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Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey — real-life locations

Hotel Ichibata, Dokutsu Sakagura and more — 17 places you can visit, in Tochigi, Shimane, Fukushima. 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 · 17

Hotel Ichibata

Shimane Start here

A hotel on the shore of Lake Shinji.

Getting there
Matsue-Shinjiko-Onsen Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

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Dokutsu Sakagura

Tochigi

A wartime tunnel at Karasuyama that a sake brewery now uses to age its casks.

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

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Kutsurogijuku Chiyotaki

Fukushima

An inn at Higashiyama hot springs.

Getting there
Aizu-Wakamatsu Stn + bus 30min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

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Takamatsu Castle Ruins

Kagawa

The remains of a seaside castle whose moats are filled with seawater.

Getting there
Takamatsu-Chikko Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues

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Fushimi Inari Taisha

Kyoto

The head shrine of all Inari shrines, with its tunnels of red torii climbing Mt. Inari.

Getting there
Inari Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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Moto-Ise Kono Shrine

Kyoto

The first-ranked shrine of old Tango province at the northern end of Amanohashidate.

Getting there
Fuchū Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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Cape Shiono Lighthouse

Wakayama

The lighthouse on the southernmost cape of Honshu.

Getting there
Kushimoto Stn + bus 20min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not block the path or road

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Miyazawa Kenji Museum

Iwate

The Kenji Miyazawa museum on a hill in Hanamaki.

Getting there
Shin-Hanamaki Stn · 20 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

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Osawa Onsen Tojiya

Iwate

A self-catering hot-spring inn on the river at Hanamaki.

Getting there
Hanamaki Stn + bus 30min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors

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Miho Shrine

Shimane

The head shrine of the god Ebisu, at Mihonoseki.

Getting there
Matsue Stn + bus 50min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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Yakuri-ji Temple

Kagawa

Temple 85 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, partway up Mt. Goken.

Getting there
Yakuri-sanjo Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down

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Ryumon Falls

Tochigi

A 65-metre-wide waterfall at Nasu-Karasuyama.

Getting there
Taki Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property

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Koriyama Station

Fukushima

The Shinkansen station at the centre of Koriyama, where the Ban-etsu and Suigun lines branch off. It appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Koriyama Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ざつ旅-That's Journey-

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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station

Fukushima

The main station of Aizu, where the Tadami and Aizu lines meet the Ban-etsu West line. It appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Aizu-Wakamatsu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ざつ旅-That's Journey-

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Kogaikuni Shrine

Fukushima

A shrine in Aizu-Wakamatsu, founded in 811 and dedicated to sericulture.

Getting there
Aizu-Wakamatsu Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — ざつ旅-That's Journey-

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Mount Iimori

Fukushima

A mountain in Fukushima.

Getting there
Aizu-Wakamatsu Stn · 7 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
anitora5050 — ざつ旅-That's Journey- 「飯盛山」

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Higashiyama Onsen

Fukushima

A hot spring in Fukushima.

Getting there
Aizu-Wakamatsu Stn + bus 30min · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
anitora5050 — ざつ旅-That's Journey- 「東山温泉」

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