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Scene location guide · Hiroshima, Chūgoku (Setouchi)

Takehara竹原

A preserved Edo salt-and-sake townscape on the Inland Sea, the gentle setting of Tamayura.

3 spots Takehara Station (JR Kure Line) 1 Anime
Plan this city Reviewed: 2026-07-19
Tamayura · 2010

Takehara · 竹原

Points 03

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

Tamayura

Takehara Station竹原駅

Where heroine Fu steps off the train to begin her Takehara life, greeted by an 'okaerinasai' welcome underfoot.

Nearest stationTakehara Station (JR Kure Line)

TransitFrom Mihara Station (Sanyo Shinkansen), JR Kure Line south ~30–40 min to Takehara.

HoursStaffed in daytime

Best timeAnytime

Photo tipCatch the station forecourt that opens the series' homecoming scene.

Takehara Preservation District
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Tamayura

Takehara Preservation District町並み保存地区

Whitewashed merchant houses and lattice windows recur as Fu wanders with her film camera.

Nearest stationTakehara Station (JR Kure Line)

Transit~10-min walk northeast from Takehara Station into the old town.

HoursOpen streets; many houses roughly 10:00–16:00

Best timeWeekday mornings before crowds

Photo tipShoot down the lattice-lined lane toward the hillside temple gate.

Saihoji Temple & Fumeikaku
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Tamayura

Saihoji Temple & Fumeikaku西方寺・普明閣

Approximate pin

The steep stone stairway and cliff-perched Fumeikaku pavilion frame the town's most-repeated vista.

Nearest stationTakehara Station (JR Kure Line)

Transit~15-min walk from Takehara Station, up the stairs at the edge of the old town.

HoursGrounds roughly 9:00–17:00

Best timeLate afternoon over the rooftops

Photo tipClimb to Fumeikaku's veranda for the overhead sweep of tiled roofs the anime loves.

Takehara · 竹原

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