Set mainly in Kamakura and the Shonan coast (Kanagawa). The author Takehiko Inoue lived in the area when he wrote the manga.
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Kamakura-Kōkōmae Crossing No. 1the opening crossing
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The series' most iconic image: the anime opening shows Hanamichi at this Enoden level crossing, with the train and Sagami Bay behind. Photography is restricted and it gets very crowded: please keep off the road.
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Kamakura-Kōkōmae Stationthe Enoden station
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The Enoden station by the level crossing, its platform facing the sea, appears in the anime opening. It is one of the 100 selected stations of Kantō.
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Kanagawa Prefectural Kamakura High SchoolRyonan model
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Model for Ryōnan High, Sendō's school. It can only be seen from outside.
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Kamakura Seaside Park — SakanoshitaVol. 2 cover
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The scene from the cover of the new edition of the manga Vol. 2: Rukawa pedaling along the sea wall.
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Hiratsuka General GymnasiumShohoku vs. Ryonan
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Model for the arena where Shōhoku and Ryōnan meet in the Kanagawa final league. The lobby has Takehiko Inoue's signatures and related displays.
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Akibadai Cultural GymnasiumShohoku vs. Kainan
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Model for the arena of the Shōhoku–Kainan game, recognisable by the architecture that earned it the nickname "the beetle".
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Musashino Kita High SchoolShohoku model
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Model for the Shōhoku High building, Hanamichi's school. Its 2011 renovation took care to keep the exterior looking like the manga's. It can only be seen from outside.
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Noshiro Basketball Library & MuseumSannoh model
dedicated museum
Noshiro Technical High, the great powerhouse of Japanese school basketball, is the model for Sannoh. In Noshiro, "the basketball town", this museum gathers material on the team and on Slam Dunk.
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Hiroshima Green ArenaInterhigh
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Venue of the Interhigh opening ceremony in the manga, which also stages a tense moment between teams. It still looks as it did in the manga.
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HUE Gymnasium — Hiroshima University of Economicsthe Sannoh game
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Setting of the legendary game against Sannoh (the manga's "Migita Memorial Gymnasium"). It hosted basketball at the 1994 Asian Games, which is why the Interhigh is set in Hiroshima. THE FIRST SLAM DUNK credits it for its cooperation. It is on a university campus: ask for permission.
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Yuki Onsen (Midori-sō) — Shōhoku's innInterhigh
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The Midori-sō ryokan is the "Chidori-sō" where Shōhoku stays during the Interhigh; the three seniors talk on the bridge in front of it. It has closed, but the building still looks as in the manga; Yuki Onsen has baths open to day visitors.
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Genbaku Dome-mae — Hiroshima StreetcarAnzai's walk
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The view of the tram tracks from the crossing at the Genbaku Dome-mae stop opens the scene where Anzai walks with Kitano, Toyotama's former coach, after dinner.
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Okonomi-mura — Anzai and Kitano's dinnerAnzai's dinner
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Anzai and Kitano — his former teammate and Toyotama's ex-coach — have dinner in this building full of okonomiyaki stalls.
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Shonan Institute of Technology High SchoolKainan model
model / inspiration
Model for the name and setting of Kainan, Kanagawa's reigning champion, according to Inoue himself. It can only be seen from outside.
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