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TV anime · 2013

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Enoshima, Hakone-toge Roadside Station and more — 15 places you can visit, in Kanagawa, Tochigi, Chiba. 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 · 15

Enoshima

Kanagawa Start here

An island off the Shonan coast, reached on foot by bridge.

Getting there
Katase-Enoshima Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Hakone-toge Roadside Station

Kanagawa

The roadside station at Hakone Pass. Appears in episode 13.

Getting there
Hakone-Yumoto Stn + bus 40min · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

Utsunomiya Castle Ruins Park

Tochigi

A park on the site of Utsunomiya Castle, with its earthworks and turrets rebuilt.

Getting there
Tobu-Utsunomiya Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

Akechidaira Bus Stop

Tochigi

A lookout partway up the Irohazaka road, facing Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Falls.

Getting there
Tobu-Nikko Stn + bus 40min · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Residential area — people live here

Odawara Civic Hall

Kanagawa

The hall the crash happens in front of.

Getting there
Odawara Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Follow staff instructions
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 弱虫ペダル

Sakura Castle Park

Chiba

The earthworks of Sakura castle, now a park of moats and old trees.

Getting there
Keisei-Sakura Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 弱虫ペダル

Enoshima Ohashi Bridge

Kanagawa

The road bridge out to Enoshima, beside the footbridge.

Getting there
Katase-Enoshima Stn · 13 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
聖地巡礼マップ — 弱虫ペダル · アニメ旅 — 江ノ島大橋

Keisei-Sakura Station

Chiba

The Keisei line station on the north side of Sakura, the way in to the castle park.

Getting there
Keisei-Sakura Stn · At the station
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 — 弱虫ペダル

Kanrei Domon

Kanagawa

A decorated concrete gallery of 1931 on the old Hakone road along the Hayakawa, closed to traffic since 2014.

Getting there
Tōnosawa Stn · 3 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
聖地巡礼マップ — 弱虫ペダル

Onshi-Hakone Park

Kanagawa

A wooded headland into Lake Ashi, the grounds of an imperial villa until 1946.

Getting there
40 min by bus from Hakone-Yumoto Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 弱虫ペダル

Cycle Sports Center, Izu

Shizuoka

A hill course and velodrome in the Izu hills, open to anyone with a bicycle.

Getting there
30 min by bus from Shuzenji Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
聖地巡礼マップ — 弱虫ペダル

Chiba Prefectural Matsudo High School

Chiba

A high school in Chiba.

Getting there
Shin-Yahashira Stn · 27 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 — 弱虫ペダル 「千葉県立松戸高校」

Great Torii Gate

Kanagawa

A torii gate in Kanagawa.

Getting there
Hakone-Yumoto Stn (Hakone Tozan Railway) + bus 35 min · 13 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 — 弱虫ペダル 「大鳥居」

Ohiradai Hairpin Bend

Kanagawa

A bend in the road in Kanagawa.

Getting there
Tōnosawa Stn · 38 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 弱虫ペダル 「大平台のヘアピンカーブ」

Yaseone Pass

Gunma

A pass in Gunma.

Getting there
Shibukawa Stn + bus 30min · 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
triplog — 弱虫ペダル 「ヤセオネ峠」

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