Anime in Chiba

The city's main rail hub, a constant transit point in the series. The adjacent Sogo department store appears as "Solo", and this is where the monorail that symbolizes Chiba begins.

A historic shrine in the Inage district that appears in the series; a traditional oasis amid the group's urban scenes.

Inage's large park and man-made beach, the setting for seaside scenes. It holds the garden and beach seen at several points in the series.

The pedestrian overpass across Route 357, on the way to the Inage coast, is where one of the series' most memorable confession scenes takes place.

The 125 m tower of Chiba Port Park (1986) appears in Yui and Hachiman's fireworks-festival date in the second season.

The station of the modern Makuhari district, gateway to the coastal area and the large malls seen in the series.

The suspended monorail, a symbol of the city, runs through several scenes and has even had an official Oregairu wrapping train. Its elevated line over the center is unmistakable.

In the manga, the mission against the Kappe Alien and its army of dinosaurs takes place in Makuhari, Chiba's business and exhibition district on Tokyo Bay.

The Funabashi racecourse (Chiba), home of the year-end Arima Kinen and the Satsuki Shō. Its demanding hills feature in key races of the series, such as Special Week's Satsuki Shō.