Sunrise behind the torii on the rocks at Oarai, Ibaraki
Photo: 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.

  1. 23day-by-day routes
  2. 88real places
  3. 40anime

01 · Departures

Six lines to start with

All 23 routes

02 · How a route reads

One route, station by station

Tokyo in 3 Days: Anime Pilgrimage Plan is 2–3 days and 10 stations; here are the first four. Every route on the site is drawn the same way, so you always know what comes next.

  1. 1Shibuya Scramble Crossing, Shibuya, TokyoShibuya Scramble CrossingShibuya, Tokyo
  2. 2Azabu-Juban shopping street, Minato, TokyoAzabu-Juban Shopping StreetMinato, Tokyo
  3. 3Bridges over the river at Yotsugi, Katsushika, TokyoTsubasa Statue, Yotsugi Tsubasa ParkKatsushika, Tokyo
  4. 4Main hall of Kanda Myojin Shrine, Chiyoda, TokyoKanda Myojin ShrineChiyoda, Tokyo
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03 · Browse by anime

Where was it set?

All 40 anime

04 · The whole network

Every station on one map

Full-screen map

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

05 · Before you go

Trains, money, phones: the practical part

First-timer's guide
  1. 1IC cards: tap in, tap out
  2. 2Japan Rail Pass or a regional pass?
  3. 3Staying connected: eSIM, SIM or Wi-Fi
  4. 4Cash and cards
  5. 5Coin lockers and luggage delivery
  6. 6When to go

06 · How we keep it right

Three rules for every page

Editorial policy
  1. 01

    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.

  2. 02

    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.

  3. 03

    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

Photos of the real places, from Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed by us; some are cropped by the layout. No other changes.