Anime film · 2017

Fireworks — real-life locations

Iioka Station, Iioka Lighthouse, Kimigahama Shiosai Park and more — 7 places you can visit, in Chiba, Miyagi. 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

Iioka Station

Chiba Start here

The seaside Chiba station Nazuna and Norimichi run for; the film's whole what-if turns on whether they catch the train here.

Getting there

Iioka Stn (JR Sobu Main Line) · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
Keep your voice down

Sources

飯岡駅 · 打ち上げ花火、下から見るか?横から見るか?

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Iioka Lighthouse

Chiba

The clifftop light above Iioka that the film's Moshita lighthouse is drawn from; the whole coast is visible from the point.

Getting there

Bus from Iioka Stn · 15 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Sources

飯岡灯台

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Kimigahama Shiosai Park

Chiba

A breezy seaside park below Inubosaki Lighthouse that modeled the film's poster art and also appears on screen.

Getting there

Kimigahama Stn · 7 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Do not photograph residents or students

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん「打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — ポスターのモデルで映像にも登場

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Inubosaki Lighthouse

Chiba

The white lighthouse at Cape Inubo where the boys watch the fireworks in the film's key scene; climbing it costs 200 yen and it closes by late afternoon.

Getting there

Inubo Stn · 11 min walk

Before you go

Admission fee required
Very crowded — expect queues

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん「打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — 典道たちが花火を見る重要なシーン

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Tokawa Station

Chiba

The retro terminus of the Choshi Electric Railway, where the old train car drawn in the film is preserved and can be entered for 150 yen.

Getting there

Tokawa Stn · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Admission fee required

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん「打ち上げ花火、下から見るか？横から見るか？聖地巡礼・ロケ地」 — 作中に描かれた銚子電鉄801号が保存される駅

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Utatsu Station

Miyagi

A former station platform in Miyagi that modeled the film's fictional Moshimo Station; the structure was half destroyed by the 2011 tsunami and cannot be entered.

Getting there

Utatsu Stn · At the station

Before you go