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In the footsteps of Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
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12 real places in 4 prefectures: Gunma, Hyogo, Kyoto, Tokyo.
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The park, with its Ferris wheel and amusement park rides, appears in the school trip scenes and in the moments when Mio, Yūko and Mai are having fun. The Ferris wheel can be recognised in several shots of the series.
Gunma8 places
photo by 上州写真時報 · CC BY-SA 3.0Isesaki Station
🚉 Isesaki · in front of the station
It is the starting point of the pilgrimage for this series: Isesaki is the hometown of the mangaka Arawi Keiichi and the model for the city where Hakase, Nano and Mio live. The quiet character of provincial Gunma…
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📺 the scene photo by M yanagisawa · CC BY 3.0Nichijou: My Ordinary Life — Keiichi Arawi · KADOKAWA · anime Kyoto Animation (2011)Isesaki Commercial High School (伊勢崎商業高等学校)
🚉 Isesaki · 27 min walk
It is the model for Tokisadame High School, where Yūko, Mio and Mai study, and it is the school the author Keiichi Arawi attended. The animation studio made an official location scouting visit here, with the staff and…
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📺 the scene photo by ja:user:PYONCHI · Public domainNichijou: My Ordinary Life — Keiichi Arawi · KADOKAWA · anime Kyoto Animation (2011)Takasaki-Ton'yamachi Station (高崎問屋町駅)
🚉 Takasakitonyamachi · in front of the station
It is the ‘Tokisadame-Ton'yamachi Station’ of episode 18, chapter 97 of the manga, in the sixth volume: the one where Yukko and Mihoshi get off.
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📺 the scene Nichijou: My Ordinary Life — Keiichi Arawi · KADOKAWA · anime Kyoto Animation (2011)Sayamall Shopping Arcade (さやもーる)
🚉 Takasaki · 12 min walk
It is the street the characters walk along in the same episode 18 as Ton'yamachi Station, which is about 2.3 km to the north.
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📺 the scene photo by Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0Nichijou: My Ordinary Life — Keiichi Arawi · KADOKAWA · anime Kyoto Animation (2011)Orion Arcade (オリオン通り商店街)
🚉 Chuo-Maebashi · 6 min walk
It is the arcade of episode 21, chapter 77 of the manga, in the fifth volume, where the teachers meet on a day off. The same block also takes in the views used for the covers of the ‘Nichijō no Himekuri’ CDs, including…
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📺 the scene Nichijou: My Ordinary Life — Keiichi Arawi · KADOKAWA · anime Kyoto Animation (2011)Subaru Isesaki Plant Chimney (SUBARU伊勢崎工場)
🚉 Isesaki · 15 min walk
The chimney appears in episode 1: it is the smokestack that stands out against the city's skyline.
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📺 the scene Nichijou: My Ordinary Life — Keiichi Arawi · KADOKAWA · anime Kyoto Animation (2011)Mos Burger Isesaki Kazōji-mae (モスバーガー伊勢崎華蔵寺前店)
🚉 Isesaki · 17 min walk
In the anime it becomes the ‘Daiku Burger’ of episode 16.
Sakae Bridge on the Hirose River (栄橋・広瀬川)
🚉 Isesaki · 11 min walk
A scene of episode 14 is set under Sakae Bridge; the bank a little further upstream, towards the Hirosegawa Ryokuchi riverside park about 350 m away, is the one in episode 23, the episode in which Yukko is supposed to…
Hyogo1 place
photo by NatsuTV · CC0Port Liner Sannomiya Station (ポートライナー三宮駅)
🚉 Sannomiya · 3 min walk
The station's ticket gates are the background of a scene in episode 4. It is one of the backgrounds taken far from Isesaki, typical of the Kyoto Animation production.
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📺 the scene Nichijou: My Ordinary Life — Keiichi Arawi · KADOKAWA · anime Kyoto Animation (2011)Keihan Uji Line Railway Bridge over the Yamashina River (京阪宇治線 山科川橋梁)
🚉 Rokujizo · 4 min walk
It is the background in episode 2. Uji is home to the Kyoto Animation studio, which explains why local backgrounds appear as early as the second episode.
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Ueno Tenman Shrine (上野天満神社)
🚉 Hachioji · 15 min walk
In the anime it is the ‘Tenmangū’ that appears in episodes 1, 10 and 19: the grounds are reproduced very faithfully.