Shinobu

a HA! I think I found the reason why a lot of Kodomo no Jikan locations are near the Musashiseki station. Asahi Production, the company that animates Kodomo no Jikan is located... "a seven-minute walk from Musashiseki station".

Here's the link, ASAHI PRODUCTION | Japanese animation company with a high reputation



2-2-10 Sekimachikita, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-0051, Japan
TEL: +81-3-5927-5133

Access
7 minutes walk from the south exit of Musashiseki Sta. (Seibu Shinjuku Line)

Ugetsu

Don't get discouraged Shinobu, I find your information very interesting. Of course I also don't read many other mangas than KnJ. Thanks for posting here!

Newnonimous

Fine if you must know Shinobu, theres an anime that is exactly in that location it is called "Paranoia Agent" and the manga "Maria-sama ga Miteru" maybe you heard of them and that's the proof.

Shinobu

Here's another Kodomo no Jikan location, enter this into Google Maps and go into Street View:
35.72807,139.573421, the address is ４丁目１７ １４関町北, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan.

This is the corner store where the three of them are walking in the first OAV, where Rin is laughing and saying that what she's getting Aoki is a secret.

Newnonimous

thats cool seeing them in real life, even though i've seen these streets many times.

Dark Samus

O.O WOOOOW........(TAKING PICTURES) AWESOME...........I mean, wow, I have to visit Japan one day and try to find Rin`s house.

Newnonimous

The house Rin lives in is the same one used many times in mangas. I don't mean to insult your intelligence Shinobu and others too, i'm just stating the facts.

Shinobu

Here's another address to check out:
４丁目２１ ６０関町北, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
35.729711,139.572664

Go into Street View and go south from this house so you can see the same perspective as the anime.

This is the house that Rin and her mom are walking by in episode 6, "Omoide", this is just after they picked up Reiji at the train station and they are walking ahead of him.

This is up the street (north) from where the corner store is.

Lowrider

i'm actually surprised that they use that many real locations... You could use them as inspiration, but why, as far as i can tell from your comments, do they seem to copy them.

Cuz' you can't, you won't and you don't STOP!

Newnonimous

Why should you be surprised, you've read a lot of mangas right? You should have already guessed that a lot of locations all over Japan are being used for their mangas, this isn't the first time.