Scene location guide · Hiroshima, Chūgoku (Setouchi)
A hillside temple town on the Inland Sea, faithfully drawn as the 1980s backdrop of Kamichu!.
Onomichi · 尾道
Scene locations, approach stations, and practical time on the ground.
Kamichu!
This ancient camphor-shaded shrine below the ropeway is a chief model for schoolgirl-goddess Yurie's home shrine.
Nearest stationOnomichi Station (JR San'yō Line)
TransitFrom Onomichi Station, ~12-min walk east toward the ropeway base station.
HoursOpen grounds
Best timeMorning light through the old camphor
Photo tipInclude the 900-year-old camphor tree looming over the worn stone steps.
Kamichu!
Its long stone stairway feeds the composite design of the anime's Raifuku Shrine.
Nearest stationOnomichi Station (JR San'yō Line)
TransitFrom Onomichi Station, ~15-min walk east into the hillside temple-walk lanes.
HoursOpen grounds
Best timeLate afternoon
Photo tipShoot straight up the 55-step stairway, a favorite of Onomichi's live-action film directors too.
Kamichu!
The clifftop temple and its cable car supply the sweeping harbor views that open many scenes.
Nearest stationOnomichi Station (JR San'yō Line)
TransitFrom Onomichi Station, ~5-min walk to the ropeway base, then a ~3-min cable-car ride up.
HoursRopeway roughly 9:00–17:15
Best timeSunset over the Inland Sea
Photo tipFrom the summit deck, catch the channel, bridges and tiled roofs stacking down the slope.
Onomichi · 尾道
