Plan a trip
The places
Oarai Station & Umimachi Terrace
Oarai, Ibaraki
The Kashima Rinkai Railway station for Oarai, about 15 minutes from Mito. The railway runs a Girls und Panzer wrapped train on the Oarai-Kashima Line and sells admission tickets stamped with the show's characters at the station. The town's tourist information center, Umimachi Terrace, stands next to the station and rents bicycles.
Oarai Isosaki Shrine
Oarai, Ibaraki
An old shrine on a hill above the sea whose torii on the rocks, Kamiiso no Torii, is the symbol of Oarai. The shrine displays a large Girls und Panzer ema (votive picture board) inside its Zuishin-mon gate, viewable during gate hours. The rocks under the torii are sacred ground where visitors may not walk.
Oarai Marine Tower
Oarai, Ibaraki
A 60 m tower by Oarai port with a 360-degree observation deck over the Pacific. The tourism association's map of the anime's Oarai town battle marks the tower. The Girls und Panzer café Panzer Vor fills the 1st and 2nd floors, which are free to enter; the deck on the 3rd floor is paid.
Garupan Gallery, Oarai Seaside Station
Oarai, Ibaraki
A free gallery and goods shop on the 2nd floor of the Oarai Seaside Station shopping complex, showing the history of Girls und Panzer and the town. The tourism association lists it as a tourist spot open every day. The complex also has souvenir shops and places to eat.