20100922-20100929 Japan : Location Hunt - K-ON


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K-ON
K-ON currently has 2 TV series : "K-ON!" (Apr-Jun 2009 : 12 episodes + 1 extra episode + 1 OVA episode) and "K-ON!!" (Apr-Sep 2010 : 24 episodes + 2 extra episodes + 1 OVA episode). It is announced that there will be a movie, but there is no information on the movie road-show date yet.
Note : HTT = Houkago Tea Time, the name of the band the Keion-bu members formed.
Shiga-ken Inukami-gun Toyosato-chou
The nearest train station is Toyosato Station of Oumi Tetsudou Main Line.
This is the model of the high school that the HTT members attend. The building used to be a primary school, but is now the town office.
[various] Front entrance of the school [K-ON! OP] Yui at the front entrance of the school Map of the school
[K-ON! OP] Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi jamming in front of the fountain in front of the main building [various] Looking south from the fountain. At the right is the event hall. [K-ON! OP / K-ON!! OP2] Bronze statue of the founder of the school. Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi standing in front of the statue in K-ON! OP, while all 5 HTT members worshipping to the statue in K-ON!! OP2
[K-ON!! OP] HTT members running in the lawn in front of the hall [various] Front entrance of the hall [various] HTT performed here many times, e.g. during orientations and school festivals
[various] HTT performed here many times [various] HTT performed here many times [various] HTT performed here many times
[K-ON!! OP2] HTT members running from right to left [K-ON!! OP1] Azunyan standing with her guitar at her back. The library is located at the left [K-ON!! OP2] Last scene before the HTT hand gesture, with all 5 HTT members running on the lawn
[various] Front entrance of the library. Unfortunately it was closed on the day of visit [K-ON! OP] Looking inside the library through the front door window. HTT jammed here in K-ON! OP "Toyosato Ani-Song Live 2010" poster at the front door of the library.
Map of the school inside the main entrance of the main building Posters in the notice board in front of the office at the front entrance Prefecture map in front of the office
[various] Nodoka's student council room. Actually it is a locked meeting room on 1F (ground level) [various] Central staircases from 1F to 2F [various] Central staircases from 1F to 2F. This is the start of race of the tortoise and the hare towards the top of the staircases
[various] Central staircases from 1F to 2F [various] Central staircases from 1F to 2F [various] Central staircases from 1F to 2F. The hare rest here for a bit
[various] Central staircases from 1F to 2F [various] Central staircases from 1F to 2F [various] The corridor at the north side of the central staircases on 2F
[K-ON!! OP1] Mio & Ritsu walking in the corridor. Yui also walked here in the next scene [various] The corridor at the south side of the central staircases on 2F [K-ON!! OP1] Tsumugi & Azunyan walking in the corridor on 2F
[various] Classroom. This is the only classroom in the building having tables and chairs. Same as the meeting room, it is locked. [various] Classroom [various] Classroom
[various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F [various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F [various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F
[various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F [various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F [various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F
[various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F. The hare get another rest here. [various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F [various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F. The entrance of the Keion-bu club room is at the left on the top
[various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F. The tortoise arrived first to claim victory. Sawa-chan waited here while Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi saying thank you to Azunyan with song in the graduation episode (K-ON!! EP24). The door at the left leads to the roof top section. [various] Central staircases from 2F to 3F [various] Front entrance of the Keion-bu club room
[various] Front entrance of the Keion-bu club room [various] The Keion-bu club room [various] Houkago Tea Time !
[various] [1 of 8] While standing in the center of the room, taking photo towards south [various] [2 of 8] While standing in the center of the room, taking photo towards south-west [various] [3 of 8] While standing in the center of the room, taking photo towards west
[various] [4 of 8] While standing in the center of the room, taking photo towards north-west [various] [5 of 8] While standing in the center of the room, taking photo towards north [various] [6 of 8] While standing in the center of the room, taking photo towards north-east
[various] [7 of 8] While standing in the center of the room, taking photo towards east [various] [8 of 8] While standing in the center of the room, taking photo towards south-east [various] The cupboard. Actually it is located in a small connecting room instead of located in the club room itself.
[various] The adjacent music room. This is the venue of the first Mio fan club meeting [various] Someone has left an electric guitar in the music room [various] Someone has left an electric guitar in the music room
[various] The music room [various] The music room [various] The bench in the club room
[K-ON!! OP1] [1 of 8] Recreating the rotating sequence in K-ON!! OP1 : north [K-ON!! OP1] [2 of 8] Recreating the rotating sequence in K-ON!! OP1 : north-east [K-ON!! OP1] [3 of 8] Recreating the rotating sequence in K-ON!! OP1 : east
[K-ON!! OP1] [4 of 8] Recreating the rotating sequence in K-ON!! OP1 : south-east [K-ON!! OP1] [5 of 8] Recreating the rotating sequence in K-ON!! OP1 : south [K-ON!! OP1] [6 of 8] Recreating the rotating sequence in K-ON!! OP1 : south-west
[K-ON!! OP1] [7 of 8] Recreating the rotating sequence in K-ON!! OP1 : west [K-ON!! OP1] [8 of 8] Recreating the rotating sequence in K-ON!! OP1 : north-west Fan posters on the notice board in the club room
Fan drawings on the blackboard in the club room Fan items in the club room Fan items in the club room
Fan items in the club room Fan items in the club room Fan items in the club room
Fan drawings on the whiteboard in the club room Notice in the club room for fans [K-ON!! EP25] HTT members shot their Keion-bu promotion video here. This is the roof top just outside the club room
Local municipal sign post to warn car drivers for school children. This is the original version Local municipal sign post to warn car drivers for school children. This is the Yui version Local municipal sign post to warn car drivers for school children. This is the Tsumugi version
Kyouto-fu Kyouto-shi Sakyou-ku
The nearest train station is Shuugakuin Station of Eizan Main Line.
This is the first part of Yui's going to school path
[K-ON! EP01] Scene shown just after Yui left her house going to school [various] Model of the outside of the Hirasawa house, with the exception of the house itself, which is totally different [various] This is the parking lot just opposite the Hirasawa house, and is shown many times through out the series
[various] This is the parking lot just opposite the Hirasawa house, and is shown many times through out the series [K-ON! EP01] Yui going to school running through the zebra crossing from left to right [K-ON! EP01] Yui going to school running past the cafe
[K-ON! EP01] Yui going to school running past the cafe [K-ON! EP01/OP] Yui going to school running past the cafe. This is also where Ritsu standing in the K-ON! OP. [K-ON! EP01] Yui going to school running past the cafe
[various] scene showing traffics looking from somewhere neat the cafe towards the nearest train station [K-ON! OP] Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi running across the bridge [K-ON! EP01] Yui playing with a cat while going to school. Azunyan also played with a cat here in latter episodes.
Kyouto-fu Kyouto-shi Sakyou-ku
The nearest train station is Shuugakuin Station of Eizan Main Line.
This is the second part of Yui's going to school path
[K-ON! EP01] Yui's going to school path. She helped an old lady crossing the road. [K-ON!! OP1] Scene showing all 5 HTT girls standing below the traffic light [K-ON! EP01] Yui's going to school path. She waited for the traffic lights to turn green
[K-ON! OP] Scene showing the crossing in front of the Shuugakuin train station [K-ON! OP] Scene showing Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi standing at the crossing in front of the Shuugakuin train station [K-ON! EP01] Tsumugi getting off the train at Shuugakuin station
[K-ON! EP01] Tsumugi getting off the train at Shuugakuin station [various] scenes showing the HTT members and/or Ui gathering here waiting for something, e.g. Sawa-chan [K-ON!! OP1] Tsumugi standing in front of the Shuugakuin train station
[K-ON! OP2] Added scene in the OP to show Azunyan standing in front of the convenient store [various] scenes showing the HTT members and/or Ui gathering here waiting for something, e.g. Sawa-chan [various] scenes showing the HTT members and/or Ui gathering here waiting for something, e.g. Sawa-chan
Shuugakuin train station, the convenient store, and the crossing [K-ON! EP01] Yui's going to school path. Yui waiting at the crossing. [K-ON! EP01] Yui's going to school path. Yui running past the shops.
[K-ON! EP01] Yui's going to school path. Yui running past the shops. [K-ON! EP01] Yui's going to school path. Yui running past the shops. [K-ON! EP01] Yui's going to school path. Yui running past the shops.
Plaza Shuugakuin, a local shopping mall located near Shuugakuin train station. Plaza Shuugakuin with some shops showing K-ON related stuff Plaza Shuugakuin with some shops showing K-ON related stuff
Plaza Shuugakuin [K-ON! EP07] Plaza Shuugakuin. The Yui, Mio, Ritsu, Tsumugi & Nodoka do their shopping here for Christmas. [K-ON! EP07] Plaza Shuugakuin. The Yui, Mio, Ritsu, Tsumugi & Nodoka do their shopping here for Christmas.
Plaza Shuugakuin with some shops showing K-ON related stuff Plaza Shuugakuin with some shops showing K-ON related stuff Plaza Shuugakuin with some shops showing K-ON related stuff
 
Plaza Shuugakuin with some shops showing K-ON related stuff [K-ON! OP] Tsumugi running across a zebra crossing  
Kyouto-fu Kyouto-shi Sakyou-ku
The nearest train stations are Ichijouji Station and Chayama Station of Eizan Main Line.
This is the third part of Yui's going to school path
[K-ON! OP] Mio taking photos while walking. This is 1 of the 2 sites in the going to school path that has the stone wall background. No one can confirm which of the 2 is the actual location. [K-ON! OP] Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi running across the zebra crossing [various] Convenient store scenes
[various] Convenient store scenes [K-ON! EP02] After they finished their part time job, they say goodbye to each other in the bus station. [various] The fast food shop the HTT members frequent. Tsumugi also tried to work part time here.
[various] The fast food shop the HTT members frequent. Tsumugi also tried to work part time here. [various] The fast food shop the HTT members frequent. Tsumugi also tried to work part time here. [various] The fast food shop the HTT members frequent. Tsumugi also tried to work part time here.
[K-ON!! OP1] Tsumugi eating in a fast food shop [various] The HTT members' usual corner. The actual table arrangement is a bit different from the anime. [K-ON!! OP1] Mio & Ritsu tripped on the pavement near the fast food shop
[K-ON!! OP1] Scene showing Mio standing near the tree [K-ON!! OP1] Scene showing Tsumugi standing near the arrow sign post [K-ON! OP] Mio taking photos while walking. This is 2 of the 2 sites in the going to school path that has the stone wall background. No one can confirm which of the 2 is the actual location.
[K-ON! OP] Mio taking photos while walking. This is 2 of the 2 sites in the going to school path that has the stone wall background. No one can confirm which of the 2 is the actual location. [K-ON! OP] Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsugumi jumping off the staircases. The staircases is located at the front of Kyoto University of Arts and Design [K-ON!! EP05] Azunyan, Ui & Jun went to this batting center
[K-ON!! OP1] The HTT members running in the left Poster at Chayama train station. This is the official Kyoto prefecture government's census advertisement poster. Poster at Chayama train station. This is the official Kyoto prefecture government's census advertisement poster.
[K-ON!! OP1] The HTT members walked across the crossing at the Ichijouji train station [K-ON!! EP09] The front of the park where YuiAzu performed in the local festival [K-ON!! EP09] Back stage of the local festival
[K-ON!! EP09] The next participant coming up to the stage after YuiAzu during the festival [K-ON!! EP09] Scene after the festival [K-ON!! EP09] YuiAzu giving the participation price to the old lady living next to Yui after the festival
Kyouto-fu Kyouto-shi Sakyou-ku
The nearest train station is Demachiyanagi Station of Eizan Main Line and Keihan Outou Line.
In K-ON! OP, one of the scenes showed Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi jumping around in the rocks at the riverbed.
[K-ON! OP] Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi jumping around in the rocks at the riverbed The other sets of rocks in the other side of the riverbed Facing up stream in the middle of the rocks
   
Facing down stream in the middle of the rocks    
Kyouto-fu Kyouto-shi Nakagyou-ku
The nearest train stations are Sanjou-Keihan Station of Subway Touzai Line and Sanjou Station of Keihan Outou Line.
In K-ON!, Jeugia is the model of the musical instruction store Yui bought her guitar. The live house where Houkago Tea Time performed in the OVA episode is also located nearby.
[K-ON! EP02] Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi came into the shopping street to help Yui buy her guitar [K-ON! EP02] The front entrance of the musical instrument store The musical instrument store in the shopping street
Scene showing the clock in the shopping street Scene showing the clock in the shopping street Scene showing the clock in the shopping street
Scene showing the clock in the shopping street [K-ON! EP14] Scene showing the outside of a building near the live house [K-ON! EP14] Nodoka, Ui & Jun bumped into Yui at the bridge near the live house
The bridge near the live house The bridge near the live house [K-ON! EP14] Scenes showing the entrance of the live house in the left from the bridge side. In real live, it is a yakiniku store.
   
[K-ON! EP14] Scenes showing the entrance of the live house in the right (reverse angel).    
Kyouto-fu Kyouto-shi Sakyou-ku
The nearest train station is Keage Station of Subway Touzai Line.
Suirokaku is part of the famous Nanzenji, and is ancient water passageway for transporting water from Biwa Lake to the city.
In K-ON! OP, one of the scenes showed Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi in Suirokaku.
Suirokaku Introduction of Suirokaku Some of the arch of Suirokaku
 
Some of the arch of Suirokaku [K-ON! OP] Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi in Suirokaku. This is the only arch that has rocks on the left and a tree on the right.  
Kyouto-fu Yawata-shi
The nearest train station is Yawata-shi Station of Keihan Main Line.
In K-ON! OP, one of the scenes showed Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi riding bicycles in front of several electric power tower.
   
[K-ON! OP] Yui, Mio, Ritsu & Tsumugi riding bicycles    
Kyouto-fu Uji-shi
The nearest train station is Uji Station of JR Nara Line.
In K-ON!!, the HTT members went to the summer festival. They gathered outside the train station in early morning to catch a highway bus.
[K-ON!! EP12] Scene showing the convenient store just outside the train station [K-ON!! EP12] Scene showing the train station [K-ON!! EP12] scene showing the traffic lights just outside the train station
[K-ON!! EP12] Azunyan arrived at the station [K-ON!! EP12] Azunyan arrived at the station, but did not notice Yui lurking in the background [K-ON!! EP12] Tsumugi arrived and talked with Azunyan, but did not notice Yui lurking in the background
[K-ON!! EP12] Azunyan pondered where Yui was, but did not notice Yui lurking behind her [K-ON!! EP12] Highway bus arrived [K-ON!! EP12] Yui revealed herself to the others
   
[K-ON!! EP12] Sawa-chan arrived    
Kyouto-fu Uji-shi
The nearest train station is Rokujizou Station of Subway Touzai Line and JR Nara Line.
In K-ON!!, the HTT members followed Sawa-chan to see if she has a boy friend, but found she met another girl Christina in a family restaurant.
[K-ON!! EP10] Front of the family restaurant [K-ON!! EP10] Front of the family restaurant [K-ON!! EP10] Sawa-chan and Christina left the family restaurant
 
[K-ON!! EP10] Christina catching the HTT members at the front entrance [K-ON!! EP10] Christina catching the HTT members at the front entrance  
Kyouto-fu Kyouto-shi Ukyou-ku
The nearest train station is Hanazono Station of JR Sagano Line.
3rd year students (Yui, Mio, Ritsu, Tsumugi, Nodoka) went to Kyoto for their school excursion trip in K-ON!!. Hanazono Kaikan is the hotel they stayed.
[K-ON!! EP04] Students gathered in the front entrance [K-ON!! EP04] Night scene of the hotel [K-ON!! EP04] Sawa-chan scolding Yui & Ritsu when they tried to sneak out of the student assembly
 
[K-ON!! EP04] Evening scene of the hotel viewed from the parking lot [K-ON!! EP04] Night scene of the hotel viewed from the parking lot  
Kyouto-fu Kyouto-shi Shimogyou-ku
The nearest train stations are Karasumaru Station of Hankyu Kyoto Main Line and Shijou Station of Subway Karasumaru Line.
In K-ON!, Azunyan pondered her choice after joining keion-bu while going to see shows in the live house "Koto".
 
[K-ON! EP09] Live house "Koto" [K-ON! EP09] Live house "Koto"