20070905-20070911 Japan : Location Hunt - Lucky Star


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Lucky Star
Most of the Lucky Star locations are located in Hokkaido, Saitama-ken, and Kyoto-fu.
This session was intended for episode 07 (last location hunt was up to episode 06) to episode 22 (broadcast on 02 Sep, 3 days before my trip) only, with the main focus on those live action ED and the school field trip.
Luckily I was also able to take some photos of locations which would appear in latter episodes (episode 23 & 24).
Hokkaido Kamikawa-chou Souunkyou
Souunkyou (layer cloud gorge) is a famous onsen area with 2 famous waterfalls and a beautiful gorge.
Some of the live action ED were shot here.
The 2 famous waterfalls in Souunkyou Ginga no Taki : height = 120m Ginga no Taki
Ryuusei no Taki : height = 90m Ryuusei no Taki [ED16] Akira's seiyuu Konno Hiromi sang Misoji Misaki here
[ED16] Misoji Misaki
[ED23] Mikuru Henshin! Soshite Sentou! - light-saber duel between Shiraishi & Hiromi
[ED16] Misoji Misaki [ED16] Misoji Misaki
[ED24] Shiraishi's seiyuu Shiraishi Minoru sang Ai ha Boomerang (Urusei Yatsura Movie 2) here
[ED17] One of the shot in ED17 Motteke! Sailor-fuku
[ED18] The wooden staircases in the background appeared in ED18 Kaorin no Theme
[ED18] Kaorin no Theme - Tsukasa's seiyuu Fukuhara Kaori in wedding gown playing with flowers [ED18] Kaorin no Theme - Kaorin playing with flowers
[ED18] Kaorin no Theme - Kaorin walking down the wooden staircases [ED18] Kaorin no Theme - Kaorin walked past the sign post [ED18] Kaorin no Theme - Kaorin looked at the trees
[ED18] Kaorin no Theme - Kaorin looked at the river [ED18] Kaorin no Theme - Kaorin changed into...Shiraishi!!! [ED20] Omuko Rumba - this stone monument was seen briefing in the first few seconds of ED20
[ED20] Omuko Rumba - Shiraishi and Tsukasa cheer-dancing here [ED20] Omuko Rumba - zooming into the background, ED18's wooden staircases can be seen [ED23] Mikuru Henshin! Soshite Sentou! - light-saber duel between Shiraishi & Hiromi
Hokkaido Biei-chou Shirogane-onsen
Shirogane-onsen (white gold spa) is an onsen area.
Some of the live action ED were shot here.
Blue River Bridge in Shirogane-onsen [ED18] Kaorin no Theme - Kaori commenting on Shirashi's song
[ED22] Shiraishi Medley - Kaori & Hiromi forcing Shiraishi to switch songs
[ED21] Shikaidaa no Uta - Shiraishi's sprint
[ED21] Shikaidaa no Uta - Shiraishi's sprint [ED21] Shikaidaa no Uta - Shiraishi's sprint Looking out at the gorge from Blue River Bridge
The other end of the Blue River Bridge [ED21] Shikaidaa no Uta - Shiraishi posing in his full body tights inside Hotel Park Hills [ED21] Shikaidaa no Uta - Shiraishi's run in his full body tights inside Hotel Park Hills
[ED21] Shikaidaa no Uta - Shiraishi's run in his full body tights inside Hotel Park Hills Outside view of Hotel Park Hills in Shirogane-onsen Shirogane-onsen
   
Shirogane-onsen    
Kyoto-fu Kyoto-shi
Locations of Konata's high school field trip
Nearest main train station is Kyoto station of various JR Lines / Kintetsu Kyoto Line / Subway Karasuma Line
[Ep21] JR Kyoto station signboard in the Shinkansen platform [Ep21] JR Kyoto station Shinkansen concourse [Ep21] JR Kyoto station Shinkansen concourse
[Ep21] JR Kyoto station front gates [Ep21] West end of JR Kyoto station. Konata said "so this is where Iris comes in", referring to the movie Gamera 3 East end of JR Kyoto station
[Ep21] Konata & gang gathered here in preparation to visit the "holy place" [Ep21] Konata & gang gathered here in preparation to visit the "holy place" [Ep21] Konata & gang gathered here in preparation to visit the "holy place", with Kagami leaning on the rail
Sanjou small bridge shopping street [Ep21] Konata & gang gathered here in preparation to visit the "holy place", where Kagami watching the "equal-distance" couples in front of the Keihan-sanjou train station Looking back from Keihan-sanjou train station
Sanjou big bridge [Ep21] Gojouzaka, the main road leading to Kiyomizudera (clear water temple) Kiyomizudera's Nioumon (kind king gate, left) & Saimon (west gate, right)
Kiyomizudera's Shourou (belfry) Kiyomizudera's Sanjuunotou (3 story tower) [Ep21] Konata & gang tried to lift the metal rod together
Looking down at Otowa no Taki (sound feather waterfall) from Kiyomizudera's Hondou (main hall) Kiyomizudera's Hondou's platform [Ep21] Kiyomizudera's Hondou's platform, where Konata & gang talked about jumping off it
[Ep21] Kiyomizudera's Hondou's platform [Ep21] Jishujinja (earth master shrine) inside Kiyomizudera's boundary, where Konata & gang talked about predicting love [Ep21] Koiuranainoishi (stone for predicting "love") in Jishujinja
[Ep21] Jishujinja [Ep21] Jishujinja [Ep21] Jishujinja
[Ep21] The back side of Koiuranainoishi in Jishujinja Jishujinja Jishujinja Koiuranainoishi
The other Koiuranainoishi in Jishujinja. If you can walk from one to the other blindfolded, your love fortune will be good. Jishujinja Jishujinja
Jishujinja Jishujinja [Ep21] Jishujinja
Otowa no Taki Kiyomizudera Kiyomizudera
Sannenzaka (three year slope) near Kiyomizudera [Ep21] Sannenzaka, where Konata & gang were walking down the slope [Ep21] Konata & gang ate ice-cream at Maruyama Kouen (circular hill park)
Yasaka Jinja (eight slope shrine) [Ep21] Konata & gang browsing thru the ema at Yasaka Jinja "Konata is my wife" Ema at Yasaka Jinja : Chihara Minori
Ema at Yasaka Jinja : Konata & Tsukasa "Konata is my wife" "Tsukasa is my wife" Yasaka Jinja [Ep21] Konata shopping at Animate in Shinkyougoku (new capital extreme), a famous shopping street
[Ep21] Konata shopping at Gamers in Shinkyougoku [Ep21] Konata & gang taking purikura (print club) in a game center in Shinkyougoku. Unfortunately, the purikura machine has been removed recently from the game center. [Ep21] Shinkyougoku
Ginkakuji (silver building temple) Ginkakuji Ginkakuji
Ginkakuji [Ep21] Ginkakuji - Konata & Miyuki talked about Ginkakuji is not silver [Ep21] Ginkakuji - Tsukasa "kasha kasha"
[Ep21] Ginkakuji - Kagami spacing out [Ep21] Hotel Honnouji Kaikan, where Konata & gang were staying [Ep21] Kagami met the anonymous writer of the letter just outside the hotel
[Ep21] The anonymous writer "confessed" just outside the hotel [Ep21] The anonymous writer "confessed" just outside the hotel [Ep21] The stunned Kagami lost in thought just outside the hotel
Kyoto-fu Uji-shi Kohata
Locations of Konata's high school field trip
Nearest train station are Kohata station of JR Nara Line and Kowata station of Keihan Uji Line
[Ep21] Konata & gang visiting the "Holy Place" [Ep21] "Holy Place" - Kyoto Animation Studio [Ep21] "Holy Place" - Kyoto Animation Studio
[Ep21] "Holy Place" - Kyoto Animation Studio : looking back at the Keihan Uji Line Kowata station from top of staircases Kyoto Animation Studio's front entrance. You can see posters of Kyoto Animation's work : Haruhi, Clannad, Lucky Star, Full Metal Panic Fumoffu [Ep21] "Holy Place" - Kyoto Animation HQ
 
[Ep21] "Holy Place" - Kyoto Animation HQ Kyoto Animation HQ  
Nara-ken Nara-shi
Locations of Konata's high school field trip
Nearest train station is Nara station of various JR Lines and Kintetsu Nara station of Kintetsu Nara Line
Nara Kouen Nara Kouen Koufukuji's stone monument
[Ep21] Konata & gang met Indian guys, with Koufukuji's Toukondou (east gold hall) in the background [Ep21] Tsukasa took photos of the Indians, with Koufukuji's Toukondou and Gojuunotou (five story tower) in the background [Ep21] Tsukasa "say cheese", with Koufukuji's Nanendou (south circular hall) in the background
Koufukuji Koufukuji's Toukondou and Gojuunotou Koufukuji's Toukondou and Gojuunotou
[Ep21] Tsukasa met the one-eyed deer at Nara Kouen [Ep21] Tsukasa feeding deer at Nara Kouen [Ep21] Tsukasa got attacked by deer at Nara Kouen
Toudaiji's stone monument Toudaiji (east big temple) Toudaiji's Nandaimon (south big gate)
Kongourikishi (Deva king) wooden statue in Nandaimon Th eother Kongourikishi wooden statue in Nandaimon Toudaiji's Chuumon (middle gate)
Toudaiji's Daibutsuden (big Buddha palace) [Ep21] Konata met Rushanabutsuzou, AKA Daibutsu (big Buddha), in Daibutsuden [Ep21] Konata met Daibutsu
[Ep21] Konata met Daibutsu Kokuuzoubosatsu (Akasa-garbha Bodhisattva) in Daibutsuden Nyoirinkanon (cintaamaNicakra Bodhisattva) in Daibutsuden
 
One of the wooden column in Daibutsuden Back side of Toudaiji's Nandaimon  
Saitama-ken Oomiya-shi
Animate, Gamers, Gekisou, and other scenes
Nearest train station is Oomiya station of various JR Lines / Tobu Noda Line
[Ep07] Kagami & Tsukasa waiting for Konata [Ep19] Yutaka, Minami, & Hiyori go bowling [Ep19] Hiyorin found Hagaren layers!
[Ep19] Hiyorin took photos of the layers using her keitai The 2 Animate in Oomiya Animate Comic-kan
Animate Character,AV-kan [Ep16] Konata walked into Animate Character,AV-kan [Ep15] ex-Animate Character,AV-kan, where people queuing to get Gekisou event tickets
[Ep15] People queuing to get Gekisou event tickets [Ep15] Gekisou event venue - Oomiya Sonic City [Ep15] Konata & gang leaving the Gekisou event venue
 
[Ep15] Konata & gang leaving the Gekisou event venue [Ep14] Oomiya Gamers where Konata found a new keihin she want but she had already traded her club points in her previous visit  
Saitama-ken Washinomiya-chou
Washinomiya Jinja is the model of Hiiragi's family jinja. Nearest train station is Washinomiya station of Tobu Isesaki Line
This is my second visit to the Jinja
Miyamae bridge near Washimomiya Jinja [Ep09] Kagami & Tsukasa talked with neighbour
[Ep23] Kagami arguing with someone via her keitai
[Ep09] Kagami & Tsukasa talked with neighbour
[Ep23] Kagami arguing with someone via her keitai
[Ep12] Washinomiya Jinja - New year Hatsumoude [Ep12] Washinomiya Jinja - New year Hatsumoude [Ep12] Washinomiya Jinja - New year Hatsumoude
[Ep12] Washinomiya Jinja - New year Hatsumoude [Ep12] Washinomiya Jinja - Konata's Hatsumoude [Ep12] Washinomiya Jinja - New year Hatsumoude
Ema at the Jinja : Konata Ema at the Jinja : Konata x Kagami Ema at the Jinja : Konata & Ono Daisuke
Ema at the Jinja : Konata & Nagato Ema at the Jinja : Konata & gang Ema at the Jinja : Konata & Shiraishi
Ema at the Jinja : Konata & Shiraishi Ema at the Jinja : Konata & gang Ema at the Jinja : Tsukasa-inu
Ema at the Jinja : Shiraishi Ema at the Jinja : MiWiki Ema at the Jinja : Nagato
[Ep21] Jinja's car park [Ep17] Kagami's bike trip to find saffron. Jinja's stone monument is at the opposite of the T-junction, compare with the anime Looking at the jinja's stone monument at the T-junction in a different angle
Saitama-ken Kasukabe-shi
Nearest train station is Kasukabe station of Tobu Isesaki Line / Noda Line
[Various] Connecting bridge inside Kasukabe station [Various] Connecting bridge inside Kasukabe station [Various] Connecting bridge inside Kasukabe station
[Various] Corridor inside Kasukabe station [Various] Entrance/exit gates at Kasukabe station [Ep18] Yutaka, Minami, Hiyori, & Patti talking about Otome Road
[Ep21] Konata talking with Kagami & Tsukasa about changing to winter uniform [Ep21] Konata talking with Kagami & Tsukasa about changing to winter uniform [Ep17] Konata & Kagami talking about light novel
[Ep17] Konata & Kagami talking about light novel [Ep03/Ep13] Family restaurant Bashamichi. In my previous trip, I found one Bashamichi near their school but without the exact internal table arrangement and decorations as the episode scenes. This time I found another Bashamichi at the opposite side of the Kasukabe train station, with the exact internal table arrangement and decorations. Bashamichi