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BanG Dream! Series Anime Pilgrimage Guide

🏅 Selected for the 2026 edition of “Japanese Anime Tourism 88-Spots” (Anime Tourism Association)📍 6 places
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A media-mix franchise about girls' bands, spanning anime, games and live concerts. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the area around Waseda on the Toden Arakawa Line, which often appears in the series, and Toshima City, Tokyo (Ikebukuro), the setting of BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!.

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Places

Places to visit

Places introduced by local governments, tourism associations or the work’s official channels.

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    Gakushuin-shita Stop (Toden Arakawa Line)

    📍 Toshima City, Tokyo

    A stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line), introduced as a place depicted in the series.

    ⚠️ Around the stop and tracks, do not enter the tracks and take photos from a safe spot so as not to disrupt passengers or service.

  2. 2

    Omokagebashi Stop (Toden Arakawa Line)

    📍 Shinjuku City, Tokyo

    The stop next to Waseda, introduced as a place depicted in the series.

    ⚠️ The road and tracks run close together here. Do not step into the roadway or onto the tracks for photos.

  3. 3

    Waseda Stop (Toden Arakawa Line)

    📍 Shinjuku City, Tokyo

    The terminus of the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line), introduced as the streetcar stop that often appears in the series.

    ⚠️ The platform is narrow, so do not get in the way of people boarding and alighting.

  4. 4

    Ikebukuro East Exit Tourist Information Center

    📍 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo (Toshima Kumin Center)

    A tourist information center in Ikebukuro, the setting of BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!, holding the official 88 Anime Spots plaque and goshuin (commemorative stamp).

  5. 5

    Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

    📍 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo

    A hub for music and theater at Ikebukuro's west exit, introduced as one of the sights of Ikebukuro, the setting of the series.

    ⚠️ When crowds arrive for performances, do not block the entrances.

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    Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    📍 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo

    A park in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, introduced as one of the sights of Ikebukuro, the setting of the series.

    ⚠️ This is a busy place. Take photos without blocking foot traffic.

Etiquette

Pilgrimage etiquette

  • ✓Around stops and tracks, never step onto the tracks or into the roadway for photos. The tram's operation and its passengers come first.
  • ✓Much of the line runs through residential areas. Do not talk loudly or linger in front of homes.
  • ✓Ikebukuro is a crowded district. Do not block sidewalks or plazas.
Tips

Tips

  • •A one-day pass for the Toden Arakawa Line makes it easy to visit the stops.
  • •Waseda, Omokagebashi and Gakushuin-shita are neighboring stops, so you can also walk between them. Ikebukuro is reachable from around Gakushuin-shita.
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Checked: 2026-10-14