Anime in Tokyo

The entire station is decorated from floor to ceiling with character illustrations. Arrival announcements play the anime theme tune voiced by Tsubasa and Hyuga. On the platforms, there are shirts and balls signed by Takahashi, Andrés Iniesta, and other footballers who grew up with the series. Recommended starting point for the statue tour.

First statue of the tour, located under the elevated tracks 90 meters from Yotsugi Station. Ryō Ishizaki (Bruce Harper), Tsubasa's clumsy but tenacious friend. He is the captain of the Nankatsu team in the first stage of the series.

Located inside the small Yotsugi Park, 200 meters from the station. Hyūga, Tsubasa's ultimate rival and the only one to have defeated him. Famous for his fierce Tiger Shot and physical play.

The first statue inaugurated (2013) and one of two life-sized ones. Located in the playground renamed "Yotsugi Tsubasa Park", 250 meters from the station. The absolute protagonist of the series. Here you can pose alongside him with the ball.

On the sidewalk in front of the Katsushika Post Office, 600 meters from Yotsugi Station. Sanae, Tsubasa's biggest fan and later wife, is shown waving a flag just as she does in every match.

In Shibue Park, halfway between Yotsugi and Tateishi stations. The second life-sized statue. Misaki, Tsubasa's technical midfield partner and best friend, shown running with the ball.

In Tateishi Michihiroba Square, near Tateishi Station. Wakabayashi (Benji Price), the legendary goalkeeper who became a star for Hamburg SV in Germany after his youth rivalry with Tsubasa.

On the Medakanoko-michi pedestrian trail, 7 minutes walk from Yotsugi Station. Roberto Hongo, the former Brazilian No. 10 player who becomes Tsubasa's mentor.

The high school where Yoichi Takahashi studied. Its Japanese name, Minami-Katsushika High School, is the source for 'Nankatsu', the fictional town and team in the series. In front of the main entrance is the Twin Shot statue: Tsubasa and Misaki shooting together, with a space to pose alongside them. Most photographed by fans.

Municipal sports center featuring a full-color statue of Tsubasa Ōzora and dioramas of iconic manga scenes — including the scene where Tsubasa kicks the ball under a moving bus and Wakabayashi catches it. Free entry to the diorama area.

A small Italian restaurant, the personal favorite of author Yōichi Takahashi. The walls are hand-drawn by the author with original sketches of Tsubasa, Hyuga, Misaki, and Wakabayashi. Shirts and autographed objects are also on display. Closed on Tuesdays.

In a small children's park among the shopping streets of Keisei-Tateishi, Tsubasa runs flicking the ball up with his heel, one of his trademark tricks. It completes the neighbourhood's nine statues.

The famous 'Eye of Shinjuku' sculpture, a huge metal eye by Yoshiko Miyashita next to Shinjuku Station, is the backdrop against which Aoi Todo appears in the first opening. Although the Subaru Building that housed it was demolished, the eye has been preserved and remains a recognisable meeting spot.

This serene Japanese garden in Ogikubo (Suginami), built on the former residence of music critic Motoo Ōtaguro, is where Maki Zenin puts her glasses back on in the first opening. The park's pond and maples are reflected in her lenses — a nod to the fact that only with them can she see curses.

In episode 3, Nobara Kugisaki meets up with her fellow students from the technical college around Harajuku Station. The series reproduces the new station building, opened in March 2020, in such detail that the episode became a talking point among railway enthusiasts.

The veteran single-screen cinema Kichijoji Plaza, in Musashino, is the model for the movie theatre that appears in episode 8 when the students go to watch a film. Its façade is reproduced almost identically, with a slight shift in colour tone that fans were quick to point out. The cinema closed on 31 January 2024.

In the second opening ('VIVID VICE'), Suguru Geto is shown eating a chocolate dessert. The place is the Debailleul café in the Marunouchi Oazo building, next to Tokyo Station, and the dessert — the 'Avalanche' — really was on the menu, which made it a culinary pilgrimage for fans. The Oazo shop closed on 30 June 2021.

The second opening also shows Kento Nanami walking along the rear pavement of the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, a Victorian-style red-brick building in Marunouchi rebuilt from the original 1894 plans. The tree-lined walk the character strolls down is exactly the museum's back lane.

The heart of the Shibuya Incident arc. On Halloween eve, curses raise a barrier (a 'veil') around the Hachiko exit and the famous diagonal crossing to trap civilians and lure out Satoru Gojo. Hachiko Square and the scramble are reproduced with almost photographic precision, turning every corner into a pilgrimage point.

The iconic SHIBUYA109 fashion building, with its unmistakable cylindrical silhouette, appears in the background of numerous shots of the Shibuya Incident. Its position and shape serve as a reference for fans to pinpoint exactly where the street battles take place around Dogenzaka.

Taro Okamoto's vast mural 'Myth of Tomorrow', depicting the instant of an atomic blast, hangs in the connecting passage of Shibuya Station (Mark City). During the Shibuya Incident it appears in the background as a symbol of the chaos and destruction engulfing the station — one of the most talked-about details of the arc.

The Roppongi Hills complex and its Mori Tower skyscraper appear in the series' first opening, in a sequence of shots touring Tokyo's landmarks with the characters. Its silhouette is one of the images that open the anime and anchors the story in the modern capital.

In the first minutes of episode 1, Light walks through Shibuya: the station, the crossing and the big screen of Shibuya 109 are recognisable.

According to some pilgrimage guides, Misa and Rem walk along this Harajuku street in episode 11. (Identification not confirmed by other sources.)

In episode 5, Light meets Raye Penber, the FBI agent investigating him, at Shinjuku Station. Their conversation in front of the Lotteria in the west-exit underground mall is still recognisable today.

Naomi Misora, Raye Penber's fiancée, comes to this Kasumigaseki building to talk to the investigation team, and inside she runs into Light. Outside, Light reveals to her that he is Kira and writes her name in the Death Note.

While Light is talking with Naomi Misora, Sōichirō Yagami and the rest of the Kira task force meet L for the first time at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel.

Light and Naomi Misora leave the Commission building and walk to Hibiya Park before heading back; on the way, the streets have barely changed since the anime (2007).

The first part of episode 15 takes place in Aoyama, and this ginkgo avenue, famous for its golden autumn colour, is recognisable.

In episode 15, by this campus L meets Light and then Misa, who is arrested soon afterwards.

Tōō University, which Light attends, is based on the University of Tokyo: its Hongō campus is recognisable in episode 9, when Light sits the entrance exam.

The film's most iconic setting: on these stone stairs leading up to Suga Shrine, Taki and Mitsuha finally cross paths and ask each other's name in the final scene. The background in the scene is very faithful to the real place (the promotional poster exaggerates the heights a little). It is a quiet residential area, so avoid blocking the way when taking photos. About 10 minutes on foot from Yotsuya Station.

Taki and Okudera-senpai meet here for their date, and the station appears again later, when they meet up years afterwards to take a walk and talk about their trip to Itomori. The film's shots are easiest to recognise from the Akasaka exit (Marunouchi Line).

Part of Taki and Okudera-senpai's date takes place in this museum with a wavy glass façade designed by Kishō Kurokawa. They have lunch at Salon de Thé Rond, the round café on top of an inverted cone on the 2nd floor, whose glasses and plates look like the ones in the film. Entry to the building is free. Closed on Tuesdays. Directly connected to Nogizaka Station.

Taki and Okudera-senpai's date begins at Roppongi Hills, and during it they go up to this observation deck in the Mori Tower, with views across Tokyo all the way to Tokyo Tower. Admission is charged.

This footbridge in front of Shinanomachi Station appears twice, at the end of both of Taki's meetings with Okudera-senpai. After the date, when she leaves, Taki gets a message from Mitsuha and tries to call her. From the station side you can see the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building at the same angle as in the film, where it appears several times (for example, when Mitsuha runs near the end).

Mitsuha, in Taki's body, comes out of Shinjuku Station's south exit and, on the pavement in front of Lumine 2 looking towards Marui Annex, gazes up at the skyscrapers and exclaims "Tokyo!". Another of the film's views can be seen from the footbridge linking the south exit with Busta Shinjuku.

Its round traffic light, with the Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower behind it, features in the short time-lapse after Taki and Mitsuha realise they are swapping bodies, set to RADWIMPS' "Zenzenzense". Do not stand in the road to take the photo.

On this footbridge in Nishi-Shinjuku, near Takarazuka University, Taki and Mitsuha cross paths in the snow: they almost recognise each other but say nothing. The blue lettering in the window on the left also exists in real life.

It is the model for the Italian restaurant where Taki and Okudera-senpai work, called Il Giardino delle Parole in the film ("The Garden of Words", like Shinkai's previous film). In the film it is larger and next to a busy road; the real one is in a quiet area next to Shinjuku Gyoen.

The series' most iconic spot: in episode 1 Okabe and Kurisu meet here, the time machine stays lodged on its roof throughout the story, and in the final episode the two bump into each other again in front of the building.

This long-running maid café, very close to where the lab would be, is the model for May Queen Nyan², where Mayuri and Faris work. It runs collaborations and has a Steins;Gate menu.

Yanagibayashi Shrine, Ruka's home, takes the location of this small sunken shrine by the Kanda River; its grounds are based on Akiba Shrine in Ueno, which is why it looks larger in the anime.

This footbridge beside the Shinkansen tracks often appears when the characters head to Ruka's shrine; in episode 18 it is the setting of Okabe's date with Ruka.

This famous Akihabara beef-bowl shop is Okabe and Daru's regular haunt and appears several times in the series.

The large complex by the Electric Town exit is the model for the series' "UPX" building. In front of it, Suzuha watches Daru's confession to his future wife, and in its Tully's café Maho talks with Okabe in Steins;Gate 0.

Next to the Radio Center, some coin lockers are identified as those where Okabe and Moeka find the IBN 5100. Guides disagree on exactly which ones: the pin marks those beside the Daibiru.

Okabe and Kurisu cross it carrying the IBN 5100 from the shrine to the lab (episode 4), and Okabe passes it again and again during the time leaps of episode 13.

The park appears many times in the series; here Kurisu tells Okabe about her conflict with her father. Since its 2013 renovation it looks quite different from the anime.

The real shrine that inspires the Hikawa Shrine, home of Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) and the shrine's miko. A serene oasis in the middle of Motoazabu and one of the series' major pilgrimage spots; fans climb its steps just like those in the manga.

The gateway to the neighbourhood. Right outside Exit 4 is the Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask manhole cover, marking the start of the Azabu-Jūban shopping street, recreated several times in the series.

A small plaza with the 'Kimi-chan' statue in the heart of the Azabu-Jūban shopping street, the neighbourhood where Naoko Takeuchi spent much time and whose everyday atmosphere pervades the series. (Coordinate approximate, by address.)

A real Roppongi school that inspires the private girls' school attended by Rei Hino (Sailor Mars). In front of its entrance is the red manhole cover with the five Sailor Guardians, in Sailor Mars' colour.

Beside Shiba Park stands the fictional Shiba Kōen Middle School attended by Minako (Sailor Venus). In front of Minato Library is the blue manhole with the five Guardians, overlooking Tokyo Tower, which appears so often in the series.

Tokyo Tower dominates Minato's skyline and is one of the series' most recurring backdrops, the setting of key battles across several seasons. It is the visual symbol anchoring the Guardians in the real Tokyo.

A Mita shopping street that often appears in the series as part of the neighbourhood's daily life. At its entrance is the yellow Guardians manhole, in Sailor Venus' colour. (Coordinate approximate, by address.)

Within the grounds of this Suginami shrine stands Kishō Jinja, the only shrine in Japan dedicated to a weather deity. It is the model for the film's weather shrine, recognizable by its geta-clog-shaped ema (wish plaques) — clogs were once tossed to predict whether the sun would shine. Fans write wishes for good weather on them.

A small shrine on the rooftop of the Asahi Building in Ginza, reached by elevator to the 8th floor and then a flight of stairs. It is the model for the shrine atop Yoyogi Kaikan where Hina receives her 'sunshine girl' powers — a curious example of Shinto tradition perched on top of a modern office building.

A ramshackle seven-story building next to Yoyogi Park that appears at the start of the film, as Hina climbs its stairs toward the rooftop shrine. Its abandoned, slightly eerie atmosphere was reproduced almost exactly in the movie. The real building was demolished in 2020, so it now survives only on screen.

Beside Tabata Station's south exit — the only unstaffed exit on the entire Yamanote Line — unfolds the railway scene where Hodaka and Hina meet, and it reappears several times. Tabata is the northernmost stop on the Yamanote, over a century old, set in a quiet neighborhood known as 'the town of writers'.

A steep slope in a residential part of Takada (Toshima), one of the sharpest in Tokyo, which fans quickly recognized in the film. It appears as one of those everyday corners that Shinkai elevates into a memorable image, and it became a regular stop on the pilgrimage route.

The open-air observation deck of Roppongi Hills' Mori Tower — the highest in Tokyo — is the setting for the film's opening shot, where Hina looks out over the city and prays for the rain to stop so the fireworks can go ahead. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mount Fuji from here.

A station on the Odakyū and Keiō Inokashira lines, the heart of the district and the gateway to all of the series' locations. Its exits and surroundings appear again and again in the daily life of Bocchi and the band.

The STARRY club where the band rehearses and debuts is inspired by the real Shimokitazawa SHELTER, open since 1991, with the same staircase and red-and-blue neon entrance. It is one of Tokyo's temples of independent rock and the series' central pilgrimage point.

Shimokitazawa's most emblematic theatre, the landmark for finding SHELTER (right next door). Its façade appears as one of the recurring backdrops that anchor the series in the real district.

Shimokitazawa's famous 'exploratory' bookstore-shop, crammed with books, records and oddities. Several scenes are set in front of its storefront to reinforce the local feel of the neighbourhood.

An open-air retail complex opened in 2021 on Shimokitazawa's former railway alignment, with shops and cafés. It inspires the spot where the band hangs out. (Coordinate approximate, by address.)

The Hikarigaoka neighborhood and park in Nerima is where the DigiDestined lived and witnessed the first battle between Digimon (Greymon vs. Parrotmon) four years before the story. The Hikarigaoka housing complex (danchi) is the setting of that founding memory.

The Odaiba waterfront, the neighborhood where the DigiDestined live. Its bay views and Rainbow Bridge are a recurring backdrop of the series.

The unmistakable Fuji Television building, with its observation sphere, in Odaiba. In the Tokyo arc's climax it is the center of Vamdemon's fog barrier, where the decisive battle unfolds.

The great suspension bridge linking Odaiba to central Tokyo, an emblem of the neighborhood and a constant backdrop to the bay scenes in the series.

The Odaiba convention center, with its four inverted pyramids, one of the most recognizable buildings in the area. It appears among the series' Odaiba settings.

Episode 5 shows the Kaminarimon gate with its Raijin and Fūjin statues, the Nakamise shopping street and the inside of the main hall; episode 12 shows the inner Hōzōmon gate and the five-storey pagoda. It is Tokyo's most visited temple: early in the morning there are far fewer people.

From episode 1, the tower appears broken in half, as the old radio tower destroyed in the incident that marks Chisato's past. There are more scenes around it: the Solamachi plaza in the opening and, in episode 8, the Sky Arena terrace and a shoot-out inside the official Skytree shop.

Chisato and Takina spend their day off here in episode 4, after meeting at exit B3 of Oshiage Station, and it is where their famous "sakanaaa!" and garden-eel gag begins. The aquarium entrance appears again in episode 9. The fish in the series do not all match those in the real aquarium.

This small fishing pond in Sumida Park, on the Sumida (east) side of the river, appears in episode 9. It can be seen from outside, beside the park path, with the Skytree in the background.

This park next to Kinshichō Station, in the Sumida neighbourhood where the series is set, appears in episode 1 in a conversation between Chisato and Takina, with the broken Skytree in the background. The surrounding buildings do not match, but the blue road sign does.

It is the model for Sugi-no-miya Station, where Shizuku gets off the train when taking her father his lunch and starts following Moon the cat; the platform, stairs and ticket gates are almost identical. Its train-approach melody is "Country Road", and since 2012 the west exit has the "Youth Postbox", a replica of the Chikyūya shop where people post letters with their dreams, next to a map of the area.

The winding slope and stairs climbing from the station up the hill: Shizuku climbs it chasing Moon, runs down its stairs when she spots the airship ("something good is going to happen today"), and Seiji and Shizuku ride it by bike. It is a residential area: respect the residents.

In the film, the library where Shizuku's father works stands halfway up the slope; in reality there is no library, and this small park with views over Tama occupies the spot. Behind it is the hilltop fans call "Mimi-oka", where Seiji declares himself at dawn, now closed to the public.

At this small shrine beside the Iroha-zaka slope, Shizuku's childhood friend Sugimura confesses his feelings to her: a first shock for a Shizuku who had not yet thought about love. The stairs and grounds look very much like the film.

At the top of the slope, this residential roundabout is where the film places the Chikyūya antique shop and the Noah bakery, which Shizuku reaches following Moon. The shop does not exist (there was a café considered its model, now closed). Residential area: keep quiet and be respectful.

The prestigious Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), in Ueno Park, is the goal Yatora chases: the hardest art school to enter in Japan. Its campus and university art museum appear in the series.

An art museum in Ueno Park that hosts major exhibitions. It appears in the series as the setting of the visits and exhibitions that mark Yatora's artistic awakening.

A small temple in Ueno Park, with its circular 'moon pine', modeled on Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera. It appears among the series' Ueno settings.

The famous Shibuya crossing at dawn is the subject of the first painting through which Yatora discovers his calling: a Shibuya washed in blue at daybreak — the scene that gives the series its heart and name.

The first mission, against the Onion Aliens (negi-seijin), takes place in the Ichinomiya neighbourhood of Tama. It appears in both the manga and the 2004 anime. The pin marks Ono Shrine, in the middle of the neighbourhood (approximate coordinate).

In the manga, the mission against the Ring Alien (yubiwa-seijin) is fought in the Roppongi Hills complex.

To get back into the game, Shion Izumi carries out a massacre in Shinjuku with 387 people killed or wounded — one of the manga's most notorious episodes. The pin marks Shinjuku Station (approximate coordinate).

In the manga, the Oni Alien mission takes place around Ikebukuro Station. Midway through, the fighters stop being invisible to ordinary people, and the fighting breaks out in full view.

Akihabara's great guardian shrine, where Nozomi works as a miko, appears constantly: μ's meets Nozomi here (season 1, ep. 2), they hang their ema wish plaques and make their New Year visit (season 2, ep. 10). It collaborated with the franchise for years, but since the 10th anniversary it no longer sells series merchandise.

The steep stairway on the east side of the shrine where μ's trains by running up the steps from season 1, episode 2, when Nozomi catches them. It returns in many episodes: Nico and Honoka's race (season 2, ep. 1), Honoka and Hanayo's diet (ep. 7) and the New Year meeting with A-RISE (ep. 10).

This traditional sweet shop in Kanda Sudachō, opened in 1924 and designated a historic building by Tokyo, is the model for Homura, the Japanese sweet shop run by Honoka's family. Its speciality is agemanjū (fried sweet-bean buns).

This glass tower next to Akihabara Station is the model for UTX, the high school of A-RISE, μ's rivals. Its big screen is where Honoka sees A-RISE and decides to become a school idol in episode 1.

In episode 6, Yoake walks through this shopping street on his way to Kaizaki's home: the entrance crossing and shop signs match the anime. It is no coincidence: the résumé Kaizaki shows in episode 1 gives his address as Arai, Nakano.

In the final TV episode (13), the class meets at this park, recognisable by its heart-shaped clock tower, to go to the fireworks festival. On the way back, Kaizaki and Hishiro talk on one of its benches.

In episode 13, during the fireworks, Ōga confesses to Kariu on the Arakawa riverbank beside this bridge, whose outline is seen in the background of the scene.

In episode 16 (Kanketsu-hen OVA, 2018), Kaizaki and Hishiro spend the day in Odaiba and, walking back through Symbol Promenade Park, confess their feelings on this bridge. Palette Town and VenusFort, where the rest of the date takes place, no longer exist: the complex closed in 2022.

The old fishing quarter of Tsukuda, with its canal, the small red Tsukuda-kobashi bridge and Sumiyoshi Shrine, is the model for the riverside corner where the Kawamoto sisters live: low houses with tower blocks behind. The canal, the bridge and the shrine already appear in the first volume of the manga.

The cable-stayed bridge over the Sumida between Shinkawa and Tsukuda appears again and again from the first volume of the manga, along with the north bank and the riverside walk (Sumida River Terrace). It is the defining view of Rei's and the Kawamoto sisters' neighbourhood.

The shrine next to the Shōgi Federation's former headquarters appears in the second volume of the manga. It has a Shōgi-dō holding a large votive piece, where players pray, and the Sendagaya Fuji-zuka, a miniature Mount Fuji.

The Shōgi Kaikan where Rei plays his official games, shown from the first volume, was the 1976 building next to Hatonomori Shrine, demolished in January 2025. Since September 2024 the Japan Shōgi Association has been based in this new building next to Sendagaya Station, which does not appear in the series but remains the home of official games in Tokyo.

The concert hall where Kōsei first sees Kaori playing the melodica, the moment that pulls him back into music. In real life it's the Nerima Culture Center, next to the station.

The neighborhood station, starting point of the route. The adjacent Coconeri mall has a tourist office with a map of the series' spots.

The park with the ponds where Kaori looks for the black cat and walks with Kōsei under the cherry blossoms in episode two.

The cherry-lined avenue between Nerima-Takanodai and Shakujii-kōen, whose blossom tunnels appear in the spring scenes that define the series.

The gazebo by the Japanese garden pond where Takao and Yukino shelter from the rain — the film's absolute heart. On rainy days fans still come with umbrellas (and sometimes beer and chocolate). (Approximate coordinate within the garden.)

The park's main entrance through which Takao slips towards the garden on the mornings he decides to skip class. The ticket office and gate appear as-is in the film. (Approximate coordinate by address.)

The Empire State-like skyscraper peeking over the park's trees in dozens of shots, marking the passage of the seasons above Takao and Yukino's garden.

The Hongō campus of Tōdai — the university Keitarō promised to get into — appears in many scenes: Seta's Cessna lands at the Akamon gate, Keitarō takes a last look at Yasuda Auditorium on a snowy Christmas Eve, and at the main gate he apologises to Naru about the diary.

The entrance plaza of the Vita shopping centre by Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station (Tama) is where Keitarō and Naru meet for their first date. The area is also famous as a Whisper of the Heart setting.

The "Hinata Park" pond where Keitarō and Mutsumi take a boat out is Ueno Park's Shinobazu Pond, drawn from the bridge to the Benten hall looking south.

The station around which "Musashino Animation", the series' studio, revolves. Musashino is home to more than fifteen real anime production companies, which is why the series makes it the home of its protagonists.

The lively Musashino neighborhood where many real anime creators live and work; its streets and cafés slip into the protagonists' daily life.

Three manhole covers illustrated with the protagonists, installed in Musashi-Sakai for the series' 10th anniversary. An official tribute in the district that inspired it.

It is the place Studio Ghibli acknowledges as a major reference for the film. Among the buildings relocated here from all over Tokyo are the old Kodakara-yu bathhouse, whose roof and garden recall the Aburaya, and the Takei Sanshōdō stationery shop, whose drawers evoke Kamaji's boiler room.

The lavish decoration of this 1931 hotel and wedding hall, with rooms covered in paintings from floor to ceiling, is said to have inspired the Aburaya interior. Ghibli has not confirmed it. The hotel has been temporarily closed since 1 October 2025.

Not a direct filming location, but the ultimate Ghibli pilgrimage spot. Designed by Hayao Miyazaki himself, the museum features permanent exhibits on the creative process of Ghibli films, including original Chihiro sketches, storyboards, and a giant robot on the roof. Tickets sell out months in advance — booking far ahead is required.

In the film, the mother is hospitalized at 'Shichikokuyama' (七国山) hospital — a pun on the real Hachikokuyama (八国山): only the 'eight' is swapped for a 'seven'. This wooded hill on the Tokyo–Saitama border is recognizable in the scene where Satsuki, Mei and their father cycle to visit their mother.

Right beside Hachikokuyama Park is Shinyamanote Hospital, the model for the 'Shichikokuyama Hospital' where the girls' mother recovers. Its setting at the foot of the wooded hill matches that of the film's hospital, which Satsuki and Mei reach after crossing the countryside.

About a twenty-minute walk from Hachikokuyama, this temple in Higashimurayama is recognizable from the scene where Mei, lost and exhausted on her way to the hospital, sits beside six Jizō statues (the guardian deity of children). Those six statues really exist at the temple, whose entrance is flanked by trees over 600 years old.

The Keiō Sagamihara Line station and its raised pedestrian deck are the core of the townscape the film Bleach: Memories of Nobody used as the model for Karakura. The area, part of the planned Tama New Town, has the modern suburban feel of Ichigo's hometown.

The large shopping mall next to the station, a two-minute walk away, provides the storefronts and commercial streets seen in the film's Karakura scenery. It's the most recognizable spot of the area's pilgrimage.

Nina’s arrival in episode 1 includes Marunouchi South Exit. The pin identifies the station building rather than a specific platform.

The Budokan represents the goal of performing on a major stage. This pin identifies the venue; concert admission depends on the event.

It is the model for the Tokyo qualifier venue where Nekoma and Fukurōdani face each other. Its name appears in the collaboration credits of the manga volumes, so the link is confirmed.

This Sendagaya arena, opposite the National Stadium, hosts the national spring high-school volleyball tournament (the "Harukō"), Hinata and Kageyama's dream, and appears as such in the fourth season. The real tournament is played here every January on the famous orange court.

In the story, the Kamado family lives on Mount Kumotori, Tokyo's highest peak (2,017 m), on the border with Saitama and Yamanashi. From here Tanjirō goes down to town to sell charcoal at the start of the story.

On his second mission Tanjirō reaches Taishō-era Asakusa and, in the crowd, recognises the scent of Muzan Kibutsuji, the demon who turned Nezuko (manga vols. 2–3; anime episode 7). (The pin marks the district.)

A bridge over the Kanda River at Ochanomizu (Tokyo) where several train lines converge (Marunouchi, Chūō, Sōbu). It is one of the film's most recognizable urban spots, the setting for the chase and for emotional beats, and a classic railfan viewpoint.

The great rail hub of Tokyo Station anchors the capital chapter, as the scale of the disaster looming over the city becomes clear. The film's most dangerous door lies beneath the maze of tunnels and disused lines in this central Tokyo area.

The quiet residential neighborhood around Sangūbashi Station (Odakyu line) is the setting of the film's poignant finale. Nearby, the 'Sangūbashi No. 3' level crossing is where, now adults, Takaki and Akari pass each other for an instant as petals fall like snow.

The red-and-white tower is a recurring motif in Sakura's dreams and the setting of the Final Judgement, the decisive battle against Yue in which she becomes master of the Clow Cards.

The series opens in Asakusa: Edamura and his partner Kudō try to con a French tourist, who turns out to be Laurent Thierry — a far better con man who ends up taking their money. (The pin marks Kaminarimon as a reference point for the district.)

A park created with Mizuki Productions. Its sculptures and play equipment evoke the characters; Toei Animation donated the Kitaro statue. A public tribute to the works.

The large official Pokémon store in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro, with giant Pikachu and the adjacent Pokémon Café. One of the flagship Pokémon Centers and a sure pilgrimage stop in the capital.

Model for the Shōhoku High building, Hanamichi's school. Its 2011 renovation took care to keep the exterior looking like the manga's. It can only be seen from outside.

A 1930 public bathhouse in Takinogawa (Kita-ku), a registered cultural property, with its Mount Fuji mural and temple-style facade. It is one of the shooting locations of the live-action film "Thermae Romae" (2012).

The great Fuchū racecourse (Tokyo), home of the Japanese Derby (Tokyo Yūshun) and the Japan Cup. Its long home straight is recreated in the series' most important races. Tracen Academy is (fictionally) set in Fuchū, next to the racecourse.