I didn’t want to make this a pilgrimage blog, but I guess it’s easier to do something that’s already been prepared (and photos are nice). Also, as mentioned previously, these old pilgrimages aren’t really pilgrimages so the quality cannot match the Kyoukai no Kanata one. Well, I’m not sure if future pilgrimages can match it either. Every time I think of it I feel so proud ^_^; I went to Kyoto in early March 2013. Basically most of these shots came from just visiting the area. It was my first time in Kyoto so I took a lot more photos than I would because anything different is interesting.
The ones near the bridge were from a big Google maps map with a list of anime locations. Only a few had photos so I had to work off that. Only after the trip when I found the screenshots did I realise what the shots were meant to represent. Being the first time looking for places corresponding to specific screenshots, I thought they were meant to be iconic places or something. Well, they are iconic now that I’ve done them and remember them. People say they like pilgrimages because they feel like they are in the world of the anime. I don’t actually feel that way because the buildings and scenery look so normal in real life. For me, it’s more the opposite: the real life location is nothing special, but when I watch the anime I can identify with the locations and the anime becomes more real. Well, I suppose if I stop and imagine the anime I will be able to recreate the feel of being in the world of the anime, but to get the right atmosphere I would have to watch the anime right there and then.
You’ll notice there is a net on top of Kyoto Tower. I thought it was due to renovation (there is always something under renovation) but I also have a theory that it might be to keep snow from accumulating on it. It was removed a few days later when I returned.
The dog one is a bit of a stretch… but I guess it highlights that when you walk around the neighbourhoods you do see these signs and that people own dogs in Kyoto.
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