Welcome to this week’s review of notable instances of public transit use and urban design, as well as discussion of place identity and culture, through anime currently broadcast or screening in Japan and simulcast internationally via the web. This review also documents seichijunrei (聖地巡礼 sacred site pilgrimage) and butaitanbou (舞台探訪 scene hunting)—on this website referred to collectively as anime pilgrimage—which are forms of place-based engagement induced by the use of real locations in show settings.
Free! – Eternal Summer
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@sky_dj_ (post) and @yutonyanBT (post) made pilgrimages to the Osaka Prefecture Kadoma Sports Center in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture for Episode 13.
@lidges made a substantial update to his previous pilgrimage to Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, now covering a comprehensive selection of shots from the entire second season.
@yacchamfree made a pilgrimage to Iwami for Episode 13.
Episode 13
The venue for the national swimming competition is modeled on the Namihaya Dome (なみはやドーム), part of the Osaka Prefectural Kadoma Sports Center (大阪府立門真スポーツセンター).
A few additional images of Sydney, Australia appear briefly as Haru recounts his trip from the previous episode. Precise location via @high__k.
The Iwatobi team walks along a riverside promenade as they reflect on their progress. The jury is still out on whether this is a real location.
A few token images of Tokyo accompany Makoto and Haru’s transition to college life as the end credits begin to roll.
Some viewers speculated that the view of Tokyo Tower from the east is meant to suggest the pair are attending Keio University, which has a handful of towers approximately in this location, separate from the main campus near Mita Station.
Kamakura Women’s University Junior College (鎌倉女子大学短期大学部). [Credit: @babyS_1210, from Twitter]
Center Gai (センター街)
Hanayamata
(ハナヤマタ)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@rimatai (post) and @kou1mori (post 1 and 2) pilgrimages to Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture for Episode 12.
@teo_imperial made a pilgrimage to Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture for Episode 8 and Episode 12.
Episode 12
A new small street, but drawn from the same residential neighborhood as the bridge over the canal
Fumikiri west of Hase Station (長谷駅)
Prefectural Route 21, on the east side of Kamakura Station (鎌倉駅)
The stairs are located across the street from the fumikiri on the east side of Kamakurakōkōmae Station, though in real life the beach is nowhere near this wide.
Practice before the performance at Kamakura Seaside Park (鎌倉海浜公園), specifically the section near Inamuragasaki Station (稲村ケ崎駅)
Kuhon-ji-mae intersection (九品寺前交差点)
Fumikiri on the east side of Kamakurakōkōmae Station (鎌倉高校前駅)
Beach below the same section of the seaside park from the earlier practice session
Glasslip
(グラスリップ Gurasurippu)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@teravich made a pilgrimage to Mikuni and Awara, Fukui Prefecture for Episode 6, Episode 7 and Episode 8.
Episode 13
Minato Bridge (港橋)
Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line (えちぜん鉄道三国芦原線)
Terror in Resonance
(残響のテロル Zankyō no Teroru)
Episode 11
All surface traffic and transit arteries jam up as an emergency evacuation order for all of Kantō is announced.
Chūō Line (Rapid) (中央線快速)
Studio Alta (スタジオアルタ) building
QFRONT building
After the detonation, Tokyo sits lifeless.
Yamanote Line (山手線) stopped on the viaduct on the north side of Shinjuku Station
Studio Alta building and the plaza outside the east entrance of Shinjuku Station
Barakamon
(ばらかもん)
Episode 11
Handa returns to Tokyo, traveling to Kawafuji’s office via Shinjuku Station (新宿駅).
Yamanote Line (山手線)
Blue Spring Ride
(アオハライド Aoharaido)
Episode 12
The group meets one last time for a study session at the doughnut shop in the shōtengai between the school and train station.
Students walk home on the evening commute.
Shonen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 49-
(少年ハリウッド -HOLLY STAGE FOR 49-)
Episode 12
Harajuku Station (原宿駅)
Takeshita-dōri (竹下通り)
Rail Wars!
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@MatsuYan made a pilgrimage to Umi-Shibaura Station in Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama for Episode 3.
Episode 12
Aomori Station (青森駅)
JNR Class ED79 AC electric locomotive (国鉄ED79形電気機関車), Hamanasu (はまなす)
Hatsukari (はつかり), JNR KiHa 81 series DMU (国鉄キハ81形気動車)
Noheji Station (野辺地駅)
Utsunomiya Station (宇都宮駅)
Tokyo Station (東京駅)
Keihin-Tōhoku Line (京浜東北線)
Kita-Ageo Station (北上尾駅)
Locodol
(普通の女子校生が【ろこどる】やってみた。 Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita.)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@SSEBTBM883 made a pilgrimage to Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture for Episode 11 and Episode 12.
Tokyo Ghoul
(東京喰種トーキョーグール Tōkyō Gūru)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@rimatai made a pilgrimage to Odaiba, Tokyo for Episode 11.
Encouragement of Climb Second Season
(ヤマノススメ セカンドシーズン Yama no Susume Sekando Shīzun)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@teo_imperial made a pilgrimage to Hannō, Saitama Prefecture for Episode 12.
@fureshima made a pilgrimage (post 1 and 2) to Hannō for Episode 7.
@kou1mori made a pilgrimage to Mitsutōge Station in Nishikatsura, Yamanashi Prefecture for Episode 2.
@cairn_07 made a pilgrimage to the Sakura Mountain observatory in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture (for the panoramic view of Hannō) for Episode 1.
Other Pilgrimage
@etesuke made a pilgrimage to Kan’onji, Kagawa Prefecture for the PV of Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru, premiering 2014 October.
@sky_dj_ made a pilgrimage to Kyoto for Mahō Shōjo Taisen.
@yomikatajiyu made a pilgrimage to Otaru, Hokkaidō Prefecture for Hanamonogatari.
@rimatai made a pilgrimage to Odaiba, Tokyo for Kenzen Robo Daimidarā.
@MatsuYan made a pilgrimage to Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture for Love Live!
@rimatai made a pilgrimage to Narita International Airport for Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~.
@yomikatajiyu made a pilgrimage to Sapporo Station for Working!!
