Mitakihara Town
Mitakihara Town (見滝原町 Mitakihara-chō) is a provincial city where the story takes place. It was not until recently that development began in the town. Much modern architecture has been constructed since.
Also Mitakihara City (見滝原市 Mitakihara-shi) is mentioned in the story. Mitakihara Town may be one of districts in Mitakihara City. (Many cities in Japan has the district of same name in itself)
Pictures of the Town
View of Mitakihara Town
Ground-level view of the city at sunset.
Buildings seen from rooftop at Madoka's school.
Mitakihara seems to have a port like to Port of Yokohama.
Comparison between the factory district skyline in Mitakihara and the factory district shown in Bakemonogatari, a previous work by Akiyuki Shinbo.
Aerial photography of the city.
The hospital that Kamijou is treated at.
The city skyline at night.
Architecture in the Anime versus Real-Life Architecture
Episode 1
| Visual comparison | Real building | Real address | Explanation | First appearance |
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Burj Khalifa | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | A similar-looking building in the OP. | Opening sequence |
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Inside of the observation deck on the 100th floor of Shanghai World Financial Center | Shanghai | The passage in Madoka's school (The shot is from Episode 10) | |
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A slyline | Dubai | Mitakihara's skyline. | 9:08 |
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Weltstadthaus | Cologne, Germany. | The shopping mall Madoka and Sayaka go to after school | 14:51 |
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Helix Bridge | Singapore | The bridge in/nearby the shopping mall | 14:53 |
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Eiffel Tower | Paris | It can be seen when Gertrud's Labyrinth appear. | 19:30 |
Episode 2
| Visual comparison | Real building | Real address | Explanation | First appearance |
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UOB Plaza | Singapore | One of the buildings featured in episode 2. | 16:03 |
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Yokohama port area from Yokohama Landmark Tower | Naka-ku, Yokohama | It is appeared as Mitakihara in Episode 2 (upper) and 9 (lower). |
Episode 4
| Visual comparison | Real building | Real address | Explanation | First appearance |
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The downside of Tachikawa-Kita Station of Tama Monorail and Tachikawa Takashimaya | Tachikawa, Tokyo | They are in the night town Madoka found Hitomi. | 15:11 |
Episode 5
| Visual comparison | Real building | Real address | Explanation | First appearance |
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Iwabuchi Sluice Gate | Arakawa‐Sumida Rivers junction in Kita, Tokyo | ||
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Empire State Building | Manhattan, New York | It is without its spire | 9:53 |
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Another view of the town with the "Empire State Building" in background | |||
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Taipei 101 | Taipei, Taiwan | It is part of Mitakihara's skyline | 16:18 |
Episode 6
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Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt, Germany | 6:18 |
Episode 7
| Visual comparison | Real building | Real address | Explanation | First appearance |
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The Gunma Prefectual Government Building (tallest), Gunma Prefectual Police HQ (left) and Maebashikoen Park (nearside) | Maebashi, Japan | 7:01 | |
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The full photo for better comparison. Courtesy of 2ch anon, who went outside to take that perfect picture. | |||
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The full screenshot for comparison. |
Episode 8
| Visual comparison | Real building | Real address | Explanation | First appearance |
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Burj Al Arab | Dubai, UAE | Anime image is flipped | 2:58 |
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A bus stop | Curitiba, Brazil | 3:08 | |
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tower | Shinjuku, Tokyo | 8:16 | |
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Matsugaya Station of Tama Monorail | Hachioji, Tokyo | In Sayaka's neighborhood. | 8:50 |
Episode 10
| Visual comparison | Real building | Real address | Explanation | First appearance |
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Arc de Triomphe | Paris | Isadel's barrier has various references to Paris monuments, amongst which is possibly a distorted version of tis. | 4:14 |
Episode 12
| Visual comparison | Real building | Real address | Explanation | First appearance |
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Sogakudo Concert Hall | Taito, Tokyo. | Kamijou played his violine in it. |