Summer Wars × Ueda
Summer Wars in Ueda
A castle town in Nagano, 90 minutes from Tokyo on the Shinkansen, and the setting of Summer Wars.
Places
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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