Anime in Toyama

Tram terminus where the protagonists pause after running. The pin marks the Manyosen stop.

The official map places the protagonist’s conversation with Kyoko here. The pin identifies the complex.

The chamber of commerce identifies the farewell after the trip. This is the JR station, distinct from Shinnomachi.

The riverside scenery appears in the opening. The pin identifies Kawanoeki Shinminato as a local reference point.

The chamber of commerce documents the protagonists’ seaside conversation. The pin identifies the coast rather than an exact seat.

The terminal station of the Jōhana Line, the heart of the town and the series' central model location. It is the starting point for pilgrimages of P.A. Works' works, whose studio stands a short walk away.

A great Jōdo Shinshū temple over 500 years old, the spiritual heart of Jōhana. Its imposing wooden architecture and grounds appear in the series and feature in the anniversary commemorative visuals.

A museum exhibiting the floats (hikiyama) of the Jōhana festival, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The float festival is a central motif of the series' plot.

A tranquil reservoir lake in the hills of Nanto, surrounded by nature. It served as the model for the striking lake that appears in key moments of the series.

A hillside park with panoramic views over the Tonami plain and the town of Jōhana. Its overlooks frame the landscape vistas seen in the series.

On the 2nd floor of the Takaoka Art Museum, it traces the author's life and work with original drawings; its entrance mimics the "Anywhere Door". Fujiko F. Fujio was born in Takaoka in 1933.

A Takaoka park with the statues of Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian and Suneo together, as if they'd jumped out of the comic.

The Doraemon-themed tram running on the Manyō Line between Takaoka and Imizu, decorated inside and out with the series' world.

The small Jōhana terminus is an almost exact copy of Manoyama Station, the heart of the town and Yoshino's point of arrival.

Jōhana's shopping street, with its shuttered storefronts, embodies the declining town the protagonists try to revive.

The Inami district, with a wood-carving tradition since the 14th century, is the model for the artisans' district that appears in the series.

An 1887 traditional house in the Kamiichi mountains that served as the model for the home where Hana raises Yuki and Ame. Restored by volunteers and open to visitors since 2015; it's the heart of the pilgrimage.

The rural town of Kamiichi, director Mamoru Hosoda's homeland, with its terraced rice fields and Mt. Tateyama views that inspire the countryside where the wolf children grow up.

A volcanic pond on the Murodō plateau of the Tateyama Alpine Route, with the peaks behind. It's the setting where the grown Ame transforms for good into a wolf.