![]() Unfortunately, there were some places I did not get to visit. The shrine is also decorated with ema, wooden wishing plaques, with many Higurashi drawings… It’s always fun to see your favorite characters, so I was especially happy to see Rena Ryuugu! “Omochiikaeri~!” (Please forgive me…) ![]() One of the horror anime’s most chilling scenes takes place here… Checking around the shrine, I felt relieved that I did not come across anything. Be careful! I visited there first and was wondering if I had missed something. There appears to be a similarly named, much-smaller shrine nearby. Known as the Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine in real-life, the shrine is featured in the anime as the Furude Shrine. #HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY MEI FREE#Here’s me, looking entirely too happy to be here! (I wonder if I can leave the village of my own free will…?) The house is apparently a normal, inhabited house, so I have to wonder if the residents are aware of its infamy.Īnd finally! After walking to the top, you are awarded with the most famous shot of Shirakawa-go, and the last image from the opening sequence of the series. Shirakawa-go is located in a very rural area, meaning lush green mountains and beautiful turquoise-blue water.įollowing the path to the main viewpoint, I suddenly found myself looking at Rika & Satoko’s house. I could not seem to find the same water wheel as other fans that have made the trip, but alas. Walking around the roads, you can hear the cicadas cry in the distance. Some of these buildings are 250+ years old and are renovated by huge teams of volunteers. Shirakawa-go is actually designated a UNESCO world heritage site for it’s historical buildings, gassho zukuri, noted for their steep thatched roofs. We drove from Kanazawa and immediately came across this bridge after parking our car.įans of the anime will likely recognize this bridge, and may find themselves wondering how far the drop is as they cross it. And finally I did, two years ago in the heat of July! So I knew that I would have to visit Shirakawa-go one day, the setting of the fictional Hinamizawa from the anime. A guilty pleasure through-and-through, there was something addicting about watching the characters’ world unravel, and then repeat again and again. I will never forget the summer of when I was 15, sneaking around the house at midnight watching the horror anime Higurashi no naku koro ni.
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