Anime film · 1993
Ocean Waves — real-life locations
Shakujii-koen Station, Seijogakuen-mae Station and more — 17 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kochi. 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 · 17
Tokyo
Start here
A Tokyo station from the film's second half, when the story moves up from Kochi.
- Getting there
- Shakujii-kōen Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 海がきこえる
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Tokyo
Another of the Tokyo stops the film draws in its later scenes.
- Getting there
- Seijogakuen-mae Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 海がきこえる
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Kochi
Where Rikako flies in from Tokyo, and the film's Kochi begins.
- Getting there
- Kochi Stn + 35 min by bus · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Follow staff instructions
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 高知空港
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Kochi
The castle at the centre of the city Taku and Rikako go to school in, standing over the streets the film walks.
- Getting there
- Kenchō-mae Stn · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 聖地巡礼マップ — 高知城 · アニメ旅 — 導入部のお城（高知城）｜海がきこえる
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Kochi
The Kochi prefectural high school whose main building exterior was used for the school in the film; only the buildings were copied, not the uniforms or the grounds.
- Getting there
- Ohashidori tram stop (Tosaden Kotsu) · 6 min walk
- Before you go
- Working school — the grounds are off limits
- Do not enter private property
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 高知県立高知追手前高等学校
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Tokyo
The town whose JR station, as it looked before renovation, is drawn memorably at the start and end of the film.
- Getting there
- Kichijoji Stn · 1 min walk
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 吉祥寺
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Kochi
In the film it appears as a red bridge; today it is stone, with a small replica bridge set up beside it for visitors.
- Getting there
- Harimayabashi Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- 海がきこえる 聖地巡礼（高知県）／めいや — 作中で赤い橋として登場する橋
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Kochi
The bridge Taku Morisaki cycles across in the film's opening; a chinaberry tree stands at its northern end.
- Getting there
- Ōhashidōri Stn · 7 min walk
- Before you go
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 海がきこえる聖地巡礼・ロケ地(舞台)／旅する亜人ちゃん — 物語冒頭で杜崎拓が自転車で通った橋 · アニメ旅 — 鏡川の天神大橋
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Kochi
Kochi's shrine to the war dead.
- Getting there
- Kazurashimabashi-higashizume Stn · 21 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- Anime Pilgrimage — 海がきこえる 「高知県護国神社」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『海がきこえる』聖地巡礼マップ — 高知県護国神社
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Tokyo
The metropolitan assembly hall beside the government offices in Nishi-Shinjuku.
- Getting there
- Tochomae Stn · 2 min walk
- Before you go
- Follow the on-site guards' instructions
- Do not block the path or road
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- Anime Pilgrimage — 海がきこえる 「東京都議会議事堂」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『海がきこえる』聖地巡礼マップ — 東京都議会議事堂
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Kochi
A roadside station in Nakatosa above Tosa Bay.
- Getting there
- Tosa-Kure Stn · 17 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- Anime Pilgrimage — 海がきこえる 「道の駅 なかとさ」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『海がきこえる』聖地巡礼マップ — 道の駅 なかとさ
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Kochi
The Nakatosa fishing port known for its pole-and-line bonito fishing.
- Getting there
- Tosa-Kure Stn · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 海がきこえる 「久礼港」
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Kochi
A shop of Kochi specialities.
- Getting there
- Kōchi Stn · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- Anime Pilgrimage『海がきこえる』聖地巡礼マップ — 土佐せれくとしょっぷ てんこす
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Kochi
A private secondary school in Kochi city.
- Getting there
- Kōchi Stn · 42 min walk
- Before you go
- Working school — the grounds are off limits
- Do not enter private property
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 土佐中学校・高等学校
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Kochi
The covered arcade through the middle of Kochi.
- Getting there
- Kōchi Stn · 14 min walk
- Before you go
- Buy something if you photograph a shop
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- 聖地巡礼マップ — 海がきこえる
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The fishing harbour at Kure in Nakatosa.
- Getting there
- Tosa-Kure Stn · 9 min walk
- Before you go
- A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- アニメ旅 — 海がきこえる
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Tokyo
A station in Tokyo.
- Getting there
- Kichijoji Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 旅する亜人ちゃん — 海がきこえる 「吉祥寺駅」
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