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Anime · 2012 · Oarai, Ibaraki

Girls und Panzer: visiting the locations

Set in the seaside town of Oarai. Since the 2012 broadcast, local shops have put up life-size character panels and tank panels, and the whole town welcomes fans.

Stops
6 places
Time needed
About 4 hr
Base
Mito

Please follow these

  • Streets are narrow and residential. Follow traffic rules; do not step into the road or park on the street to take photos (Oarai Tourism Association request).
  • The panels break easily. Do not touch them.
  • When photographing the tank panels, watch out for cars and other visitors.

Suggested order

Plan this route
  1. Start from Mito

  2. Oarai Station (Umimachi Terrace)

    The base for stamp sheets and prize exchange. Rental bicycles are available here too.

    About 15 min from Mito Station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway

    Go here

  3. Oarai Seaside Station (Garupan Gallery)

    The Garupan Gallery on the 2nd floor shows goods and the history of Oarai and the series. Free entry.

    About 15 min walk from Oarai Station

    Go here

  4. Oarai Marine Tower

    The observation tower seen in the series. A collaboration cafe is on the 2nd floor, and there is a stamp.

    Next to Oarai Seaside Station

    The cafe is closed on Tuesdays.

    Go here

  5. Magarimatsu Shopping Street

    A shopping street where life-size character panels stand at shopfronts. Some shops keep stamps.

    About 10 min walk from the Marine Tower

    A narrow residential street. Do not step into the road for photos. Panels may be indoors on closing days or in bad weather.

    Go here

  6. Oarai Isosaki Shrine

    A shrine on a hill above the sea. It has been a stamp point in the town's stamp rallies.

    Town loop bus from Oarai Station, or about 30 min on foot

    Go here

  7. Kamiiso Torii Gate

    A torii gate on a rock in the sea, known for its sunrise view.

    Just down the steps from Oarai Isosaki Shrine

    Do not climb down onto the rocks, and keep back when the waves are high.

    Go here

The line only shows the visiting order; it is not the actual walking route.

Stamps and keepsakes

Life-size panels of 54 characters and panels of 45 tanks are placed around town. Maps are available as PDFs on the tourism association site.

Official guides

From people who went

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Scenes are described in words only; no images from the works are used. The places listed are those presented as locations by local governments, tourism associations or the official side of each work. Guidance and access rules can change, so check the official information before you go.

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