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TV anime · 2018

Umamusume: Pretty Derby — filming locations

7 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Chiba, Hyogo. 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

Tokyo Racecourse

Tokyo Start here

Where the series runs its Japanese Derby and Japan Cup, drawn from the real track down to the stands.

Getting there
Fuchu-Keiba-seimonmae Stn (Keio Keibajo Line) · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Open on race and simulcast days only — check the calendar
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ウマ娘 プリティーダービー · 東京競馬場 · アニメ旅 — ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 東京競馬場

Nakayama Racecourse

Chiba

Home of the Arima Kinen and the Satsuki Sho, including the hill on the home straight the series makes so much of.

Getting there
Funabashi-hoten Stn (JR Musashino Line) · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Open on race and simulcast days only — check the calendar
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ウマ娘 プリティーダービー · 中山競馬場

Hanshin Racecourse

Hyogo

Where the Oka Sho and the Takarazuka Kinen are run, both restaged in the series.

Getting there
Nigawa Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Open on race and simulcast days only — check the calendar
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
アニメ旅 — ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 阪神競馬場

Oi Racecourse (Tokyo City Keiba)

Tokyo

The floodlit night track in Tokyo Bay, and the home of the Tokyo Daishoten.

Getting there
Oikeibajo-Mae Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Open on race and simulcast days only — check the calendar
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ウマ娘 プリティーダービー

Kasamatsu Racecourse

Gifu

The riverside local track Oguri Cap came up through before turning to the big meetings.

Getting there
Kasamatsu Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Open on race and simulcast days only — check the calendar
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ウマ娘 プリティーダービー

Kanazawa Racecourse

Ishikawa

The local track on the Sea of Japan coast that the series' collaborations run through.

Getting there
Kanazawa Stn (JR Hokuriku Line) + 30 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Open on race and simulcast days only — check the calendar
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ウマ娘 プリティーダービー

Obihiro Racecourse (Ban'ei)

Hokkaido

The only track in the world still racing draught horses uphill against the clock.

Getting there
Obihiro Stn (JR Nemuro Line) + 10 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Open on race and simulcast days only — check the calendar
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
ウマ娘 プリティーダービー

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