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TV anime · 2014

Selector Spread Wixoss — real-life locations

Yoyogi Park, Shintoshin Pedestrian Overpass and more — 8 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 · 8

Yoyogi Park

Tokyo Start here

The large city park behind Harajuku Station.

Getting there
Meiji-jingumae 'Harajuku' Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Shintoshin Pedestrian Overpass

Tokyo

A footbridge in the high-rise district of Nishi-Shinjuku.

Getting there
Shinjuku 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

Laforet Harajuku

Tokyo

A fashion building on the Jingumae crossing.

Getting there
Meiji-jingumae 'Harajuku' Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Shinjuku Station East Plaza

Tokyo

The square outside the east exit, under the screens.

Getting there
Shinjuku-nishiguchi Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — selector spread WIXOSS

Nishi-Shinjuku Station Exit 2

Tokyo

The Marunouchi line exit on Ome-kaido, at the foot of the office towers.

Getting there
Seibu-Shinjuku Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — selector spread WIXOSS

Taimei Elementary School (exterior only)

Tokyo

A 1929 school of curved concrete in Ginza, still in use. Look from the road.

Getting there
Ginza Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — selector spread WIXOSS

Shinjuku Station Southeast Exit Plaza

Tokyo

A plaza in Tokyo. It appears in episode 10.

Getting there
Shinjuku Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — selector spread WIXOSS 「新宿駅 東南口広場」

Odakyu Shinjuku Mylord

Tokyo

A shopping centre in Tokyo. It appears in episode 10.

Getting there
Shinjuku Stn · 2 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 — selector spread WIXOSS 「小田急新宿ミロード」

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