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7 Anime Sanctuaries in Ibaraki Prefecture! The places where famous works of art are admired are all here!

7 Anime Sanctuaries in Ibaraki Prefecture! The places where famous works of art are admired are all here!

2024-09-12 Management office

Although Ibaraki Prefecture is sometimes self-deprecatingly described as one of the most rural prefectures in the Kanto region, its abundance of nature and laid-back atmosphere make it a very enjoyable and attractive place to live.
The city's undressed appearance is often expressed in anime productions, and the fact that it is in the Kanto region, the same area as Tokyo, also helps.
Please use this article as a guide to enjoy your pilgrimage to the anime sanctuary of your dreams.
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"Girls und Panzer: The Final Chapter "Oarai-cho




This is the first one we will introduce here, and we feel that this is the first spot that many people may recall as a sacred place in Ibaraki Prefecture.
The work that sparked a huge movement in the late-night anime world is still talked about on message boards and in conversations among fans, and has become very popular both in name and reality.
The idea of crossing a beautiful girl with a military tank and the extremely precise and meticulously realistic battle depiction and knowledge of the work are satisfying.
The setting for such a work is unmistakably here in Oarai Town.




"The setting of Galpan "is exactly in the town of Oarai.
The "Musee de la Ville" is the most famous place in the world, and many of its places of interest are also depicted in the works. You can visit a variety of places in a day.
The pilgrimage to holy places has become very popular from the viewpoint that it is possible to
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The Oarai Isomae Shrine, in particular, is very fantastic and impressive with its torii gate standing alone in the rough sea.
You can worship the harmony of the slightly rough sea of Kanto with the sun and dusk in the background.
Quite a few of the locations are faithfully depicted in the anime, so if you are a fan, it is worth a look.
The town as a whole has been encouraging pilgrimages to the sacred site, and the distribution of hometown goods and the placement of character panels within the waiting area have had an economic impact in the tens of millions of yen.
If you visit, be sure to try the famous anglerfish hot pot and other dishes.

"information "
Name: Oarai Town
Address: 6881-275, Isohama-cho (Town Hall)
Phone number: 029-267-5111 (Town Hall)
Access: From South Exit of JR Mito Station

"Toaru Kagaku no Railgun "Tsukuba University Hospital




"Nicknamed "Toaru "," this work became an explosive hit a long time ago during the heyday of late-night anime.
It has become a textbook for many anime, and parodies and derivative works are still produced in large numbers, making it a monster content that anime fans will never forget.
Ibaraki Prefecture does not have much image as its sacred place, but it is this hospital that appears in some scenes.
If you are a hard-core fan, you will notice that "is the place to go! "We are sure you will recognize it.




In this work, Tokyo is the main sacred site, but this hospital is the only one in Ibaraki Prefecture.
The hospital depicted in episodes 10 and 22, for example, is modeled directly on this one, and if you look closely, you can see that it appears so delicately that it makes you groan.
However, in some cases, as in the case of the same work, the setting is a mix of Tokyo and one place in Ibaraki Prefecture.
If you are a late night anime lover who is familiar with Galpan mentioned earlier, you are probably also familiar with "and some ".
Please come and see it for yourself as a sacred spot in Ibaraki Prefecture.

"information "
Name: Tsukuba University Hospital (Tsukuba University Hospital)
Address: 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Phone number: 029-853-3900 (Please do not call unintentionally as this is a hospital)
Access: 5-10 minutes by bus from Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal No. 5 "Tsukuba University Hospital "Station

"God Dwolls "Old Kamioka Elementary School




This work is an anime that aired in 2011, in which the main character moves to a certain village and gets involved in the village's troubles (conflicts between residents and legends about children).
In such a good sense, the mysterious village depicted in "closed "is modeled around the city of Hitachiota here and others, and especially the former Kamioka Elementary School here is very attractively depicted as the main place of appearance.




This facility, which still retains a Showa-esque atmosphere, is a retro and relaxing place.
The good old atmosphere that remains even today still shocks the hearts of many people and often appears not only in this animation but also in other visual media.
It was also featured as a sacred place in the recently popular NHK drama "Chimudo-don ", and has many fans in that regard as well.
It is a wonderful spot that evokes a sense of nostalgia for people of all ages, and is definitely worth a visit.

"information "
Name: Former Kamioka Elementary School (Kyu-uwaoka Shogakko)
Address: 957-3, Oaza Kamioka, Ohko-machi, Kuji-gun, Ibaraki, Japan
Phone number: 0295-72-0285
Access: 60 minutes from Joban Expressway "Naka I.C "

"From the New World "Kamisu City




"From the New World "is a work known not only to anime fans. This is because it is a unique anime adaptation of a classic novel.
"Many cultural and working people describe "from the New World as one of the top masterpieces of their lives, and it has that much impact.




This work is set 1000 years in the future in "Kamisu City ". It is a science fiction work that describes people who use various spells and the accompanying calamities that come with them, which is exciting in itself.
The atmosphere of this city, which has many factories and a mechanical image in a good sense, matches such works and is attractive.
There are numerous fans of the work, and this is a great area for them. Please visit.

"information "
Name: Kamisu City
Address: 4991-5 Mizoguchi, Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Access: JR Narita Line "Get off at Omigawa Station "

"My brain choices are interfering with the school romantic comedy at all costs. "Mito City




This one is a romantic comedy animation on the royal road, and has many male fans.
The sense of setting the story in Mito City is also quite interesting, and the work has many fans among those who are looking for a rich romantic comedy development.

"This work, nicknamed "Noukome" ( "), is a work that has left its mark on anime history. Although romantic comedies are a genre of anime that is easily selected by many people because of its wide range of works, this work has gained a solid reputation among anime fans.
It is an idea-based work that also incorporates elements of "RPGs "in an unusual romantic comedy in which the player must carry out the development of romance and romantic comedy with the heroine according to the choices that come into his or her head.
The atmosphere of Mito City, which is hardly flashy, matches the connoisseur's taste in this work, and is well worth a visit.
I will also include information that the Mito station area will be used as a meeting place and appear in episodes 1, 3, and 6.

"information "
Name: Mito Station (Mitoeki)
Address: 1-1-1 Miyamachi, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Access: JR Mito Station

"Sakura Trick "Inashiki City




This work is an anime based on a four-panel comic strip with the atmosphere of a good old romantic comedy, and was broadcast in 2010.
It is a slightly extreme work that begins with a man and a woman kissing on the verge of closing a school, and is a harem story with numerous heroines.
It is recommended for those who want to eat a lot of sugar, and a certain school in Inashiki City is the very setting.




The work is set in a high school that is about to close, but Edosaki Nishi High School, which was actually the model for the work, has a history of having already closed its doors.
It is not clear whether the location or the concept was conceived with this in mind, but the link to reality is very interesting and makes us feel connected to it.
Although the actual high school is now closed, other Inashiki City spots appear in the work.
The atmosphere is fun, with each corner bringing the world of the work to life. We are sure that fans will find it interesting to visit the exhibition once.

"information "
Name: Inashiki City
Address: 1570-1 Inuzuka, Inashiki-shi, Ibaraki
Access: JR Bus Kanto Kimishima Line, get off at Inashiki City Hall

"Momokuri "Mito City




Last but not least, "Momokuri "is a sacred place for the work.
This is a web manga that has been adapted into an anime, and although it was not broadcast on TV, it was aired on an official website on the Internet, which is a little different from the original.
However, the fans are not to be underestimated, as there are even blogs posted on the Internet that make pilgrimages to sacred places.

It is interesting that the spots around Mito Station are depicted in a surprisingly realistic manner for fluffy things featuring beautiful girls.
"The reality is also apparent, as you can tell at a glance if you are local to this place, I know ". "Hearth Brown Excel Minami Store "is depicted as a bakery that appears when the main character has a date with a boy, and the surrounding life is vividly depicted, including the Natto statue Marui building near Mito Station.
It is an interesting romantic comedy in a stalking kind of way, where the heroine girl ransacks things related to the hero, but it is peaceful. Please come and visit.


"information "
Name: Mito Station (Mitoeki)
Address: 1-1-1 Miyamachi, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Access: JR Mito Station

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Please touch the sacred place of the works set in Ibaraki Prefecture and enjoy the works more.

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