K-On! was based on a real-world elementary school in Toyosato. According to this article on Wikipedia, the elementary school moved to a new building in 2004.
Is the old elementary school open year-round to visitors and anime fans?
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3punynari.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/… – Darjeeling Jul 15 '15 at 9:11
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(This question is being discussed on meta: meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/2461) – senshin♦ Jul 15 '15 at 22:24
Yes it's open to public. The other room of the building is using as office of city.
Some small things if you want to visit.
- You need to check schedule, for example 3/1 to 3/18, it was closed.
- 8:30 to 17:00 on weekday. 9:00 to 17:30 on weekend.
- It's free but need to sign-in.
- Some people brake the building the city considering to close. be a good otaku.
