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Film · 1982

I Are You, You Am Me — filming locations

7 places you can visit, in Hiroshima. 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

Senkoji Temple

Hiroshima Start here

The temple on the cliff above Onomichi, and the stone steps the body-swap film runs down.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
転校生 (映画)

Misode Tenmangu

Hiroshima Start here

The 55-step stone stair the two fall down and swap bodies on — the film's founding scene.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn (JR Sanyo Main Line) · 21 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
転校生 (映画)

Senkoji Park

Hiroshima

The lookout over the strait that every Onomichi film comes back to.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
転校生 (映画)

Shingyoji Temple

Hiroshima

The temple whose steps the two fall down and swap bodies on.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
転校生 (映画)

Mukaishima

Hiroshima

The island across the strait from Onomichi, reached by a four-minute ferry the films use constantly.

Getting there
Onomichi Stn + 4 min by ferry · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
転校生 (映画)

Fukuyama Castle

Hiroshima

The castle beside Fukuyama station, on the way to the Onomichi of these films.

Getting there
Fukuyama Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
転校生 (映画)

Setoda Port

Hiroshima

The island pier on the Onomichi ferry route the film's boat scenes were shot on.

Getting there
Ferry from Onomichi Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
転校生 (映画)

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