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TV anime · 2021

Let's Make a Mug Too — real-life locations

Eihoji Temple, Kokeizan, Tajimi Station, Kokei Park and more — 10 places you can visit, in Gifu. 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 · 10

Eihoji Temple, Kokeizan

Gifu Start here

The garden temple in Tajimi, the pottery town the series is set in. Two of its halls are National Treasures.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
やくならマグカップも

Tajimi Station

Gifu Start here

The station the characters meet at, under the Mino-ware wall panel in the concourse.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn (JR Chuo Main Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — やくならマグカップも 聖地巡礼・ロケ地

Kokei Park

Gifu

The hilltop park looking over Tajimi, where the pottery club's quieter scenes are set.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn (JR Chuo Main Line) · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — やくならマグカップも 聖地巡礼・ロケ地

Nagase Shopping Street, Tajimi

Gifu

The covered shopping street in Tajimi that appears in the series alongside Honmachi Oribe Street and the Kokei Yosui plaza.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
多治見ながせ商店街 · やくならマグカップも

Kokei Yosui Plaza

Gifu

A water plaza by Tajimi Station.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
やくならマグカップも · 旅する亜人ちゃん — やくならマグカップも 「虎渓用水広場」

World's Largest Mino-ware Komainu

Gifu

A 3.3-metre Mino-ware guardian dog in Tajimi.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn + bus 25min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Tajimi City Hall

Gifu

Tajimi's city hall.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Follow staff instructions
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
やくならマグカップも

Tajimi Bridge

Gifu

A bridge in Gifu.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn · 11 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
旅する亜人ちゃん — やくならマグカップも 「多治見橋」

Fuji Ice

Gifu

A shop in Gifu. It appears in episode 2.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — やくならマグカップも 「富士アイス」

Suigetsu Kiln

Gifu

A shop in Gifu.

Getting there
Tajimi Stn · 39 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — やくならマグカップも 「水月窯」

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