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TV anime · 2021

Otherside Picnic — real-life locations

Minami-Ikebukuro Park, Saitama University and more — 8 places you can visit, in Saitama, Tokyo. 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 · 8

Minami-Ikebukuro Park

Tokyo Start here

A lawn-covered ward park in Ikebukuro.

Getting there
Ikebukuro Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Saitama University

Saitama

The national university in Sakura ward, Saitama.

Getting there
Kita-Urawa Stn + bus 15min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down

Shin-Ochanomizu Station

Tokyo

A Chiyoda Line station.

Getting there
Shin-Ochanomizu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Shosen Grande

Tokyo

A large bookshop in Jimbocho.

Getting there
Jimbocho Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Shakujii-kōen Station

Tokyo

A Seibu Ikebukuro Line station, the nearest to Shakujii Park.

Getting there
Shakujii-kōen Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Tameike-Sanno Station

Tokyo

A Ginza Line and Namboku Line station.

Getting there
Tameike-Sanno Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
裏世界ピクニック

Amusement Media Academy

Tokyo

A vocational school for creators in Shibuya.

Getting there
Shibuya Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
アミューズメントメディア総合学院 · 裏世界ピクニック

Omiya Ichibangai

Saitama

A shopping street in Saitama. It appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Omiya Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 裏世界ピクニック 「大宮一番街」

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