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Clannad should be one of the best if not the best anime there is. It was adapted from the well-known Visual Novel published by Key with the same title. Kyo-Ani sure never disappoints, especially around the end of the 2000s era. Good thing that I also was able to visit the real-life locations of my childhood gem. It is located at the western tip of Tokyo metropolitan by the name of Tama area and its surroundings. Should not be hard to access if you live around Tokyo area, but a bit far as it should take around 1 hour from Shinjuku station.
1. Sayamaike Park
The first location that I visited was Sayamaike Park. There were some shots where Tomoya, Nagisa, and Fuka visited this park in the anime. I dropped off from Hakonegasaki St. and rented an electric bicycle to get around (the road was kind of hilly so the e-bike was so helpful).
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Tomoya, Nagisa, and Fuka together at the park
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| The same staircase in real life |
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The view of the park's pool with the fountain at the right.
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 | Should be the same angle, but the fountain was not operating
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Tomoyo and Nagisa walking to the near of the fountain
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| The same dock in real life |
2. Mizuho View Park
Not far from Sayamaike Park, there is a hill where we can see the iconic pathway to Tomoya and Nagisa's school, and also the view of the town Tomoya hates (or used to hate depending on which arc you are watching). This place is called Mizuho View Park which is a bit uphill, but we can see a stunning view of the surrounding cityscape.
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| Tomoya and Nagisa going together to school (uphill). |
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| The same road in real life (downhill instead of uphill) |
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Tomoya, Nagisa, and Sunohara's sister Mei sitting by the bench
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 | | The same bench in real life |
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The view of the "town" in Clannad
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| The view of the cityscape in real life |
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Best girl Tomoyo easily defeating Biker gangs on the school ground
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| The field was quite similar, but I'm not sure if this one is accurate. |
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The engaged couple walked together
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| The same alleyway in real life |
3. Omote Bridge
Still around Mizuho, there is a bridge called "Omote Bridge" (JP: 表橋, Omote-Bashi). There were also some cuts seen in the anime that used this location.
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A bridge scene from the anime
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Omote Bridge in real life
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Shot under the bridge with Tomoya at the scene.
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| Same angle under the bridge |
4. Hamura Station
Next, I went to Hamura Station, which is located in Hamura City, Tokyo Metropolitan. Distance-wise, it was not too far away from Hakonegasaki. But since I took the JR train, I rode back and transit at Haijima Station, before changing to Ome Line train. This place should also be iconic in the anime.
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Tomoya meeting with others in front of the station.
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| Hamura station in real life |
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Cover art of the 6th Clannad DVD
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| The same side of the railways |
(This shares the same with the ones from SSSS.Dynazenon)
5. Kamenokojido Park
This is also one of the most iconic places in the anime. Tomoyo and Nagisa could be found often to have interaction with other characters in this place.
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Tomoya and Nagisa standing in front of a sand mound (?)
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| The same sand mound-thingy in real life |
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Tomoya and Nagisa at the park during night time
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| Yellow building at the background was seemingly a public toilet |
6. Hamura Zoo Crossing
This one might be a bit random, but I managed to find this one spot where Tomoya and Nagisa crossed the road with the same red light. Located near Hamura Zoo.
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Tomoya and Nagisa waiting for the red-light before crossing
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| The same cross road in real life |
Thank you for the very helpful insight and guide from the following bloggers:
- https://rinngo-11922911.hatenablog.com/entry/2017/04/19/015340
- https://7th-august.com/clannad_seichi/
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the intellectual property of this page and used for research purposes only. “Clannad” is fully owned by ©2007 & 2008 VisualArt's/Key/光坂高校演劇部.
このページにおいては、「クラナド」の背景を比較研究目的により引用しております。作品の著作権（画像も含む）は ©2007 & 2008 VisualArt's/Key/光坂高校演劇部です。
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