Can I take photos directly in front of the Koyodai police substation?

You can photograph the public street, but avoid blocking the entrance or capturing identifiable staff, patrol vehicles, or security-related details. Be discreet since this is an active neighborhood police post.

Is this GRIDMAN UNIVERSE spot easy to match with Google Street View?

Yes, the road shape, guardrails, and substation position make it one of the easier nearby background matches. Street View is especially useful because some signs and roadside details have changed over time.

What is the easiest way to reach this scene if I'm doing a Tama anime pilgrimage?

Most visitors come via Keio-Nagayama or Odakyu-Nagayama and transfer to a local bus serving Koyodai. The stop is close, and the remaining walk is short through a quiet residential area.

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gridman universe tama central police koyodai substation

GRIDMAN UNIVERSE

Tokyo

Episode

Ep. 5

Time

74m 46s

Google Map

35.6397, 139.4872

gridman universe tama central police koyodai substation

Nearest Station: Keio-Nagayama Station (Keio Sagamihara Line) / Odakyu-Nagayama Station (Odakyu Tama Line), then local bus toward Koyodai
Walk: About 3 minutes on foot from Koyodai bus stop
Best time to visit: Late morning or mid-afternoon on a clear day for lighting similar to the anime background
Crowd level: Usually quiet

A quiet residential street near the Koyodai police substation is shown as an atmospheric establishing shot in GRIDMAN UNIVERSE.
This shot does not place the characters directly in frame, instead using the quiet street corner and the area around the Koyodai police substation to create atmosphere and give the story a brief pause between character movements. In GRIDMAN UNIVERSE, where ordinary daily life and the extraordinary constantly overlap, this kind of empty establishing shot helps reflect the characters’ state of mind, conveying a thoughtful, slightly uneasy mood before and after surrounding events while suggesting that the story is still moving forward beneath the city’s calm surface. The real-life match is the street near the Tama Central Police Station Koyodai Substation, and the anime recreates the road layout, sense of slope, roadside barriers, residential arrangement, and the position of the substation with impressive accuracy. The easiest landmarks on site are the small police substation itself and the open feel of the surrounding streetscape, although vegetation, road markings, traffic signals, and sign details may have changed over the years. Overall, the background art is clearly based on the real location but cleaned up and simplified, preserving the terrain and neighborhood outline well enough that fans can still find the matching composition easily by comparing it with Google Street View or visiting on foot.

Can I take photos directly in front of the Koyodai police substation?: You can photograph the public street, but avoid blocking the entrance or capturing identifiable staff, patrol vehicles, or security-related details. Be discreet since this is an active neighborhood police post.
Is this GRIDMAN UNIVERSE spot easy to match with Google Street View?: Yes, the road shape, guardrails, and substation position make it one of the easier nearby background matches. Street View is especially useful because some signs and roadside details have changed over time.
What is the easiest way to reach this scene if I'm doing a Tama anime pilgrimage?: Most visitors come via Keio-Nagayama or Odakyu-Nagayama and transfer to a local bus serving Koyodai. The stop is close, and the remaining walk is short through a quiet residential area.