Anime film · 1995

Whisper of the Heart (Mimi wo Sumaseba) — real-life locations

Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station, Irohazaka Sakura Park and more — 13 places you can visit, in 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 · 13

Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station

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The station Shizuku travels from. The streets around it are drawn closely enough that the bus rotary and the shopping arcade are recognisable on arrival.

Getting there

Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Stn (Keio Line) · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Very crowded — expect queues
Do not block the path or road

Sources

聖蹟桜ヶ丘駅 · 耳をすませば

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Irohazaka Sakura Park

Tokyo

The switchback slope Shizuku climbs on her way up the hill, and the view back over the town from it.

Getting there

Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Stn (Keio Line) · 15 min walk

Before you go

Residential area — people live here
A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down

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桜ヶ丘 (多摩市) · 耳をすませば

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Konpira Shrine, Sakuragaoka

Tokyo

The small shrine at the top of the slope, beside the lookout the film uses for its wide shots of the valley.

Getting there

Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Stn (Keio Line) · 17 min walk

Before you go

Worshippers come first
Residential area — people live here
Keep your voice down

Sources

桜ヶ丘 (多摩市) · 耳をすませば

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Mogusaen Station

Tokyo

The Keio stop on the hillside line the film's neighbourhood climbs.

Getting there

Mogusaen Stn · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Residential area — people live here
Do not block the path or road

Sources

百草園駅 · 耳をすませば

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Koganei Daiichi Junior High School

Tokyo

The junior high school used as the model for Mukaihara Junior High, the school the heroine Shizuku attends.

Getting there

Musashi-Koganei Stn · 18 min walk

Before you go

Working school — the grounds are off limits
Do not enter private property
Keep your voice down

Sources

小金井市立小金井第一中学校 · 耳をすませば

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Irohazaka Slope

Tokyo

The steep hillside slope and stairs said to model the ones Shizuku runs down to the library, chases the cat Moon up, and is carried up by Seiji on his bicycle.

Getting there

Keio-Nagayama Stn · 17 min walk

Before you go

Residential area — people live here
Keep your voice down
Fan-identified — not officially confirmed

Sources

耳をすませば · 『耳をすませば』聖地巡礼スポット8選 — 雫が図書館へ駆け下りる階段のモデルとされる坂

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Atago Housing Estate

Tokyo

The 1970s housing estate said to model Shizuku's home block, with its old water tower and, behind it, the park where she hears her friend's worries.

Getting there

Matsugaya Stn · 10 min walk

Before you go

Residential area — people live here
Do not photograph residents or students
Private building — use the tenant entrance only
Fan-identified — not officially confirmed

Sources

耳をすませば · 『耳をすませば』聖地巡礼スポット8選 — 雫が住んでいた団地のモデルとされる団地

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Kasumigaseki Bridge

Tokyo

The bridge at Seiseki-Sakuragaoka, in the hill town the film is drawn from.

Getting there

Seiseki-sakuragaoka Stn · 5 min walk

Before you go

Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Do not block the path or road
Keep your voice down

Sources

Anime Pilgrimage — 耳をすませば「霞ヶ関橋」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『耳をすませば』聖地巡礼マップ — 霞ヶ関橋

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Atago Second Park

Tokyo

A park on the Sakuragaoka hill, near the lookout of the film's final scene.

Getting there

Keio-Nagayama Stn · 16 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here
Do not photograph residents or students

Sources

Anime Pilgrimage — 耳をすませば「愛宕第二公園」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『耳をすませば』聖地巡礼マップ — 愛宕第二公園

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Oguri River

Tokyo

A river through Tama City, joining the Tama below Seiseki-Sakuragaoka. It and the streets around the station are drawn as the model for the film's setting.

Getting there

Otsuka･Teikyo-Daigaku Stn · 14 min walk

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