20130625-20130630 Japan : Location Hunt - Ore no imouto ga konnani kawaii wakeganai.


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Ore no imouto ga konnani kawaii wakeganai.
Ore no imouto ga konnani kawaii wakeganai. (a.k.a. Oreimo.) is the 16 episodes TV anime series aired between April and June 2013, with the last 3 episodes to be aired via the net on 18 August 2013. It is the sequel of the previous TV anime series Ore no imouto ga konnani kawaii wakeganai (without the full stop)
The main characters are Kyousuke, Kirino (a.k.a. Kiririn), Manami, Saori, Kuroneko, Ayase, and Kanako.
Chiba-ken Chiba-shi Chuuou-ku
Chiba Kouen (Chiba Park) is a small park not far away from JR Chiba station. It has a lake, a small lotus pond with Ooga Lotus, and a pavilion called Rengetei.
The nearest train station is Chiba station / Chiba-kouen station / Chiba-minato station of various lines.
[OP] Kuroneko walking side by side with Kyousuke in Chiba Kouen [OP] Kuroneko (Shironeko mode) smiling, with Rengetei and the lotus pond in the background in Chiba Kouen [OP] Scene showing the monorail and the lotus pond in Chiba Kouen
[OP] Scene showing a lotus flower in Chiba Kouen Lotus pond in Chiba Kouen Lotus pond in Chiba Kouen
Lotus pond in Chiba Kouen Ooga Lotus in Chiba Kouen Lotus pond in Chiba Kouen
Lotus pond in Chiba Kouen Lotus pond in Chiba Kouen Lotus pond in Chiba Kouen
Ooga Lotus in Chiba Kouen Ooga Lotus in Chiba Kouen Ooga Lotus in Chiba Kouen
Ooga Lotus in Chiba Kouen Sign board at Rengetei in Chiba Kouen - 4 days of Ooga Lotus Sign board at Rengetei in Chiba Kouen - 250 Ooga Lotus are observed on 28 June
Sign board at Rengetei in Chiba Kouen - Ooga Lotus festival at Chiba Kouen Sign board at Rengetei in Chiba Kouen - Ooga Lotus in Chiba Kouen [OP] Scene showing the Chiba Port Tower
 
[OP] Scene showing the monorail outside the Chiba station [OP] Scene showing the monorail outside the Chiba station  
Chiba-ken Chiba-shi Hanamigawa-ku Makuhari-machi
The nearest train station is Makuhari station of JR Soubu Line and Keisei Makuhari station of Keisei Chiba Line.
[OP/EP02] Ayase meets Kyousuke at the park [OP/EP02] Ayase meets Kyousuke at the park [OP/EP02] Ayase kicks Kyousuke's ass at the park
[EP10] Ayase kicks Kyousuke's ass at the park [EP02] Ayase meets Kyousuke at the park [EP02] Ayase meets Kyousuke at the park
[EP02] Ayase meets Kyousuke at the park [EP02] Ayase meets Kyousuke at the park [EP02] Ayase meets Kyousuke at the park
Gunma-ken Agatsuma-gun Kusatsu-machi
Kusatsu Onsen is a famous onsen area. The main attraction is the Yubatake in the middle of the town, which is being used to harvest and distribute the hot spring water (as hot as 94.5C) to all the ryokan/hotel in the area.
Some of the photos are not very clear due to heavy raining during the day of photo shooting plus the resulting steam from the Yubatake.
The nearest train station is Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi station of JR Agatsuma Line.
[EP09] Scene showing the Yubatake and surrounding area [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko
Looking at Yubatake and surrounding area from the south side [EP09] Scene showing the Yubatake and surrounding area from the east side Looking at Yubatake and surrounding area from the east side
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko while they are dipping their feet in the foot onsen [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke bumped into Kuroneko Yubatake and surrounding area Yubatake and surrounding area
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke looking after Kuroneko resting in the bower after she collapsed earlier [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke looking after Kuroneko resting in the bower after she collapsed earlier The bower located near Yubatake
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke looking after Kuroneko resting in the bower after she collapsed earlier [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke looking after Kuroneko resting in the bower after she collapsed earlier The bower located near Yubatake
The bower located near Yubatake [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke looking after Kuroneko resting in the bower after she collapsed earlier [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke looking after Kuroneko resting in the bower after she collapsed earlier
North side of the Yubatake [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko at the north side North side of the Yubatake
North side of the Yubatake North side of the Yubatake [EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko in a side street of the onsen area
   
[EP09] Kiririn and Kyousuke tried to find Kuroneko at the other side of the onsen area. In the anime the sign board is in the shopping street, but in real life, the sign board is located in a remote park.    
Chiba-ken Chiba-shi Chuuou-ku / Inage-ku / Wakaba-ku
The Oreimo wrapping monorail runs in Chiba Urban Monorail lines 1 & 2. There are 2 sides of the monorail cars : Kiririn side and Kuroneko side.
The nearest train station is Chiba station / Chiba-kouen station / Anagawa station / Sports Center station / Doubutsu-kouen station / Chishirodai station / Chiba-minato station of Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 & Line 2.
Kiririn side Kiririn side Kiririn side
Kiririn side Kiririn side Kuroneko side
Kuroneko side Kuroneko side Kuroneko side
Head-mark - Kiririn, Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kuroneko, Shironeko Head-mark - Ayase, Kiririn, Kuroneko, Saori
Head-mark - Ayase, Kiririn, Kuroneko, Saori Inside the train - Kiririn, Kuroneko Inside the train - Kuroneko
Inside the train - Kiririn Inside the train - Kuroneko Inside the train - Kyousuke
Inside the train - Manami Inside the train - Saori Inside the train - Ayase
Inside the train - Kuroneko, Kiririn Inside the train - Kuroneko, Kiririn Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kyousuke
Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kuroneko Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kyousuke Kiririn side - Kiririn
Kiririn side - Kiririn Kiririn side - Kiririn Kiririn side - Kiririn
Kiririn side - Kiririn Head-mark - Kiririn, Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kuroneko, Shironeko
Kuroneko side - Kuroneko, Kyousuke Kuroneko side - Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kuroneko
Kuroneko side - Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kiririn, Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kuroneko
Kuroneko side - Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kuroneko, Kyousuke
Kuroneko side - Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Kuroneko
Kuroneko side - Kuroneko, Shironeko Kiririn side - Kiririn Kiririn side - Kiririn
Kiririn side - Kiririn Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kyousuke Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kyousuke
Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kyousuke Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kyousuke Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kyousuke
Kiririn side - Kiririn Kiririn side - Kiririn Kiririn side - Kiririn, Kyousuke
Inside the train - ClariS (student singer group who sang the OP of both series) Kuroneko side - Kuroneko Kuroneko side - Shironeko
   
Kuroneko side - Shironeko