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Film · 2013

Library Wars — filming locations

Kitakyushu Central Library and more — 5 places you can visit, in Fukuoka, Ibaraki, 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 · 5

Kitakyushu Central Library

Fukuoka Start here

Isozaki Arata's vaulted library, used as the Library Force's headquarters in the films.

Getting there
Tanga Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Do not photograph residents or students
  • Closed on Mondays
Sources
北九州市立図書館

Ibaraki Prefectural Library

Ibaraki

The Mito library used for the Library Force's headquarters in the live-action films.

Getting there
Mito Stn (JR Joban Line) · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
  • Closed on Mondays
Sources
図書館戦争

Musashi-Sakai Station

Tokyo

A Chuo Line and Seibu Tamagawa Line station.

Getting there
Musashi-Sakai 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 — 図書館戦争 「武蔵境駅」

Semba Shinsaibashi-suji Arcade

Osaka

The covered arcade at the northern end of Shinsaibashi-suji.

Getting there
Hommachi Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 図書館戦争 「せんば心斎橋筋商店街」

Lake Suwa Service Area

Nagano

A Chuo Expressway service area above Lake Suwa.

Getting there
Okaya Stn + 15min by car · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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