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- Your Name – Gifu Prefecture. Miyagawachō-Ochiai bus stop. Image adapted from: Toho and @cylut. Your Name is an anime film that broke box-office records in Japan and across the world.
- Chihayafuru – Ōmi Shrine. Stairs leading to the Romon gate. Image adapted from: Nippon TV and @chiyaha_project. Chihayafuru is an anime about uta-karuta (歌かるた, poetry karuta), a competitive Japanese card game that is physically and mentally demanding.
- Princess Mononoke -Yakushima. Image adapted from: Netflix and @kichikintrek_yakushima. A 4-hour ferry ride from Kagoshima will take you to the subtropical island of Yakushima, whose mystical woodlands have inspired the setting of Princess Mononoke.
- My Neighbour Totoro – Satsuki and Mei’s House. Image adapted from: Netflix and @takashi.mabuchi. This life-size recreation of Satsuki and Mei’s rural house in My Neighbour Totoro is located in Nagakute, a city in Aichi Prefecture.
Oct 6, 2023 · Very often the locations are drawn in so much detail, that they seem like copies of real-life places. Here’s a list of all 47 prefectures in Japan and anime that take place in each prefecture. List of Contents: Anime Locations in Okinawa Chugoku Anime.
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019) - Japan-Wide。
- Slam Dunk (1993) - Shonan。
- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4 (2016) - Sendai。
- Your Name (2016) - Yotsuya/Hida City。
- Your Name: Suga Shrine, Yotsuya. This seemingly random set of stairs, leading up to Tokyo’s Suga Shrine, has become one of the most sought-out tourism spots in Tokyo.
- Weathering With You: Koenji Hikawa Shrine, Koenji. Shinkai’s follow-up to Your Name was Weathering With You; another gorgeously animated film packed with distinct Tokyo locations.
- Jujutsu Kaisen: Harajuku. In an early chapter of Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen, after protagonist Yuji is invited to join the Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School, we meet another new student: Nobara Kugisaki.
- Haikyu!! : Tokyo Station. Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyu!! manga is set in Miyagi Prefecture, but the Karasuno team also travels to Tokyo for tournaments. And, when they do we get shots of the iconic Tokyo Station building.
- Tokyo Tower. Tokyo Tower has been featured in many movies, including Godzilla and King Kong, along with tons of anime series and anime films. And why wouldn't it?
- Asakusa. Unlike the aforementioned Akihabara, its neighboring ward Asakusa offers an experience that's more toward the traditional side of Japan. From the old shrines to the shopping districts, you'll find yourself going slightly back in time, like traveling the streets on a rickshaw while in a traditional kimono (from kimono rental shops).
- Shirakawa-gō. The anime series Higurashi When They Cry takes place in a fictional village called Hinamizawa, where creepy dark secrets lurk. Hinamizawa was based on a small traditional village called Shiragawa-gō, located in Shirakawa of Gifu Prefecture.
- Yokohama City. The Bungo Stray Dogs anime series is set in Yokohama, a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture of the Kanto region. It's home to many sightseeing spots, from museums and parks to cultural sites.
The animated film " Your Name" (2016) introduces us to the fictional town of Itomori, forever altered by the comet Tiamat’s impact 1,200 years ago. Lake Itomori, formed by this event, is visually inspired by the real-world beauty of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture. Although the town of Itomori is a composite of various real-life locations in ...
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