Last updated March 31, 2024
The hometown of Tora-san and Ryo-san
21. Shibamata, Kameari
Shibamata, Katsushika-ku was featured as the hometown of Tora-san, the main character in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo movie series. Kameari served as the model for the town where the adventures of Ryo-san, a police officer, unfold in the manga series "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo" ("Kochikame"). As you tour these locations, you can enjoy the many faces of the area, including the approach to the shrine and the warm shopping street in front of the station.
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Route
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- Start Keisei Kanamachi LineShibamata Station
About 2 minutes on foot
About 100 meters - Spot1 Taishakuten-sando
About 3 minutes on foot
About 150 meters - Spot2 Taishakuten Daikyoji Temple (Shibamata Taishakuten)
About 7 minutes on foot
About 380 meters - Spot3 Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Museum
On foot
- Spot4 Yamada Yoji Museum
About 14 minutes on foot（Taishakuten-sando）
About 800 meters - Station Keisei Kanamachi LineShibamata Station
About 30 minutes by train
Keisei Kanamachi Line, JR Joban Line - Station JRKameari Station [North Exit]
On foot
- Spot5 Tour of Kameari Ryo-san Statues
About 3 minutes on foot
About 140 meters - Spot6 Kameari Park
About 5 minutes on foot
About 300 meters - Spot7 Kameari Katori-jinja Shrine
About 10 minutes on foot (Youroad (Kameari Ginza Shopping Street))
About 600 meters - Goal JRKameari Station [South Exit]
- Information used in the creation of this website was current as of January 2023
- Indicated route travel times are calculated based on a speed of about 60 meters/minute
Route Details
There is also useful information for when you actually visit a spot, such as the time required, details on restrooms, and travel time between spots.
Explanation of PictogramsNote Items are indicated in dark blue if applicable.
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- Wheelchair-accessible restroom (located within the ticket gates at train and subway stations unless noted otherwise)
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- Nursing area (with diaper-changing table, unless noted otherwise)
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- Written communication possible through communication boards or paper
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- Osotomate-friendly facility
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- Parking for the impaired
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- Explanations, etc. available through tactile maps or in Braille
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Start Keisei Kanamachi Line Shibamata Station
The course starts at Keisei Kanamachi Line Shibamata Station.
For station details, refer to the Keisei website. -
About 2 minutes on foot
About 100 meters Travel Tips Passengers arriving on the platform for Kanamachi-bound trains must cross over railway tracks within Shibamata Station to reach the ticket gate. -
Spot1 Taishakuten-sando About 20 minutes
Start by taking commemorative photos with the statues of Kuruma Torajiro and Sakura, seeing him off against the backdrop of Shibamata Station. The approach to the temple retains the feeling of a downtown area in the Showa era. You can almost hear Tora-san greeting you as you walk along it. Be enticed by the aromas spilling forth from old established shops offering products such as dango, senbei, river fish, tsukudani, and pickles. Enjoy these delicacies after visiting Taishakuten Temple.
Accessibility Information
The road is paved with stone and mostly flat. Becareful as the road in front of the Niten-monGate of Daikyoji Temple is also used by cars.There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom infront of Niten-mon Gate.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom located in front of the Niten-mon Restroom Information
There are public restrooms available in front of the Niten-mon. There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities).
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- Varies by shop
- Address
- Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- -
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 3 minutes on foot
About 150 meters -
Spot2 Taishakuten Daikyoji Temple (Shibamata Taishakuten) About 30 minutes
Kyoei-zan Daikyoji Temple, as it is formally named, is a Nichiren Sect Buddhist Temple. The temple is dedicated to an image of Taishakuten carved in wood by the founder of the Nichiren Sect. Starting in the Edo period, the temple became known to the people by the name Taishakuten. It also appears in every installment of the Otoko wa tsurai yo movie series. The sacred water of Taishakuten was used to give Tora-san, the movie’s main character, his first bath as a baby. This temple is especially lively with activity on Koshin Mairi days, the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle.
Accessibility Information
Since there are no restrooms for general temple visitors, you should use the public restrooms located in front of Niten-mon Gate. Due to the large number of steps leading up to the main hall and Taishaku-do it is not possible to enter these areas using a wheelchair.
Restroom Information
You may make use of the public restrooms (wheelchair-accessible restrooms) located in front of the Niten-mon.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3657-2886
- Address
- 7-10-3, Shibamata, Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- Free entry to grounds. Admission to the sculpture gallery and Suikeien garden is ¥400.
- Hours
- Temple open: 9:00-18:00; Sculpture gallery and Suikeien garden open: 9:00-16:00
- Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- http://www.taishakuten.or.jp/eng-taishakuten1.htm
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 7 minutes on foot
About 380 meters Travel Tips Be careful as there are no sidewalks along the nearby roads and there is also vehicle traffic. -
Spot3 Katsushika Shibamata Tora-san Museum About 1 hour
The world of the famed Tora-san movies, Otoko wa tsurai yo, has been recreatedby relocating the set of the restaurant, “Kurumaya.” This is a must-visit place forfans where they can take a commemorative photo with Tora-san. Also on displayis a miniature model of the Taishakuten-sando road during the Showa era, as wellas a diorama of the Kanamachi Line when it was a human-powered line, featuringthe railway car used then. Audio, visual and other types of displays will immersevisitors in the nostalgic world of Shibamata. In a corner that recreates the seatson a train, visitors can watch scenes from Tora-san films related to the railwayand street vendor sales pitches. Please enjoy the world of the movie togetherwith the TORAsan cafe.
Accessibility Information
Wheelchairs borrowed here can be used around the Taishakuten-sando area. The museum also lends out Braille guides.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities) outside the exhibition space Restroom Information
A wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities) is located outside the exhibition space. There is a diaper-changing station in the women’s restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3657-3455
- Address
- 6-22-19, Shibamata, Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- ¥500 (Admission to Yamada Yoji Museum included. People with impairments are free; inquire for details.)
- Hours
- 9:00 - 17: 00 (Admission up to 30 min. before closing)
- Closed days
- 3rd Tuesday; 3rd Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in December
- Official Website
- https://www.katsushika-kanko.com/tora/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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On foot
Travel Tips The elevator at the Tora-san Museum/Yamada Yoji Museum can be used to reach the embankment on the Edogawa River. -
Spot4 Yamada Yoji Museum About 30 minutes
This museum introduces the cinematicworld of one of Japan’s leadingfilmmakers, director Yamada Yoji,through exhibitions and videos fromhis debut work to his latest. In thepopular “Shibamata Kinema” corner,you can freely watch the trailers to allof his films.
In addition, a wide variety of activitiesbeyond directing films, such asscreenplays for TV dramas, scripts fornew rakugo traditional comic stories,and stage play productions, are alsointroduced in the “Director’s Room.In addition to nostalgic projectorsand filming equipment, a diorama of"Shochiku Ofuna Studio"where Director Yamadaspent a lot of time is also ondisplay, creating aspectacular space.Accessibility Information
Wheelchairs borrowed here can be used around the Taishakuten-sando area. The museum also lends out Braille guides.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities) outside the exhibition space Restroom Information
A wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities) is located outside the exhibition space. There is a diaper-changing station in the women’s restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3657-3455
- Address
- 6-22-19, Shibamata, Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- ¥500 (includes admission to the Tora-san Museum,people with impairments are free.)
- Hours
- 9:00 - 17: 00 (last admission 30 min. before closing)
- Closed days
- 3rd Tuesday; 3rd Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in December
- Official Website
- https://www.katsushika-kanko.com/yamada-yoji-museum/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 14 minutes on foot （Taishakuten-sando）
About 800 meters Travel Tips Please note that there are no sidewalks around the nearby streets, and that there is vehicle traffic passing by. Keisei Kanamachi Line Shibamata Station
About 30 minutes by train
Keisei Kanamachi Line, JR Joban Line Travel Tips About 130 meters separates the ticket gate at Keisei Kanamachi Station from the ticket gate at JR Kanamachi Station. JR Kameari Station [North Exit]
On foot
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Spot5 Tour of Kameari Ryo-san Statues About 1 hour
Statues of Ryo-san and the other characters from the popular manga, "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo" ("KochiKame") which ran for 40 years until 2016, can be found at 15 locations around Kameari Station. Start by obtaining a map from the KochiKame guide rack in front of the Kameari Station ticket gate.
Accessibility Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located in the Lirio-kan and Kameari Lirio Park. Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located at the North Exit of Kameari Station. Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with ostomate facilities) are available in Kameari Park. If you use Kannana-dori Avenue, be careful as many bicyclists use the sidewalk.
Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located in the Lirio-kan and Kameari Lirio Park. Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with ostomate facilities) are available at the North Exit of Kameari Station, and in Kameari Park.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-5680-8685 (Youroad Service Counter)
- Address
- Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Free
- Closed days
- Free
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 3 minutes on foot
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Spot6 Kameari Park About 10 minutes
Make your way to this park after visiting the statues of Ryo-san and Reiko from the manga series "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo" ("KochiKame"), located at the North Exit of Kameari Station. Here you will find the small "Double peace sign Ryo-san" statue and the almost life-sized "Ryo-san taking a rest" statue sitting on a bench.
Accessibility Information
The ramp leading to the restroom has a gentle slope, making it easy for wheelchair users to access. As the park has been prepared to serve as Katsushika’s disaster management hub in the event of a disaster, there is an accessible restroom that anyone can use.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities).
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- -
- Address
- 5-36-1, Kameari, Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Free
- Closed days
- Free
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 5 minutes on foot
About 300 meters Travel Tips Move with caution as many bicycles use the sidewalks along Kannana-dori Avenue. -
Spot7 Kameari Katori-jinja Shrine About 10 minutes
Regarded as the local guardian Shinto deity for Kameari, the deity enshrined here is revered as a god of “good luck and protection against misfortune” and “healthy (i.e., strong) legs and lower back.” On the grounds is a statue of Ryo-san, a character from the manga KochiKame and a Nankatsu SC goal post, from the manga Captain Tsubasa, on which visitors can hang ema wishing plaques. There is also a cafe on the grounds that can be used to take a rest when visiting the shrine.
Accessibility Information
All impediment removal work was completed in December 2018, making the grounds, main shrine building, and shrine office accessible.
Restroom Information
There are no wheelchair-accessible restrooms.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 03-3601-1418
- Address
- 3-42-24, Kameari, Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- Free entry to grounds
- Hours
- Free entry to grounds
- Closed days
- Free entry to grounds
- Official Website
- https://www.kameari-katori.or.jp/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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About 10 minutes on foot (Youroad (Kameari Ginza Shopping Street))
About 600 meters Travel Tips The mounded sidewalk which runs along Youroad has a 5 cm level difference with the road. There is little vehicle traffic. -
Goal JR Kameari Station [South Exit]
The course finishes at the South Exit of JR Kameari Station.
For station details, refer to the JR East website.
Sightseeing spots in the area between
Shibamata and Kameari
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Spot8 Kameari Kitaguchi Shopping Street
In front of the North Exit of Kameari Station is the police box that manga series "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo" ("KochiKame") is modeled after.
Accessibility Information
A wheelchair-accessible restroom is located behind the police box in front of the North Exit of Kameari Station.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom located at the public restrooms on the east side of the Kamearieki Kitaguchi Police Box Restroom Information
The shopping area does not have public restrooms available, but the public restroom on the east side of the Kamearieki Kitaguchi Police Box has a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities).
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- Varies by shop
- Address
- Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- -
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
- Official Website
- http://yydotto.com/kameshoukyou/shoutengai/kitaguchi.html
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot9 Youroad (Kameari Ginza Shopping Street)
In the Pocket Park, you will find a statue of the young Ryo-san. Shake hands with the statue if you like.
Accessibility Information
Although the sidewalk and road are separated in height by 5 cm, due to narrow conditions created by trees planted and bicycles parked along the sidewalk, there are areas where you may be forced to use the road.
Restroom Information
The shopping area does not have public restrooms available, but the public restrooms at Lirio Park and the Lirio-kan have wheelchair-accessible restrooms.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- Varies by shop
- Address
- 3-21-6, Kameari, Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- -
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
- Official Website
- http://www.youroad.com/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Spot10 Lirio Shopping Area
A statue of Reiko, one of the "KochiKame" manga series main characters, greets visitors with a smile at the entrance to the Kameari district center on the 7th floor of the Lirio-kan.
Accessibility Information
Within the multi-purpose commercial complex formed by the Lirio-kan, Lirio Ichiban-kan, Niban-kan, and Sanban-kan, you will find wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the 2nd and 7th floors of the Lirio-kan.
Wheelchair-accessible restroom on 7th floor Restroom Information
The Lirio-kan has wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the 2nd and 7th floors. There are seats for changing diapers in the 7th floor restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- Varies by shop
- Address
- Katsushika-ku
- Fee
- -
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
- Official Website
- http://yydotto.com/lirio/
*This information was current as of January 2024. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.