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TV anime · 2008

true tears — real-life locations

Johana Betsuin Zentokuji, Johana Station, Johana-za and more — 9 places you can visit, in Toyama, Tokyo. 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 · 9

Johana Betsuin Zentokuji

Toyama Start here

The temple at the centre of Johana, the town the series is set in; its grounds and its festival run through the story.

Getting there
Johana Stn (JR Johana Line) · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
アニ旅なんと(南砺市) — 「true tears」のスポット

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Johana Station

Toyama

The end of the line in the town the series is set in, drawn as it stands.

Getting there
Johana Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
Sources
城端駅

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Johana-za

Toyama

The performance hall in Johana whose stage carries the series' festival scenes.

Getting there
Johana Stn (JR Johana Line) · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
LLxyo’s Daydreams — true tears 聖地巡礼 城端編

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Johana Junior High School

Toyama

The school drawn as Mugibana High; the distinctive facade appears in episode 3 and the terraced steps by the ground in episode 5.

Getting there
Johana Stn · 31 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Visiting hours are limited
Sources
LLxyo's Daydreams true tears聖地巡礼②城端編その2 — 麦端高校のモデル

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Takaoka Kojo Park

Toyama

The moated castle park drawn through episodes 4 and 6 to 8, water on three sides of the keep ground.

Getting there
Etchu-Nakagawa Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — true tears 4話・6〜8話「高岡古城公園」

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Favore Shopping Mall

Toyama

The mall Shin'ichiro and Aiko go to in episode 4.

Getting there
Hayahoshi Stn · 16 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 — true tears 4話「フューチャーシティ ファボーレ」

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Shinjuku Station West Exit

Tokyo

The bus stop at Shinjuku Station's west exit.

Getting there
Shinjuku-nishiguchi Stn · 2 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

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Zentokuji Hall

Toyama

The hall beside Johana Betsuin Zentokuji. Appears in episode 4.

Getting there
Johana Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ true tears 「善徳寺会館/4話」

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Takoyaki Hachihachi

Toyama

A shop in Toyama. It appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Etchu-Nakagawa Stn (JR Himi Line) · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — true tears 「たこ焼きはちはち」

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