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Ōarai-machi

town in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

🇯🇵 Japan · 36.3133, 140.5749

Ōarai-machi is where 1 anime is set. No production on this atlas is recorded as having been filmed here.

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Ōarai-machi
Photo: Kiku-zou · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Set here

Anime that take place here. Nothing drawn was ever filmed here, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood — a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.

  • Girls und Panzer
    “The city has become an anime pilgrimage location due to being the setting for the popular franchise Girls und Panzer.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

Was anything filmed in Ōarai-machi?

No. 1 anime is set there, and nothing drawn or rendered is filmed anywhere. This page is about where the story happens.

Where is Ōarai-machi?

Ōarai-machi is in Japan, at 36.3133, 140.5749.

What other filming locations are near Ōarai-machi?

Ibaraki, Kasama, Miho, Ibaraki University and 1 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Kiku-zou, CC BY-SA 3.0.