K-ON! Live Action

Thu 2010/02/04 23:40 JST

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Well kind of - the school that the K-ON! girls attend is said to be based on the Toyosato Elementary School in the Shiga Prefecture.
The new report below shows how the school has become a sacred place for K-ON! fans from all over the world. Have a look at the schools home page too for more photos.

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yunamon in a comfy chair above you influencing the FigNendo Wars... (Registered on 2009/03/31)
Otaku Graphic Designer
http://neoprolacus.spaces.live.com

More pilgrimage LOL... XD

Thu 2010/02/04 23:55:22 JST (ID #764258)

reply to yunamon's comment
Cutheard in Side 7 (Registered on 2009/04/12)
a blue collar

glad that they preserved the old school building years ago, and now its part of the otaku's pilgrimage.

and LOL @ the guy cosplaying as sawako sensei

Thu 2010/02/04 23:58:20 JST (ID #764261)

reply to Cutheard's comment
- Cutheard in Side 7 (Registered on 2009/04/12)
  a blue collar
  
  ....... but it is really a cosplay?
  
  Fri 2010/02/05 00:00:04 JST (ID #764262)
  
  reply to Cutheard's comment
  - TaRzAn in Just Below The Equator (Registered on 2009/05/25)
    Blue Suit Sapien with White Helmet
    http://conrad501.wordpress.com/
    
    you might wanna check what's under tha skirt before you come to a conclusion....hehehehhehehehe :P....
    
    Fri 2010/02/05 01:27:05 JST (ID #764295)
    
    reply to TaRzAn's comment
  - zer0ne in CCK, Singapore (Registered on 2009/01/17)
    Otaku ^^
    
    Should be. Cosplay doesn't restrict guy to dress up as a lady...
    
    d@@b
    
    Fri 2010/02/05 03:03:43 JST (ID #764324)
    
    reply to zer0ne's comment
    - Mirage in New York, US (Registered on 2008/12/27)
      Young Grasshopper
      http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
      
      Hmm.. Crossplay?
      -looks it up- Would you look at that..
      
      Fri 2010/02/05 03:51:50 JST (ID #764342)
      
      reply to Mirage's comment
tycsg in Singapore (Registered on 2009/02/25)
http://animefigurestoys.com

Great way to make more $$$

Fri 2010/02/05 00:05:47 JST (ID #764263)

reply to tycsg's comment
Cyberchaos in Australia, Sydney (Registered on 2008/02/17)
Tech Support Officer - Network Security Engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/

Wow, the school is beautiful
*suddenly added to 'must visit' list*

Fri 2010/02/05 00:08:01 JST (ID #764264)

reply to Cyberchaos's comment
Ichiro Ino in InternetZ (Registered on 2009/03/19)
CEO - Ichiro Inc.
http://www.ichiro-style.com

Darn it...

I wanna go there nao!!!

Fri 2010/02/05 00:17:06 JST (ID #764268)

reply to Ichiro Ino's comment
Sora kyoku in Aomori,Japan (Registered on 2008/09/10)
Engineer-wannabe
http://ameblo.jp/alchemist00/

omg!it's true! まんまじゃんｗ
やばい、これは行かないと´▽｀

Fri 2010/02/05 00:26:36 JST (ID #764272)

reply to Sora kyoku's comment
5M1L35 in Singapore (Registered on 2010/01/10)
Student

Nice Place!!! : ) Wanna visit it too.

Fri 2010/02/05 00:27:17 JST (ID #764274)

reply to 5M1L35's comment
Coolmikeol in San Francisco, CA (Registered on 2009/02/22)
College Student
http://www.mikeolotaku.wordpress.com/

This is going to be interesting...

Fri 2010/02/05 00:28:39 JST (ID #764276)

reply to Coolmikeol's comment
sansan in Indonesia (Registered on 2009/12/07)
commis ^^

OMG.. first reading the headline.. i like" REAL LIFE AZU-NYAN~~~"

but then my hope get crushed...

Fri 2010/02/05 00:31:43 JST (ID #764278)

reply to sansan's comment
LesterHo in Tokyo, Japan (Registered on 2008/11/16)
Student
http://www.lesterho.com

OMG! I didn't realize the place was based on a real life elementary school at Shiga Prefecture. K-ON! is truly awesome! Can't wait for the second season on april.

Fri 2010/02/05 00:36:41 JST (ID #764281)

reply to LesterHo's comment
- TaRzAn in Just Below The Equator (Registered on 2009/05/25)
  Blue Suit Sapien with White Helmet
  http://conrad501.wordpress.com/
  
  well, neither did a few thousand people until seeing this video clip about it.....thanks Danny-san for the great scoop on K-On!!
  
  Fri 2010/02/05 01:29:34 JST (ID #764297)
  
  reply to TaRzAn's comment
- Koharu in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2009/08/25)
  Time Traveller/High School Student
  http://thetsundere.wordpress.com
  
  Seconded!
  
  Sun 2010/02/07 08:26:46 JST (ID #764898)
  
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yuu-en in Malaysia (Registered on 2010/01/11)
sicko otaku
http://laissez.deviantart.com

awesome! hope i can visit the place one day...K-ON in real life! maa..sugoi..

Fri 2010/02/05 00:42:22 JST (ID #764286)

reply to yuu-en's comment
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11)
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. 軍曹/Droid Hunter
http://gordonator.com/

i wish the chinese translated K-ON! volume 3 manga is out soon. =(

Fri 2010/02/05 01:04:03 JST (ID #764292)

reply to gordon's comment
d[--_--]b o.0 .... in Mexico/USA (Registered on 2009/07/07)
student

sugoi~! the school is beautiful, would really like to go semeday >.<

Fri 2010/02/05 01:09:55 JST (ID #764293)

reply to d[--_--]b o.0 ....'s comment
TaRzAn in Just Below The Equator (Registered on 2009/05/25)
Blue Suit Sapien with White Helmet
http://conrad501.wordpress.com/

woooo hoo hoo......"Itasha"..and lots of em too...gotta give em kudos for having their cars look like that....:P

Fri 2010/02/05 01:31:03 JST (ID #764298)

reply to TaRzAn's comment
tiberis1221 in Death-xico(Aka. Mexico) (Registered on 2008/08/25)
Student or something like that
http://otakumimi.blogspot.com

Image #88675:
Thats a big Megurumi XD

Fri 2010/02/05 01:32:03 JST (ID #764299)

reply to tiberis1221's comment
- Sergey in his own universe (Registered on 2010/01/11)
  Website Designer, Programmer
  http://en.berense.org
  
  Hey, where is that character from? I'm not familiar with her... Please tell
  
  Fri 2010/02/05 04:05:32 JST (ID #764347)
  
  reply to Sergey's comment
Kinny Riddle (Registered on 2008/03/19)

Image #88673:
LOLWUT. Danny! Have pity for our eyes!

Fri 2010/02/05 01:33:57 JST (ID #764301)

reply to Kinny Riddle's comment
Kinny Riddle (Registered on 2008/03/19)

Image #88677:
"This is my 23rd visit" - Attempt at finding where Mio is hiding is still not yet successful, it seems.

Fri 2010/02/05 01:35:11 JST (ID #764302)

reply to Kinny Riddle's comment
Kinny Riddle (Registered on 2008/03/19)

Credit to the current mayor of Toyosato City for being good humoured enough to recognize the benefits this otaku pilgrimage generated economy is bringing to the local economy.

Fri 2010/02/05 01:37:15 JST (ID #764303)

reply to Kinny Riddle's comment
- dreaming Artemis in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/11/28)
  Full time nerd
  http://www.dreaming-artemis.com
  
  considering what it did for saitama in lucky star, I think he's rubbing his hands together with glee at the prospect of raking in huge tons of moola!
  
  Fri 2010/02/05 10:57:18 JST (ID #764425)
  
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tiberis1221 in Death-xico(Aka. Mexico) (Registered on 2008/08/25)
Student or something like that
http://otakumimi.blogspot.com

Image #88678:
Shimapan?? :3

Fri 2010/02/05 01:41:18 JST (ID #764307)

reply to tiberis1221's comment
Mimo in India (Registered on 2009/06/03)
Student

soon it will become a tourist spot
XD

Fri 2010/02/05 02:05:55 JST (ID #764310)

reply to Mimo's comment
notfair in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/08/14)
Student, ACG Fans
http://modvisc.blogspot.com

real place, wish to visit someday...

Fri 2010/02/05 02:10:33 JST (ID #764313)

reply to notfair's comment
senken in Vancouver, Canada (Registered on 2009/03/26)
IT Administrator

I would like to visit there too

LOL

Fri 2010/02/05 02:35:41 JST (ID #764317)

reply to senken's comment
zer0ne in CCK, Singapore (Registered on 2009/01/17)
Otaku ^^

Image #88673:
A real Sawako fan!

Fri 2010/02/05 03:01:58 JST (ID #764323)

reply to zer0ne's comment
Solorath in Sweden (Registered on 2009/12/25)
Student

Adding to my to visit list below Lucky Star shrine. :3

Need to pimp out a car first so that I can melt in lol ^^

Fri 2010/02/05 03:25:28 JST (ID #764336)

reply to Solorath's comment
Bakkou in Australia (Registered on 2009/04/01)
Student

At least the schools received some fame now, and they must milk it for all its worth.

Fri 2010/02/05 04:13:50 JST (ID #764350)

reply to Bakkou's comment
Mirage in New York, US (Registered on 2008/12/27)
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com

Image #88678:
The guy with the camera.

Fri 2010/02/05 04:56:44 JST (ID #764363)

reply to Mirage's comment
Smithy in Neo-Venezia (Registered on 2008/05/20)
~Undine~
http://bluebluewave.wordpress.com

Quite cool to see how the school in "K-ON!" is so faithfully based on this real building which was preserved. Very nice.

Fri 2010/02/05 04:56:56 JST (ID #764364)

reply to Smithy's comment
Riz in インデアナポリス, インデアナ (Registered on 2009/01/02)
三年せいとオタク

That school looks amazing o.o

Fri 2010/02/05 05:43:11 JST (ID #764372)

reply to Riz's comment
Hammy in London (Registered on 2009/07/19)
Student

Kyo Ani seem to be really good at choosing distinctly laid out schools to base their setting layouts on ^^

Fri 2010/02/05 06:25:32 JST (ID #764378)

reply to Hammy's comment
NightRiver in Philly, USA (Registered on 2008/04/04)
Study Services Analyst
http://nrshenanigans.blogspot.com/

Can someone explain to me why that old lady got attacked in the hallway?

Fri 2010/02/05 06:32:04 JST (ID #764379)

reply to NightRiver's comment
- crazysunshine in California (Registered on 2009/04/29)
  Freelance Artist/Otaku
  http://crazysunshine.rhythmemotion.net/
  
  I'm just taking a guess here (anyone is more than welcome to correct me if I'm wrong), but they were planning on tearing down the school since it was just so old, but the town's residents did not like the idea and wanted to keep the school in its original state. I'm guessing that the woman who got knocked over was one of the protesters (still can't tell how she was knocked down).
  
  Hope this helps!
  
  Fri 2010/02/05 07:07:59 JST (ID #764384)
  
  reply to crazysunshine's comment
  - Actar in front of his Laptop, trapped in Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/27)
    Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
    http://actar.wordpress.com
    
    So, I guess I should visit ASAP!
    
    Fri 2010/02/05 15:08:17 JST (ID #764461)
    
    reply to Actar's comment
  - lightningsabre in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/08/30)
    Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
    http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
    
    Really? My first thought was they were making a movie, but I'm not sure myself.
    
    Sat 2010/02/06 12:10:27 JST (ID #764662)
    
    reply to lightningsabre's comment
    - crazysunshine in California (Registered on 2009/04/29)
      Freelance Artist/Otaku
      http://crazysunshine.rhythmemotion.net/
      
      Yea, I did some additional research and the mayor of the town wanted to tear down the building. Instead, money was put into preserving the building and doing renovations, as well as making sure it was up to current structure standards (earthquake safe, for one).
      
      Sun 2010/02/07 15:10:32 JST (ID #765220)
      
      reply to crazysunshine's comment
crazysunshine in California (Registered on 2009/04/29)
Freelance Artist/Otaku
http://crazysunshine.rhythmemotion.net/

*added to 'Places to See When in Japan' list*... :D It's good to see everyone (especially the mayor) looking at this positively and using it to attack K-ON fans.

Also, I did NOT need to know that the Sawako cosplayer was a guy... though I did have an inkling feeling... O___O

Fri 2010/02/05 06:55:03 JST (ID #764381)

reply to crazysunshine's comment
- crazysunshine in California (Registered on 2009/04/29)
  Freelance Artist/Otaku
  http://crazysunshine.rhythmemotion.net/
  
  LOL... just caught this little error. I meant to say, 'attract' not 'attack'... XD
  
  And I was right about the mayor originally wanting to demolish the school and having the town's residents protest against it. For more info, I found an online photo album of the school and with little tidbits about it.
  
  Enjoy!
  
  http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=143
  
  Sun 2010/02/07 15:08:02 JST (ID #765219)
  
  reply to crazysunshine's comment
silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22)
???Confused???

Nice school...a place to stop by for a visit one of these days...

Fri 2010/02/05 09:06:25 JST (ID #764397)

reply to silent1134's comment
Moemoekyun in unknown (Registered on 2009/07/18)

real live action :D lol

Fri 2010/02/05 09:07:21 JST (ID #764398)

reply to Moemoekyun's comment
yamada in Belait District, Brunei Darussalam (Registered on 2009/02/04)
studying comp studies
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com

Awesome~

Fri 2010/02/05 09:22:19 JST (ID #764404)

reply to yamada's comment
Nopy in Canada (Registered on 2007/09/16)
http://nopybot.com

If I were attending that school, I'd be so scared of all the otaku. I'm guessing no classes are actually taught there now since it's so old?

Fri 2010/02/05 09:31:58 JST (ID #764405)

reply to Nopy's comment
F in Vancouver (Registered on 2009/04/10)
Starving writer

For a second, I thought this would be about the, er, health-related live action. Kekekeke.

Fri 2010/02/05 10:20:30 JST (ID #764416)

reply to F's comment
Sabekuji Kaneda in Parañaque, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/21)
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/

So the school is not being used anymore by students, right? It would just be awkward if it was still being used LOL XD

Pretty soon all of Japan would be a Holy Land! O_o

Fri 2010/02/05 10:46:47 JST (ID #764422)

reply to Sabekuji Kaneda's comment
dreaming Artemis in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/11/28)
Full time nerd
http://www.dreaming-artemis.com

oh great! Another "lucky star" like site XD

Fri 2010/02/05 10:54:00 JST (ID #764424)

reply to dreaming Artemis's comment
Kodama in Ottawa, Canada (Registered on 2009/03/28)
Laptop Tech

Image #88675:
Somehow, I don't think they would buy this for the carpooling lane...^^;

Fri 2010/02/05 11:05:35 JST (ID #764427)

reply to Kodama's comment
- Coolmikeol in San Francisco, CA (Registered on 2009/02/22)
  College Student
  http://www.mikeolotaku.wordpress.com/
  
  Lol. When I saw your comment it made me remember a news report about some women in New York who tried to use a mannequin to make use of carpool lanes. Here's a link to that news article.
  http://wcbstv.com/local/hov.lanes.mannequin.2.1468589.html
  
  Fri 2010/02/05 16:33:39 JST (ID #764468)
  
  reply to Coolmikeol's comment
Kevin Nguyen in Florida, USA (Registered on 2008/09/18)
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/

So it was a real school that the anime was set in. That's a cool factiod there.

Fri 2010/02/05 12:31:03 JST (ID #764439)

reply to Kevin Nguyen's comment
Ex14Dsilent in Singapore (Registered on 2009/11/26)
Student
http://noobotaku.wordpress.com/

watched the vid. was cool but i still dun fully understand it @_@''''

Fri 2010/02/05 12:38:04 JST (ID #764441)

reply to Ex14Dsilent's comment
Kesenaitsumi in Hiradukashi, Kanagawa, Japan (Registered on 2009/02/06)
Student, Performer
http://kesenaitsumi89.wordpress.com/

LOL!!!

Fri 2010/02/05 13:26:19 JST (ID #764448)

reply to Kesenaitsumi's comment
Kururugi Seiryuu in Azadistan (Registered on 2008/07/10)
Gundam Meister

Image #88673:
Sawa-chan sensei!

Fri 2010/02/05 14:28:19 JST (ID #764456)

reply to Kururugi Seiryuu's comment
Actar in front of his Laptop, trapped in Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/27)
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
http://actar.wordpress.com

This is the next Kyouei High School, the real-life school that Ryou High School from Lucky Star was based on.

Now I know the next must-visit location of my trip. (^.^)

Fri 2010/02/05 15:07:20 JST (ID #764460)

reply to Actar's comment
Actar in front of his Laptop, trapped in Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/27)
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
http://actar.wordpress.com

Image #88678:
Singing 'Super Driver'. (^.^)

Fri 2010/02/05 15:11:43 JST (ID #764463)

reply to Actar's comment
Haku23 in 横浜 (Registered on 2009/07/25)
大学生
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/lycoris0radiata

これは驚いた・・・
野村総研にもオタクがいたんですね＾＾；

Fri 2010/02/05 15:49:05 JST (ID #764465)

reply to Haku23's comment
Shockerz in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/10/12)
Student
http://theotakukid.com/

I like the interior design of the school with a modern design and a blend of western architecture.

An ugly cross dresser indeed!

Fri 2010/02/05 19:30:52 JST (ID #764475)

reply to Shockerz's comment
punynari in Yokosuka, Japan (Registered on 2008/09/20)
US Navy Sailor
http://punynari.wordpress.com/

Wow, didn't know about this particular anime pilgrimage. Thanks for the heads up!

Even though I go on these as a kind of hobby, I get very nervous about taking lots of photos outside of schools. That's why I have not yet gone on the Haruhi and Clannad pilgrimages. Can read the headlines now. US Sailor was turned over to CFAY authorities for trespassing and taking photos of little girls at a elementry school in Shiga prefecture today. ^^;;;

Might pass on this one. ^^;;

Fri 2010/02/05 22:51:38 JST (ID #764485)

reply to punynari's comment
Daniel Sim in シンガポール　Singapore (Registered on 2009/01/10)
Student

Is the school still being used? I didn't see any student activity in those videos.

Sat 2010/02/06 00:34:19 JST (ID #764495)

reply to Daniel Sim's comment
XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22)
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
http://immalion.com

CM suggestion: If your city is in trouble and in dire need for a boost in tourist money/visiting, contact Kyoto Animation! We have the right thing for you!

(DISCLAIMER: the company does not take responsibility for the type of tourists that will visit your city)

Sat 2010/02/06 01:53:16 JST (ID #764521)

reply to XSportSeeker's comment
pipopaz in A little place called home (Registered on 2008/08/26)
still trying to figure it out...
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/

that's cool, I would like to go there once XD

Sat 2010/02/06 02:52:10 JST (ID #764542)

reply to pipopaz's comment
sebas in Tokyo 3 hunting angels (Registered on 2009/02/01)
Student/Hispanic Otaku

While it would be cool to go there, and I know I will, I do feel bad for disrupting an elementary school's functions, plus should they really allow middle aged cross-playing otakus in there

Sat 2010/02/06 07:30:07 JST (ID #764601)

reply to sebas's comment
fengzz in Singapore (Registered on 2008/10/19)
Figurine Enthusiast, Uni Student

Image #88673:
it's a trap!!! xD

Sat 2010/02/06 19:39:42 JST (ID #764752)

reply to fengzz's comment
silentkey in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/24)
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..

Maybe i should head there just to see it myself....

Sun 2010/02/07 02:41:43 JST (ID #764842)

reply to silentkey's comment
Omu in 東京！！ (Registered on 2008/05/13)
困った留学生　(　ﾟДﾟ)
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3219/haruhimemew.gif

4：14---------> 「失礼ですけど男性ですか。」　Oｈ、 LOL xdｄｄ

Mon 2010/02/08 04:54:14 JST (ID #765612)

reply to Omu's comment
Passed out sleeping next to an atomic bomb in California (Registered on 2009/10/28)
Undergrad Student
http://twitter.com/zerokoolpsx

I didn't even know that school was real.

Mon 2010/02/08 06:04:48 JST (ID #765628)

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