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Sunrise behind the torii on the rocks at Oarai, IbarakiPhoto: t.kunikuni / CC BY-SA 2.0

Anime pilgrimage in Japan

Step into the places behind the anime you love.

Day-by-day routes to real locations across Japan, with trains, hotels and the official source behind every spot.

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14 day-by-day routes · 52 real places · 27 anime

Itineraries

Featured itineraries

Shibuya Scramble Crossing, Tokyo & Kanagawa 2–3 days

Tokyo area

Tokyo in 3 Days: Anime Pilgrimage Plan

Jujutsu Kaisen, Sailor Moon, Captain Tsubasa, Love Live!, Steins;Gate, Studio Ghibli, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Enoshima island, Kanagawa 1 day

Tokyo area

Kamakura & Enoshima in 1 Day: Rascal Does Not Dream Locations by Enoden

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Setogawa Canal and white-walled storehouses in Furukawa, Gifu 1–2 days

Mt. Fuji & Central

Your Name. in Hida-Furukawa & Takayama: 1–2 Days

Your Name.

Snow-capped Mt. Fuji above lakes and mountains, Kanagawa & Yamanashi 2 days

Tokyo area · Mt. Fuji & Central

Evangelion Hakone & Laid-Back Camp Lake Motosu: 2 Days Around Mt. Fuji

Evangelion, Laid-Back Camp

Green fields of the Aso caldera, Kyushu 3 days

Kyushu

Attack on Titan & One Piece: 3-Day Kyushu Anime Pilgrimage

Attack on Titan, One Piece

Awashima island and Mt. Fuji from Uchiura Bay, Shizuoka 1 day

Mt. Fuji & Central

Love Live! Sunshine!! in Numazu: 1-Day Route from Tokyo

Love Live! Sunshine!!

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Where was it set?

Mt. Fuji and Awashima island across the bay, Numazu, Shizuoka

Love Live! Sunshine!!

5 places · Photo: Numazu, Shizuoka

Lake Motosu with Mt. Fuji, Minobu, Yamanashi

Laid-Back Camp

1 place · Photo: Minobu, Yamanashi

Keta Wakamiya Shrine above Furukawa, Hida, Gifu

Your Name.

3 places · Photo: Hida, Gifu

Uji Bridge over the Uji River, Uji, Kyoto

Sound! Euphonium

4 places · Photo: Uji, Kyoto

Katase Nishihama beach on a sunny winter day, Fujisawa, Kanagawa

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

4 places · Photo: Fujisawa, Kanagawa

The Oyama district of Hita, seen from above, Hita, Oita

Attack on Titan

2 places · Photo: Hita, Oita

Chichibu Shrine, Chichibu, Saitama

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

4 places · Photo: Chichibu, Saitama

Dogo Onsen Honkan, a historic wooden bathhouse, Matsuyama, Ehime

Spirited Away

1 place · Photo: Matsuyama, Ehime

All 27 anime

Map

Every spot on one map

Tap a pin to see the place, the route that visits it and hotels nearby.

Built from official sources

Every place is tied to the anime by the creator, the studio, the town or the venue itself. The sources sit at the foot of each page.

Public places, visited politely

We never send you to homes, private land or school grounds. Keep your voice down, ask before photographing people, and leave every place as you found it.

Checked and dated

Times and fares are marked approximate and show when we last checked them, so you know what to confirm before you go.

Photo credits