Anime in Hyōgo

When Haruhi summons the SOS Brigade "in front of the station", they meet in this park, right outside the north ticket gate of Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (eps. 3, 6, 12-19, 22 and 24). The green clock tower from the series was removed in 2009 for construction work and returned in 2014 at fans' request. Beside it is the street where Kyon's illegally parked bike gets towed (ep. 3).

The high school Nagaru Tanigawa attended is the model for Kyon and Haruhi's North High, and its facilities appear in the anime. It sits at 200 m altitude, at the top of the slope Kyon climbs every morning, about 30 minutes on foot from Kōyōen Station. Since April 2025 the building has housed the new Nishinomiya Kurakuen High, formed by merging it with Nishinomiya Kōyō. It is a working school: view it only from outside.

The station closest to the school (eps. 1, 5, 8, 21, 22 and 28), the starting point of the climb. Nearby are the stairs Kyon takes to school and the bicycle park where he leaves his bike, since cycling to school is not allowed (eps. 1 and 2). The park in front of the station shown in the series does not exist.

The Kitaguchi municipal library, on the 5th floor of ACTA Nishinomiya's east building by the station's north exit, is where Kyon gets Yuki Nagato her library card in the main story ("Melancholy", chapter 4 of the novel). At the entrance there is a Haruhi corner with an official pilgrimage-site plaque.

The great Kobe station where the film opens: a starving Seita collapses against a pillar. The frame of the tragedy the story tells in flashback.

The Nishinomiya pond beside which Seita and Setsuko set up their shelter after leaving their aunt's home. Takahata set much of the film here to avoid clashing with Nosaka's real memories.

The Shukugawa river and district, which the siblings reach by Hankyū train from Kobe. Its cherry-lined banks are one of the film's recognizable landscapes.

The official Naruto area of Nijigen no Mori park on Awaji Island: it recreates the Hidden Leaf Village with the giant Hokage Rock, physical ninja missions and nighttime projection mapping. The largest real-world Naruto experience.

A Shin-chan themed area in the Nijigen no Mori park on Awaji Island (Hyōgo), opened in 2022. It has adventure courses, ziplines and attractions themed around 'Appare! The Great Sengoku Adventure'. It is not a scene from the series but an official park dedicated to its world; it shares the grounds with the Naruto zone.

A hillside botanical garden above Kobe, reached by ropeway from Shin-Kobe Station. It appears in the Kobe leg of the journey, with its panoramic city views and greenhouse, during one of the film's quieter, more tender moments.

The Takarazuka racecourse (Hyōgo), home of the Takarazuka Kinen and classics such as the Ōsaka Hai. One of the major settings for the series' races.