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TV anime · 2013

The Eccentric Family — filming locations

5 places you can visit, in Kyoto. 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 · 5

Shimogamo Shrine

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The tanuki family lives under the shrine’s forest, and the story opens and closes in these grounds.

Getting there
Demachiyanagi Stn (Keihan / Eizan Line) · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
有頂天家族 · 賀茂御祖神社

Nanzenji Temple

Kyoto

The temple the Ebisugawa brothers and the tengu move through in the Kyoto of the story.

Getting there
Keage Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
有頂天家族

Rokudo Chinnoji Temple

Kyoto

The temple at the old boundary between this world and the next — the series' idea of Kyoto rests on it.

Getting there
Gion-shijo Stn · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
Sources
有頂天家族

Kurama Station

Kyoto

The tengu's mountain begins here, at the end of the Eizan line.

Getting there
Kurama Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
Sources
有頂天家族

Minamiza Theatre

Kyoto

The kabuki theatre on Shijo the story's tanuki and tengu pass on their way through Kyoto.

Getting there
Gion-shijo Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • No photography indoors
Sources
南座 · 有頂天家族

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