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TV anime · 2017

Tsuki ga Kirei — filming locations

12 places you can visit, in Saitama. 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 · 12

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

Saitama Start here

Where Akane and Kotaro spend the summer festival. The series is set in Kawagoe and draws the shrine closely.

Getting there
Hon-Kawagoe Stn (Seibu Shinjuku Line) + 7 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
月がきれい · 川越氷川神社 · 聖地巡礼のススメ — 「月がきれい」聖地スポット一覧(川越氷川神社)

Kawagoeshi Station

Saitama Start here

The Tobu station on the route the two take between school and home.

Getting there
Kawagoeshi Stn (Tobu Tojo Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here
  • No tripods or selfie sticks

Taisho Roman Dream Street

Saitama Start here

The brick-fronted street drawn again and again through the series, a block off the warehouse quarter.

Getting there
Honkawagoe Stn (Seibu Shinjuku Line) · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
川越市 · 月がきれい

Toki no Kane Bell Tower

Saitama

The bell tower over the old merchant street the two walk again and again.

Getting there
Hon-Kawagoe Stn (Seibu Shinjuku Line) · 22 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
Sources
月がきれい · 時の鐘 · 聖地巡礼のススメ — 「月がきれい」聖地スポット一覧(時の鐘)

Honkawagoe Station

Saitama

The Seibu terminus Kotaro leaves from for Tokyo, and where the team gathers before the festival.

Getting there
Honkawagoe Stn (Seibu Shinjuku Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
月がきれい

Renkeiji

Saitama

The temple courtyard the track team gathers in; its grounds open straight onto the shopping street.

Getting there
Honkawagoe Stn (Seibu Shinjuku Line) · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues

Kitain

Saitama

The old Tendai temple in the series' Kawagoe, holding rooms moved from Edo Castle.

Getting there
Honkawagoe Stn (Seibu Shinjuku Line) · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Worshippers come first
  • No photography indoors

Shingashi Station

Saitama

A Tobu stop on the commuter line the series follows out of Kawagoe.

Getting there
Shingashi Stn (Tobu Tojo Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here

Minami-Otsuka Station

Saitama

The quiet Seibu halt at the edge of the series' Kawagoe.

Getting there
Minami-Otsuka Stn (Seibu Shinjuku Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance

Nishi-Kawagoe Station

Saitama

The single-platform JR halt west of town used in the series' quieter journeys.

Getting there
Nishi-Kawagoe Stn (JR Kawagoe Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Residential area — people live here

Minami-Furuya Station

Saitama

The JR stop east of Kawagoe on the line the series' characters ride.

Getting there
Minami-Furuya Stn (JR Kawagoe Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here

Kawagoe Station

Saitama

The main station of the town the whole series is set in.

Getting there
Kawagoe Stn (JR Kawagoe Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
月がきれい

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