Scene location guide · Ishikawa, Hokuriku

Kanazawa & Yuwaku Onsen金沢・湯涌温泉

Hanasaku Iroha's hot-spring inn town, whose fictional bonbori festival locals turned into a real autumn event.

3 spots Kanazawa Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen); Yuwaku Onsen by bus 1 Anime

Plan this city Reviewed: 2026-07-19

Hanasaku Iroha · 2011

Kanazawa & Yuwaku Onsen · 金沢・湯涌温泉

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Scene locations, approach stations, and practical time on the ground.

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The forest-wrapped shrine that stages the anime's Bonbori Festival, now re-enacted here for real each October.

Nearest stationKanazawa Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen)

TransitFrom Kanazawa Station east gate, take the Hokutetsu bus to Yuwaku Onsen (~50 min), then walk ~4 min.

HoursOpen grounds, daylight

Best timeEarly October for the Bonbori Festival lantern lighting

Photo tipFrame the vermilion torii under cedars; the paper lanterns glow at dusk during the festival.

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Approximate pin

The riverside ryokan lane whose inns were studied to design Kissuiso, the series' family hot-spring hotel.

Nearest stationKanazawa Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen)

TransitFrom Kanazawa Station east gate, Hokutetsu bus to the Yuwaku Onsen terminus (~50 min); the street is at the stop.

HoursSoyu public bath roughly 7:00–21:30

Best timeSteamy winter evenings

Photo tipShoot the wooden inn facades and the little bridge over the Asano River headwaters.

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This single-platform Noto Railway halt is the model for Yunosagi Station, where Ohana arrives and leaves town.

Nearest stationNishigishi Station (Noto Railway Nanao Line)

Transit~1h40 from Kanazawa: JR to Nanao, then Noto Railway toward Anamizu; it sits well north on the Noto Peninsula, not near Yuwaku.

HoursUnstaffed platform, daylight

Best timeSpring cherry blossoms (also nicknamed 'Noto-Sakura Station')

Photo tipSit on the wooden platform bench overlooking Nanao Bay for the exact title-card composition.

Kanazawa & Yuwaku Onsen · 金沢・湯涌温泉