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Ganbatte Ikimasshoi Anime Pilgrimage Guide

🏅 Selected for the 2026 edition of “Japanese Anime Tourism 88-Spots” (Anime Tourism Association)📍 4 places
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About

About

An animated film set in Matsuyama, Ehime, about high school girls trying to revive their rowing club, which is on the verge of being shut down. Matsuyama is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the film features Dogo Onsen, Horinouchi Park and Baishinji Beach, where the rowing club is shown practicing.

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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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    Horinouchi Park

    📍 Horinouchi, Matsuyama, Ehime

    A park spreading out at the foot of Matsuyama Castle, introduced as a place that appears in the film.

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    Kururin Ferris Wheel

    📍 Minatomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime (rooftop of Iyotetsu Takashimaya)

    A Ferris wheel on the roof of the Matsuyama-shi Station building, introduced as a place that appears in the film.

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    Dogo Onsen

    📍 Dogoyunomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime

    Matsuyama's signature hot spring area, introduced as a place that appears in the film.

    ⚠️ The hot spring area gets crowded with visitors. Do not take photos in the baths, and do not block the streets.

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    Baishinji Beach

    📍 Baishinjimachi, Matsuyama, Ehime

    The beach shown as the rowing club's practice spot, located along the train line the characters take to school.

    ⚠️ Trains run right beside the beach. Do not stop on level crossings or tracks to take photos.

    🗺 MapOfficial site ↗Source ↗
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Etiquette

Pilgrimage etiquette

  • ✓Along the tracks and around level crossings, take photos from a safe spot without disrupting train service.
  • ✓Be quiet around residential areas and schools, and do not enter their grounds.
Tips

Tips

  • •In central Matsuyama, Dogo Onsen, Horinouchi Park and Kururin can be reached by streetcar, while Baishinji Beach is on a suburban train line.
Plan your trip

Plan your trip

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Anime Pilgrimage

More anime spots in Chugoku & Shikoku

🎬 13 places

Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey

Tohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata

A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.

🎬 7 places

KanColle: Kantai Collection

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A browser game in which you collect "Kanmusu" (ship girls), characters inspired by naval vessels, and organize them into fleets; it has also been adapted into anime. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the port cities of Mutsu (Ominato) in Aomori, Yokosuka in Kanagawa, Maizuru in Kyoto, Kure in Hiroshima and Sasebo in Nagasaki.

🎬 5 places

GeGeGe no Kitaro

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🎬 3 places

Evangelion series

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An anime series about young people who pilot the Evangelions, giant humanoid weapons, against mysterious enemies called Angels. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes Hakone Town in Kanagawa, the model for Tokyo-3, along with Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka and Ube City in Yamaguchi, which served as models for settings in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.

🎬 2 places

Hinabita♪

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🎬 1 place

If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die

Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama

A TV anime based on Auri Hirao's manga, depicting the daily life of a fan who wholeheartedly supports a member of a minor underground idol group based in Okayama. Okayama City in Okayama Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.

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Places are based on information from local governments, tourism associations, official sources of each work and the Anime Tourism Association. Limited-time collaborations, prices and opening hours are not listed — please check each official site before you go.

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Checked: 2026-10-14

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