Encouragement of Climb — real-life locations

Marble Village Lockheart Castle

Gunma

The stone theme park in Takayama, Gunma — built around a Scottish country house shipped over and rebuilt stone by stone — that appears in Season 3 episode 5, "Let's Photograph Our Memories!".

Getting there

Numata Stn (JR Joetsu Line) + bus 30 min · 3 min walk

Before you go

Admission fee required
Very crowded — expect queues
Do not photograph residents or students

Sources

大理石村ロックハート城

Seibo Gakuen Junior & Senior High School

Saitama

The private school in Hanno used as the model for the school the characters attend in the anime; it is credited as a cooperating party in the production.

Getting there

Higashi-Hanno Stn (JR Hachiko Line / Seibu Ikebukuro Line) · 12 min walk

Before you go

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

Sources

聖望学園中学校・高等学校 · ヤマノススメ

Kirigamine Highland

Nagano

The highland Aoi and Hinata head out to, bringing Aoi's mother Kei along.

Getting there

Kami-Suwa Stn + 50 min by bus · 5 min walk

Before you go

Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Few buses — check your return time before you go
A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down

Sources

霧ヶ峰 · ヤマノススメ

Mt. Tonosu (Tonosuyama), Hanno

Saitama

The Hanno mountain Aoi climbs with Hinata after bumping into her on Mt. Tenran, the hike that rekindles her love of climbing after she fails on Mt. Fuji.

Getting there

Koma Stn · 26 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down

Sources

多峰主山

かしまるの聖地巡礼ヤマノススメ -飯能篇①- — 山登りの集合場所

Higashi-Hanno Station

Saitama

The station where the hiking friends meet up and board their trains at the start of a climb.

Getting there

Higashi-Hannō Stn · At the station

Before you go

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

Sources

かしまるの聖地巡礼ヤマノススメ -飯能篇①- — ゾウの像が目印の寺 · 観音寺 (飯能市)

Kannonji Temple (Hanno)

Saitama

A temple marked by a white elephant statue that turns up again and again in the series; fans hang votive plaques in its grounds.

Getting there

Hanno Stn · 14 min walk

Before you go

Worshippers come first
Keep your voice down
Do not photograph residents or students

Sources

かしまるの聖地巡礼ヤマノススメ -飯能篇①- — セカンドシーズンのホタルの回

Hanno Komachi Park

Saitama

The park where the friends gather before going to watch fireflies in the second-season firefly episode.

Getting there

Hanno Stn · 7 min walk

Before you go

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

Sources

Nonin-ji

Saitama

The temple at the foot of the Tenranzan path in episode 3.

Getting there

Hanno Stn · 22 min walk

Before you go

Worshippers come first
Keep your voice down
A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「能仁寺」

Sakurayama Viewpoint

Saitama

The lookout tower of the 1st and 7th 'stations'.

Getting there

Motokaji Stn · 31 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「桜山展望台」

ヤマノススメ · 旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「飯能河原」

Hanno Riverside

Saitama

The shallow river bend of the ending sequence.

Getting there

Hanno Stn · 13 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Very crowded — expect queues
Only there at low tide — check the times before you go

Sources

Higashi-Agano Station

Saitama

The station they get off at for Tengakusan.

Getting there

Higashi-Agano Stn · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
Do not block the path or road

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「東吾野駅」

Nishi-Agano Station

Saitama

The station Aoi and Hinata set out from.

Getting there

Nishi-Agano Stn · At the station

Before you go

Never step onto the tracks
Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
Do not block the path or road

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「西吾野駅」

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「飯能市中央公園」

Hanno Central Park

Saitama

A park in central Hanno. Appears in episode 1.

Getting there

Hanno Stn · 18 min walk

Before you go

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

Sources

Takaosanguchi Station

Tokyo

The Keio Takao Line terminus at the foot of Mt. Takao.

Getting there

Takaosanguchi 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 — ヤマノススメ「高尾山口駅」

Kiyotaki Station

Tokyo

The lower terminal of the Mt. Takao cable car.

Getting there

Kiyotaki 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 — ヤマノススメ「清滝駅」

天龍寺 (飯能市) · 旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「子ノ権現天龍寺」

Ne-no-Gongen Tenryu-ji

Saitama

A hilltop temple in Oku-Musashi that protects legs and feet, with giant straw sandals offered at its gate.

Getting there

Nishi-Agano Stn · 39 min walk

Before you go

Worshippers come first
Keep your voice down

Sources

Meigetsu-in Temple

Kanagawa

The Kita-Kamakura temple known as the hydrangea temple.

Getting there

Kita-Kamakura Stn · 11 min walk

Before you go

Worshippers come first
Keep your voice down

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「明月院」

Tomoekan

Yamanashi

A mountain hut at the seventh station on Mt. Fuji's Yoshida trail.

Getting there

Fujisan Stn + bus 60min, then a climb · 180 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Benkei Nanamodori

Ibaraki

A precariously balanced rock on the Mt. Tsukuba trail, said to have turned back the warrior Benkei seven times.

Getting there

Tsukuba Stn + bus 50min, then the cable car · 15 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Kanhasshu Miharashidai

Saitama

A lookout on the Oku-Musashi ridge with views over the Kanto plain. Appears in episode 6.

Getting there

Nishi-Agano Stn · 90 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Sources

関八州見晴台 · ヤマノススメ

Fujimidaira Hut

Yamanashi

A mountain hut at the fork between Mt. Mizugaki and Mt. Kinpu.

Getting there

Nirasaki Stn + bus 60min, then a climb · 120 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Sources

瑞牆山

Mt. Ibuki

Shiga

Shiga's highest mountain and one of Japan's 100 famous peaks, with alpine flowers on its summit.

Getting there

Omi-Nagaoka Stn + bus 30min · 180 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Sources

Mt. Hachiman

Shiga

A 272-metre hill above Omihachiman, reached by ropeway.

Getting there

Omi-Hachiman Stn + bus and ropeway · 5 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Sources

Mt. Tenkaku

Saitama

A hill in Oku-Musashi climbed from Higashi-Agano Station.

Getting there

Higashi-Agano Stn · 19 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Sources

Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park

Saitama

The park Aoi and Hinata visit for its obstacle course.

Getting there

Shinrin-koen Stn + bus 15min · 3 min walk

Before you go

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

Mt. Akagi

Gunma

One of the three mountains of Gunma, with the crater lake Onuma at its top.

Getting there

Maebashi Stn + bus 70min · 10 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Sources

Tenen Hiking Trail

Kanagawa

The Kamakura Alps ridge trail north of the town.

Getting there

Kita-Kamakura Stn · 47 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Hanno Central Park

Saitama

The Hanno park with the climbing frame the fall happens on.

Getting there

Hanno Stn · 23 min walk

Before you go

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

Sources

Mitsutoge

Yamanashi

A mountain that faces Mt. Fuji square on, with a path up to just below the summit.

Getting there

On foot from Mitsutoge Stn by the mountain path · 180 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in

Sources

Kusushi Shrine

Shizuoka

The shrine at the top of the Yoshida and Subashiri routes on Mt. Fuji.

Getting there

On foot from the fifth station of Mt. Fuji · 300 min walk

Before you go

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

Sources

Kengamine, Mt. Fuji

Shizuoka

At 3,776 m, the highest point in Japan; the old weather station still stands.

Getting there

On foot from the crater rim · 30 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in

Sources

Wariiwa Bridge

Saitama

The red suspension bridge over the Iruma River at Hanno.

Getting there

Hanno Stn · 16 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

アニメ旅 — ヤマノススメ

Nyotaisan Station

Ibaraki

The summit station of the Mount Tsukuba ropeway.

Getting there

Tsukubasancho Stn · 5 min walk

Before you go

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

Sources

アニメ旅 — ヤマノススメ

聖地巡礼マップヤマノススメ「漫画原作にて、あおいがバイトする店」

Musaika Suzuki

Saitama

A confectioner on Hanno's Ginza street, said to be the model for the shop Aoi works at in the manga.

Getting there

Hanno Stn · 5 min walk

Before you go

Buy something if you photograph a shop
Keep quiet indoors

Sources

Sawarabi-no-Yu Hot Spring

Saitama

A municipal hot-spring bathhouse in the Naguri valley of Hanno, at the foot of the Bonoore ridge and the usual stop at the end of a walk there.

Getting there

Hanno Stn + bus 45min · 2 min walk

Before you go

Admission fee required
No photography indoors
Keep quiet indoors

Sources

Ikaho Shrine

Gunma

A shrine in Gunma.

Getting there

Shibukawa Stn + bus 25min · 6 min walk

Before you go

Worshippers come first
Keep your voice down

Sources

アニメ旅 — 伊香保神社

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「富士スバルライン五合目」

Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station

Yamanashi

A fifth station of the mountain in Yamanashi. It appears in episode 9.

Getting there

Fujisan Stn + bus 60min, then a climb · 214 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Mount Mitsutoge

Yamanashi

A mountain in Yamanashi. It appears in episode 2.

Getting there

Mitsutoge Stn (Fujikyu Line) + mountain trail · 266 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「三つ峠山」

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「聖望学園中学・高等学校」

Seibo Gakuen Junior and Senior High School

Saitama

A high school in Saitama. It appears in episode 3.

Getting there

Higashi-Hanno Stn · 13 min walk

Before you go

Working school — the grounds are off limits
Do not enter private property
Residential area — people live here

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「飯能銀座商店街」

Hanno Ginza Shopping Street

Saitama

A shopping street in Saitama. It appears in episode 5.

Getting there

Higashi-Hanno Stn · 7 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 — ヤマノススメ「つつじヶ丘登山口」

Tsutsujigaoka Trailhead

Ibaraki

A trailhead in Ibaraki. It appears in episode 1.

Getting there

Tsukuba Stn + bus 50min, then the cable car · 29 min walk

Before you go

Keep your voice down
Residential area — people live here

Sources

Mount Kinpu

Yamanashi

A mountain in Yamanashi. It appears in episode 12.

Getting there

Nirasaki Stn + bus 60min, then a climb · 156 min walk

Before you go

A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Keep your voice down
Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「金峰山」

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「トーベ・ヤンソンあけぼのこどもの森公園」

Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park

Saitama

A park in Saitama.

Getting there

Motokaji Stn · 17 min walk

Before you go

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

Sources

Atago Shrine

Tokyo

A shrine in Tokyo. It appears in episode 3.

Getting there

Kishibojinmae Stop · 3 min walk

Before you go

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

Sources

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「愛宕神社」

旅する亜人ちゃん — ヤマノススメ「伊香保温泉露天風呂」

Ikaho Onsen Open-Air Bath

Gunma

A hot spring in Gunma. It appears in episode 9.

Getting there

Shibukawa Stn + bus 25min · 14 min walk

Before you go

Admission fee required
No photography indoors
Keep quiet indoors

Sources