Where anime really takes place — location guides, prefecture breakdowns, and practical planning advice for your seichi junrei trip across Japan.
Location Guide · 3 min read · August 27, 2026
Blue Box is set in present-day Tokyo — its everyday scenes are drawn from Oyama in Itabashi. Visit the shopping street, the Sunshine Aquarium date, and 30 verified spots.
Location Guide · 4 min read · August 27, 2026
Jujutsu Kaisen takes place in modern-day Tokyo, and the Shibuya Incident maps onto the real Shibuya station block by block. 160 verified locations, Harajuku to Sendai.
Location Guide · 3 min read · August 1, 2026
Toman's meeting place in Tokyo Revengers is real — Musashi Shrine is modeled on Numabukuro Hikawa Shrine in Nakano, Tokyo, two minutes from Numabukuro Station.
Location Guide · 4 min read · July 22, 2026
Hajime no Ippo takes place in Tokyo, and its fight venues are real. Visit Korakuen Hall, Ryogoku Kokugikan, and the other arenas behind the boxing anime.
Location Guide · 4 min read · July 22, 2026
Where Your Name takes place in real life — the Suga Shrine stairs in Tokyo and the Hida towns behind Itomori. 40+ verified spots with the exact scene for each.
Shrine Guide · 3 min read · July 16, 2026
Suga Shrine may be anime tourism's famous photo stop, but Washinomiya Shrine shows how a pilgrimage can transform a town and endure for years.
Tokyo Itinerary · 3 min read · July 16, 2026
Build a realistic one-day Tokyo anime pilgrimage through Yotsuya, Ochanomizu, Akihabara, Kanda Myojin, and Shibuya without crossing the city twice.
Trip Planning · 3 min read · July 16, 2026
Turn a list of anime locations into a realistic Japan itinerary by clustering regions, following train lines, and limiting each day's stops.
Shrine Guide · 3 min read · July 16, 2026
Visit Kanda Myojin for Love Live!, Steins;Gate, centuries of Tokyo history, and an easy anime pilgrimage stop beside Akihabara.
Location Guide · 3 min read · July 16, 2026
Explore the real Akihabara locations behind Steins;Gate, including Radio Kaikan, Yanagimori Shrine, and the streets around the Future Gadget Lab.
Anime Pilgrimage 101 · 4 min read · July 16, 2026
Anime pilgrimage, or seichi junrei, means visiting the real places behind anime scenes. Learn its history, etiquette, and how to plan your first trip.
Location Guide · 5 min read · July 16, 2026
Tokyo Revengers takes place in Tokyo — and you can visit it. 26 verified locations from Shibuya Scramble to Toman's shrine, mapped scene by scene.
Japan Travel · 3 min read · July 16, 2026
Tokyo leads Japan for real-life anime locations, while Saitama, Kanagawa, Gifu, and Yamanashi stand out as dense pilgrimage destinations.