City
Ueda
A castle town in Nagano, 90 minutes from Tokyo on the Shinkansen, and the setting of Summer Wars.
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Places
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Anime location
Ueda Castle east gate 上田城 東虎口櫓門
The castle gate used as the gate of the family house in the film.
- Nearest station
- Ueda (Hokuriku Shinkansen / Shinano Railway) · 12 min walk
- Time needed
- 1 hr
Anime location
Ueda Station & Unnomachi arcade 上田駅と海野町商店街
The station the characters arrive at, and the covered arcade where the news of the grandmother reaches them.
- Nearest station
- Ueda (Hokuriku Shinkansen / Shinano Railway)
- Time needed
- 45 min
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