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TV anime · 2014

Tokyo ESP — real-life locations

National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Station and more — 6 places you can visit, in Tokyo. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Locations · 6

National Museum of Western Art

Tokyo Start here

The Le Corbusier museum in Ueno Park, named as the site of the fight.

Getting there
Shin-Okachimachi Stn · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 東京ESP

Ueno Station

Tokyo

The station the call is taken at.

Getting there
Ueno Stn · 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 — 東京ESP

Ikebukuro Station

Tokyo

One of the busiest stations in the city.

Getting there
Ikebukuro Stn · 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 — 東京ESP

The Saigo Takamori Statue

Tokyo

The bronze at the south end of Ueno Park, unveiled in 1898.

Getting there
Ueno Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 東京ESP

Iidabashi Crossing

Tokyo

Where Sotobori-dori, Mejiro-dori and Okubo-dori all meet, above the old castle moat.

Getting there
Iidabashi Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 東京ESP

Kagurazaka-ue Crossing

Tokyo

The crossing at the top of the Kagurazaka slope, where the lanes of small restaurants begin.

Getting there
Ushigome-Kagurazaka Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 東京ESP

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