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Girls Band Cry: Kawasaki Live Houses and Plazas

Girls Band Cry is set in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, and its gigs map onto real places: the station's east plaza, the LAZONA Kawasaki atrium, Chidori Park and CLUB CITTA'. This route follows the band's story through them.

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  1. Nina and Momoka busk on the plaza outside Kawasaki Station's east exit in episode 1. The square is a real stage: street performers and bands work it regularly. It also helped put the series here, because the creators noticed a station banner reading "Music City Kawasaki" and many street musicians while scouting.

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    Visitor guidance: Free to visit; buskers are common near the station.

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  2. The Marufuku Coffee branch in the Kawasaki Azalea mall turns up in episodes 1 and 6. In July 2024 the real shop ran a limited tie-in menu with the series.

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    Visitor guidance: The shop is in the Azalea underground mall.

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  3. The mall plaza connected straight to Kawasaki Station's west exit is where Shin-Kawasaki (Temporary) play their very first live in episode 3. It is an open atrium inside a shopping mall, so the band performs among ordinary shoppers.

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    Visitor guidance: The plaza is inside the mall, linked directly to the station's west exit.

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  4. The band's second live, in episode 5, is set at this live house in Ogawacho. The real band Togenashi Togeari played there before the anime aired and has said it means the most to them.

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    Location precision: The pin marks the Ogawacho district; a search for the venue itself found no reliable point.

    Visitor guidance: Check the venue's own schedule for shows before you go.

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  5. Episode 11 shows BAYCAMP, the rock festival held every autumn in this Kawasaki park. The real band Togenashi Togeari played the 2024 edition.

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    Visitor guidance: BAYCAMP is held in autumn; otherwise it is a public park.

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  6. Nina and Hina meet at this popcorn shop in episode 13. In September 2024 La Cittadella hosted a pop-up for the series and sold the same menu the characters eat on screen.

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    Visitor guidance: La Cittadella is a shopping and dining complex.

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  7. The finale puts Togenashi Togeari and Diamond Dust on one bill at CLUB CITTA'. Writer Hanada was already a regular there, one reason Kawasaki became the setting. In September 2024 the real band played its own one-man show here.

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    Visitor guidance: CLUB CITTA' is a live venue; check its schedule for events.

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