Anime in Hokkaido

The Meiji-era prison, preserved as an open-air museum at the foot of Mt. Tento, is the stage of the great raid in the Abashiri arc, one of the manga's climaxes. The radial cell block and main gate are drawn faithfully.

The port city of brick warehouses is one of the gold hunt's first stages: Sugimoto and Asirpa roam a bustling financial Otaru whose canal and Meiji-era buildings still stand.

Hakodate's star-shaped fortress, the shogunate's last bastion in the Boshin War, is the decisive stage of the manga's final arc, where the hunt for the Ainu gold converges.

The red-brick Meiji-era factory, now the Sapporo Beer Museum, appears in the capital arc: its chimneys and warehouses set the scene for the urban escapades of Sugimoto's crew.

The village of Nibutani in the Saru river valley gathers the Ainu culture museums documenting the tools, clothing and traditions the series portrays with care — Asirpa's world. (Approximate coordinate: village centre.)

The station of the port city where Satoru's 1988 childhood unfolds. Its forecourt and the snowy downtown streets appear recognisably in the hero's memories and journeys.

The smoking chimneys of the great paper mill, the city's symbol, preside over the series' winter skyline, rising behind the rooftops in countless 1988-arc shots.

The big wooded park above the city evokes the childhood arc's outdoor settings: the snowy paths and hideouts where Satoru and his friends protect Kayo. Its observation tower overlooks Tomakomai. (Approximate coordinate.)