20080215-20080222 Japan : Location Hunt - Kamichu!


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Kamichu!
Most of the locations in Kamichu! are modeled after actual locations in Onomichi, which is famous for providing locations for several Japanese live action movies.
Hiroshima-ken Fukuyama-shi
Nearest train station is Fukuyama station of various JR lines, including Sanyou Shinkansen
Fukuyama castle Directory for Fukuyama castle park [Ep11] Fukuyama castle, where Miko & Shoukichi shared taiyaki and wondering where to stay the night, when Yurie-sama "beamed" their families there
   
[Ep11] Miko & Shoukichi stayed in front of the statue just in front of the JR Fukuyama station wondering where they can go    
Hiroshima-ken Onomichi-shi
Nearest train station is Onomichi station of JR Sanyou-honsen
[Ep06] Fukumoto Ferry (Hinode Ferry in the anime) terminal at Onomichi side Ferry leaving Onomichi terminal Ferry leaving Onomichi terminal
[Ep02] Ferry arriving at the opposite end (Innoshima), just a five minute journey Now for the actual ride, leaving the Onomichi terminal, and arriving at the Innoshima terminal
Arriving at the Innoshima terminal [OP] Fukumoto Ferry Innoshima terminal Looking at the Onomichi side from the ferry
The ferry is mainly for cars, and has very little space for passenger Ferry [Ep03] Arriving at the Onomichi terminal
The larger embankment near the ferry terminal [Ep02] The smaller embankment further away from the ferry terminal, where the girls rested in the benches [Ep06] The girls sitting at the very end of the smaller embankment chit-chatting
The left bench on the smaller embankment The right bench on the smaller embankment The benches on the smaller embankment
[Ep02] The girls rested on the benches of the smaller embankment while the sun set behind them [Ep02] The small shrine in the middle of the maze of alleys in the shopping street area The small shrine in the middle of the maze of alleys near the shopping street area
[Ep02] The girls talking to the squid deity in the maze of alleys near the shopping street area [Ep03] Mitsue talking to the frog deity in the shopping street [Ep02] Matsuri talking to the frog deity in the shopping street
[Ep02] Matsuri talking to the big head deity in the shopping street. The cover of the shopping street does not exist in the anime [Ep01] Looking at the JR Onomichi station from the pedestrian bridge near the school [Ep01] The bottom of the staircase leading up to the school, where Yurie-sama arrived late at night
The staircase leading up to the school [Ep01] The main gate of the school, where Yurie-sama arrived late at night. The school is a primary school, not a junior high school as in the anime The grounds of the school
[OP] Staircase just outside the school fence [various] The school. You can see the roof top area where Ninomiya practice calligraphy [OP] Yukie-sama's home.
Statue of Saigou Shirou the Judo master. The fictional character Sugata Sanshirou is based on him Monument of Saigou Shirou The staircase leading up to Misode Tenmanguu, one of the 2 jinja Matsuri's family jinja based on
Main gate of Misode Tenmanguu [OP] Looking from the main gate up to the main building of the jinja The main building of Misode Tenmanguu, but is not the model of Matsuri's jinja's main building
The main building of Misode Tenmanguu [various] Jinja's water pavilion [OP] Miko & Yashima-sama standing in front of the jinja's water pavilion
Notice advising the practice of worshipping in Misode Tenmanguu Looking down back at the main gate of Misode Tenmanguu Looking down back at the main gate of Misode Tenmanguu
The staircase leading up to Ushitora Jinja, the other jinja Matsuri's family jinja based on [OP] Main building of the jinja, which is the model of Matsuri's jinja's main building [Ep01] The sacred boulder of Ushitora Jinja, also exists in Matsuri's jinja
[various] Main building of Ushitora jinja Sacred tree of Ushitora Jinja [various] The side corridor of the main building of Ushitora Jinja. Appeared many times in the anime, e.g. Ninomiya-kun writing here for the jinja and Yukie-sama