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Higurashi: When They Cry — Anime location

Hinamizawa is Shirakawa-go — a World Heritage village where people still live.

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Locations

2 stops

  1. 3 hr

    Ogimachi village, Shirakawa-go

    Bus from Takayama or Kanazawa

    The model for Hinamizawa. A lived-in World Heritage village.

  2. 45 min

    Shiroyama Viewpoint

    Shuttle bus or a 20-minute walk up from the village · 20 min walk

    The view down over the village used in the series.