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TV anime · 2010

The Tatami Galaxy — filming locations

4 places you can visit, in Kyoto. 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 · 4

Kyoto University (Yoshida Campus)

Kyoto Start here

The university the narrator wastes three years at, drawn with its clock tower and its noticeboards. The grounds are open; the buildings are not.

Getting there
Demachiyanagi Stn · 14 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
四畳半神話大系

Shimogamo Shrine

Kyoto Start here

The shrine and the Tadasu no Mori woods the narrator's Kyoto student life keeps circling back to.

Getting there
Demachiyanagi Stn (Keihan Oto Line) · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
四畳半神話大系

Mikage Bridge

Kyoto

One of the bridges over the Kamo the series cycles across again and again.

Getting there
Demachiyanagi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
四畳半神話大系

Yoshida Dormitory

Kyoto

The student dormitory of 1913, still lived in, that the series' four-and-a-half-tatami rooms are drawn from.

Getting there
Jingu-marutamachi Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Private building — use the tenant entrance only
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
吉田寮 · 四畳半神話大系

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