About AnimeTrails

AnimeTrails is a fan-made travel guide to real places in Japan that appear in, or are tied to, anime. It puts the spots on one map and turns them into day-by-day itineraries with trains, buses and places to stay, so visitors from abroad can plan a trip without reading Japanese sites.

Where the information comes from

Facts such as locations, opening hours and events are collected from official announcements: local governments, tourism boards, the operators of each place, and the official sites of each series. Every spot page lists the sources it was checked against. We check these links regularly, but exhibitions end and hours change — please confirm on the official page before you go. If something is out of date, let us know.

AnimeTrails is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any anime studio, publisher or rights holder. We do not use artwork or official logos. Series names are used only to identify the places.

Please visit with good manners

• Many spots are ordinary streets, shrines, schools and homes where people live and work. Keep your voice down and do not block roads or entrances.
• Do not enter private property, school grounds or closed areas. Follow any signs about photography.
• At shrines and temples, follow local etiquette. Ema (votive plaques) are prayers — leave them as they are.
• Take your rubbish home, and do not leave stickers, graffiti or goods behind.
• Buy from local shops and stay locally when you can. That is what keeps these towns welcoming to fans.

Affiliate links

This page contains affiliate links. If you book through them we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Links to partners such as hotel and activity booking sites are marked as sponsored. Commissions do not decide which spots we list or how we describe them.

Who runs this site

AnimeTrails is run by the AnimeTrails team.

Contact

A contact address will be posted here soon.

See also our Privacy Policy.

Photo credits

Every photo on this site shows the real place, never anime artwork, and comes from Wikimedia Commons under the licence shown. Each page also lists the photos it uses at the bottom.

• Oyama Dam: 河川一等兵, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• View of Oyama in Hita city(3318756986): gtknj, CC BY 2.0, source
• Kumamoto Prefectural office 2022-6-4: Noukei314, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Aso 20220909110036 (52643698962): inunami, CC BY 2.0, source
• Aso Station 01: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, source
• 3rd torii of Kamado Shrine: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• View of Tenshu of Karatsu Castle from Jonaibashi Bridge: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Takachiho Gorge by boat: Max Smith, Public domain, source
• Dogo Onsen 2017-04-05 (34325087542): Wei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
• 道の駅滝宮付近の綾川: jsqwfthbfs, Public domain, source
• Yura Station: Flow in edgewise, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• 鳥取空港国際線ターミナル（国際会館）外観: T.Fujiba, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Awaji land park Hyogopref forest zone: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• Osamu Tezuka Museum: MASA, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• KeihanUji st: アルトクール, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• Uji-Bridge: 京都東, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• 大吉山展望: オクノサンライズ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• AgataJinja-M1277: Fg2, Public domain, source
• ジブリパーク青春の丘: Sanoth24, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Hida-Furukawa Station 20150123-2: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Hida City Library 20150123-1: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Keta wakamiya: Opqr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• 本栖湖（もとすこ） Lake Motosu 04: Ozawajun, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Numazu Station South 20220413: Oki2 yui, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• 淡島ホテル: Awashima Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Mount Fuji and Awashima Island (36597945924): Kanesue, CC BY 2.0, source
• Nagahama Castle (2nd Kuruwa) and Mount Fuji: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• 沼津港大型展望水門（びゅうお） から眺める - panoramio: funk bass, CC BY 3.0, source
• Hakone-Yumoto-Station-Front-entrance: Kansai-good, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Ikaho Onsen Ishidan 02: Abasaa, Public domain, source
• Ghibli Museum 06: Olivier Lejade from France, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
• 藤子・F・不二雄ミュージアム - panoramio (2): 珈琲牛乳, CC BY 3.0, source
• よみうりランド - panoramio: くろふね, CC BY 3.0, source
• Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo; December 2017: Mark D, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
• 麻布十番商店街 - panoramio: kcomiida, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• Shin-Yotsugi Bridge and Yotsugi Bridge 20160827 (29831363026): Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
• Kanda-Myojin grand hall: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Sunshine 60 1 Ikebukuro Tokyo 16 November 2003: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• Seibu-Chichibu Station ac (4): Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Chichibu Shrine - 秩父神社 - panoramio: Carbonium, CC BY 3.0, source
• Jorin-ji (Chichibu, Saitama) 03: Higa4, CC0, source
• Anohana chichibubashi: I_LOVE_WIKI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• Kashima rinkai tetsudo Oarai station: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Oarai Isosaki Shrine 01: Σ64, CC BY 3.0, source
• Oarai Marine Tower - Feb 10, 2013: taka_jp, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
• 大洗リゾートアウトレット - panoramio: CyberOyaji, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• New Enoshima Aquarium: Abasaa, Public domain, source
• Enoshima Bridge (13897774382): Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0, source
• Fujisawa as seen from Enoshima Island 130809 7: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• Sunny December 2023, Katase Nishihama beach, seen from Enoshima Aquarium: Syced, CC0, source
• 130713 Abashiri Prison Museum Abashiri Hokkaido Japan08n: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, source
• Aso Green Caldera (53000372949): Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, source
• Tokyo Tower as seen from Mori Tower: Daniel L. Lu (user:dllu), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Inokashira park pond 2024: ARandomName123, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Mount Fuji Japan with Snow, Lakes and Surrounding Mountains: Kpravin2, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Setogawa Canal, White Walled Storehouse ac (1): Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Tottori Sand Dunes-1: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Abashiri Drift ice01: 221.20 (talk), Public domain, source
• 平等院 - panoramio (5): Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
• 旧万世橋駅 - panoramio: くろふね, CC BY 3.0, source
• 羊山公園芝桜の丘から武甲山: Koda6029, CC0, source
• Sunrise - Oarai,Ibaraki1: t.kunikuni, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
• Awa Island and Mount Fuji from Uchiura Bay: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
• Enoshima, Japan (15662062438): wellflat ., CC BY 2.0, source