu line, in the series' Yokosuka chapters.

Getting there
Uraga Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
浦賀 · たまゆら (アニメ)

Mitarai

Hiroshima

The preserved Edo port quarter on Osakishimojima that the series' island trip is set in.

Getting there
Bus from Hiro Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
御手洗 (呉市) · たまゆら (アニメ)

Shorenji

Hiroshima

The temple at the head of the preserved street, on the walk the series takes through Takehara.

Getting there
Takehara Stn (JR Kure Line) · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
虹の広場 — たまゆら 聖地巡礼スポット一覧

Bamboo Joy Highland Park

Hiroshima

Takehara's bamboo-themed municipal sports park, planted with some 1,300 cherry trees, which appears in the TV series.

Getting there
Onori Stn (JR Kure Line) · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
総合公園バンブー・ジョイ・ハイランド

Shioiri Park

Kanagawa

The park where Kaede and Chihiro talk.

Getting there
Asano Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「汐入公園」

Hamayu Park

Kanagawa

The park where Kaede photographs Chihiro.

Getting there
Shioiri Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
はまゆう公園 · 旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「はまゆう公園」

Shinko Bridge

Hiroshima

The bridge where they say goodbye to Norie.

Getting there
Takehara Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「新港橋」

Jizo Hall

Hiroshima

The roadside hall in the opening sequence.

Getting there
Takehara Stn on foot · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Worshippers come first
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「地蔵堂」

Former Kasai Residence

Hiroshima

The merchant house where they write their lantern wishes.

Getting there
Takehara Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
  • No photography indoors
Sources
たまゆら (アニメ) · 旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「旧笠井邸」

Saiho-ji

Hiroshima

The hillside temple Potte stops at on the way home from school.

Getting there
Kure Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「西方寺」

Ebisu Shrine

Hiroshima

The shrine the four of them visit after dark.

Getting there
Kusatsu Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「恵美須神社」

Takehara Museum of History and Folklore

Hiroshima

A local history museum in Takehara's preserved townscape district.

Getting there
Takehara Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「竹原市歴史民俗資料館」

Ne-no-Jinja Shrine

Kanagawa

A shrine near Shioiri Station.

Getting there
Shioiri Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「子之神社」

Matoba Beach

Hiroshima

A bathing beach at Takehara.

Getting there
Takehara Stn · 30 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「的場海水浴場」

Mt. Ryuo

Hiroshima

A hill above the Mihara coast with a lookout over the Inland Sea islands.

Getting there
Sunami Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「竜王山」

Onomichi Station

Hiroshima

A Sanyo Line station facing the Onomichi channel.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「尾道駅」

Senko-ji Temple

Hiroshima

A temple on the hillside above Onomichi, looking down over the channel.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「千光寺」

Kano Shrine

Kanagawa

A shrine on the east bank of Uraga harbour, twinned with the western Kano shrine across the water.

Getting there
Uraga Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「叶神社」

Daijo Station

Hiroshima

A Kure Line station.

Getting there
Onori Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「大乗駅」

Odayama Shrine

Hiroshima

A shrine in Takehara.

Getting there
Takehara Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「小田山神社」

Rantokaku Art Museum

Hiroshima

An art museum on Shimo-Kamagari island devoted to Japanese painting.

Getting there
Hiro Stn + bus 60min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
たまゆら (アニメ)

Sakamoto Tunnel

Kanagawa

An old tunnel at Hemi in Yokosuka.

Getting there
Hemi Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down

Eden no Umi

Hiroshima

A seafront lookout park at Tadanoumi with views of the Inland Sea islands.

Getting there
Tadanoumi Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Three-storied Pagoda

Hiroshima

The 1388 three-storey pagoda of Tennei-ji in Onomichi.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 26 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Tsuchido Pier

Hiroshima

The Onomichi-side pier of the ferry across to Mukaishima.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down

Buttsu-ji Temple

Hiroshima

A Rinzai Zen temple in the hills of Mihara, known for its autumn colour.

Getting there
Mihara Stn + bus 40min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down

Rekishi no Mieru Oka Park

Hiroshima

A hilltop park above the old port village of Mitarai on Osakishimojima, looking over its Edo-period streets and the islands of the Inland Sea.

Getting there
Bus from Hiro Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
たまゆら (アニメ)

Hiroshima Airport

Hiroshima

Hiroshima's airport on the heights of Mihara.

Getting there
Shiraichi Stn + bus 15min · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
たまゆら (アニメ)

Hiro Station bus stop

Hiroshima

The bus stop outside Hiro station, on the way along the coast.

Getting there
Hiro Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — たまゆら

Kaede Bridge

Hiroshima

A bridge in Kure, on the same coast road.

Getting there
Kure Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — たまゆら

Isomiya Hachiman Shrine

Hiroshima

The shrine above the old salt-merchant streets of Takehara.

Getting there
Takehara Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — たまゆら

Jumonjiyama Park

Hiroshima

A hilltop park on Toyoshima, looking over the islands of the Seto inland sea.

Getting there
15 min by car from Ochoro Port · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — たまゆら

Atago Shrine, Yano

Hiroshima

A hillside shrine at Yano in the east of Hiroshima.

Getting there
Yano Stn · 30 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — たまゆら

Mihara Station

Hiroshima

The Sanyo Shinkansen and main line station, built on the site of Mihara Castle.

Getting there
Mihara Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
アニメ旅 — たまゆら

Momoneko-sama Statue

Hiroshima

A statue in the Takehara shopping street.

Getting there
Takehara Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — たまゆら

Ishizuchiyama, Senko-ji

Hiroshima

The rock outcrop on Senkoji hill, climbed by chains.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
アニメ旅 — たまゆら

Horikawa

Hiroshima

A Takehara okonomiyaki restaurant, said to be the model for the shop Hoboro.

Getting there
Takehara Stn (JR Kure Line) · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ たまゆら 「お好み焼き屋『ほぼろ』」

Kure Station

Hiroshima

The gateway station of Kure, the old naval port east of Takehara along the Kure Line. A covered deck links the concourse to the harbour front.

Getting there
Kure Stn (JR Kure Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — たまゆら

Nekonote Pan Kojo Bakery

Hiroshima

A tiny bakery on the Higashi-Tsuchido hillside in Onomichi, reached by a narrow lane below Senko-ji. The shop is small enough to take one customer at a time.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — たまゆら

Sunami Seaside Park

Hiroshima

A seaside park in Hiroshima. It appears in episode 6.

Getting there
Sunami Stn · 51 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「三原市すなみ海浜公園」

Former Izumi Family Villa (Onomichi Gaudi House)

Hiroshima

A villa in Hiroshima. It appears in episode 6.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn (JR Sanyo Main Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「旧和泉家別邸(尾道ガウディハウス)」

Kyukamura Okunoshima

Hiroshima

A hotel in Hiroshima.

Getting there
Tadanoumi Stn + 15 min by ferry · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「休暇村大久野島」

Dobuita Street

Kanagawa

A street in Kanagawa.

Getting there
Shioiri Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
舞台探訪総研 — たまゆら 「ドブ板通り」

B&B Shiokaze

Hiroshima

A hotel in Hiroshima.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — たまゆら 「B&B潮風」

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