The works and facilities selected for the 2026 edition of the Anime Tourism Association’s “Japanese Anime Tourism 88-Spots”, by region — with the real places behind each work, nearby hotels and weather.
🏅 Selected for the 2026 edition of “Japanese Anime Tourism 88-Spots” (Anime Tourism Association) animetourism88.com ↗
🎬 6 placesHokkaido・Tohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai ・ Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Otemachi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima・Hino-honmachi, Hino, Tokyo
A romance adventure game for a female audience that portrays the Shinsengumi of the late Edo period, adding fictional elements such as demons. Four places linked to the Shinsengumi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots: Hakodate (Hokkaido), Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima), Hino (Tokyo) and Kyoto.
🎬 4 placesHokkaido・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Motomachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Uchiura, Numazu, Shizuoka・Uchiura Mito, Numazu, Shizuoka
Set in a seaside town in Numazu, Shizuoka, Love Live! Sunshine!! follows a group of high school girls who set out to shine as school idols. Numazu, the heart of the story, and Hakodate in Hokkaido are both selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
🎬 7 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku・Kyushu ・ Mutsu, Aomori・Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Keikyu Yokosuka-chuo Station)・Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A browser game in which you collect "Kanmusu" (ship girls), characters inspired by naval vessels, and organize them into fleets; it has also been adapted into anime. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the port cities of Mutsu (Ominato) in Aomori, Yokosuka in Kanagawa, Maizuru in Kyoto, Kure in Hiroshima and Sasebo in Nagasaki.
🎬 1 placeTohoku ・ Masuda, Yokote, Akita
A fishing manga and anime by Takao Yaguchi about Sanpei, a boy who aims to become a master angler. Yokote in Akita, the hometown of the original creator, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Ushiku, Ibaraki・Shibuya, Tokyo・Kozushima Village, Tokyo
Set at Yuigaoka Girls' High School, a newly founded school located between Omotesando, Harajuku and Aoyama, the story follows girls who love to sing as they aim for the "Love Live!" as school idols. Three places are selected for the 88 Anime Spots: Ushiku in Ibaraki, Shibuya in Tokyo, and Kozushima Village in Tokyo.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Oarai, Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki
A series set in a world where "Sensha-do", a martial art using tanks, is a traditional discipline for young women, following the girls of Oarai Girls' High School as they devote themselves to it. Oarai, Ibaraki, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the port town offers sights such as a seaside shrine and an aquarium.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around・Kyushu ・ Tochigi City, Tochigi・Iwafune, Tochigi City, Tochigi・Gotokuji, Setagaya, Tokyo
Makoto Shinkai's anime film told in three short stories about the time and distance that separate a boy and a girl. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes three places where the story is set: Tochigi City in Tochigi Prefecture, Setagaya in Tokyo, and Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Takasaki, Gunma・Maebashi, Gunma・Sakamoto, Matsuida-machi, Annaka, Gunma
A car action series based on Shuichi Shigeno's manga, in which a high school student who has honed his driving on mountain passes while delivering for his family's tofu shop grows through battles with street racers competing to be the fastest on public roads. Gunma Prefecture is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with Mt. Haruna, said to be the model for Mt. Akina, as well as Mt. Akagi and Usui Pass introduced as settings.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Central Maebashi, Gunma・Otemachi, Maebashi, Gunma・Maebashi, Gunma
High school girls in Maebashi, Gunma become witches-in-training, running a flower shop in a magical space while helping townspeople with their wishes. Maebashi is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and its central shopping streets and the Hirose River appear in the anime.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Numata City, Gunma・Takasaki City, Gunma
An original anime set in Gunma Prefecture about six high school girls who use cheerleading to cheer people on. Takasaki City and Numata City are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Horikumacho, Tatebayashi, Gunma・Hanayamacho, Tatebayashi, Gunma
An original TV anime about four high school girls who set out to reach Antarctica. Tatebayashi in Gunma, the model for the town where the main characters live, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City, Saitama・Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo
A coming-of-age love story about a boy who wants to become a hina doll craftsman and a girl who loves cosplay. Iwatsuki in Saitama City, known as the "town of dolls," and Toshima in Tokyo (Ikebukuro), a hub of cosplay culture, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Kawagoe, Saitama
A high school girl unexpectedly becomes a local land god, and the story follows her life alongside the fox spirit who serves as her familiar. Kawagoe in Saitama, said to be home to the shrine that inspired the story's setting, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nakamachi, Kawagoe, Saitama・Saiwaicho, Nakamachi and nearby, Kawagoe, Saitama・Miyashitamachi, Kawagoe, Saitama
An original anime about a boy and a girl in their third year of junior high who awkwardly but steadily grow closer in their first love. Kawagoe, Saitama, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the series features its traditional kurazukuri streetscape, local shrines and the Kawagoe Festival.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chichibu, Saitama・Sakuragicho, Chichibu, Saitama・Banbamachi, Chichibu, Saitama
A coming-of-age drama in which six childhood friends come together again because of a "wish" left by a friend they lost as children. Chichibu, Saitama, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places in town such as the Old Chichibu Bridge and Fudasho No. 17 Jorinji Temple are introduced as locations connected to the work.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nosaka-machi, Chichibu, Saitama・Yokoze, Chichibu District, Saitama
An animated feature film about a high school girl who lost her ability to speak after a childhood incident and takes on a musical with her classmates. Chichibu and Yokoze in Saitama, where the story is set, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nosakamachi, Chichibu, Saitama・Chichibu, Saitama・Chichibu and Ogano, Saitama
Set in Chichibu, Saitama, this animated feature is a coming-of-age fantasy in which the past and present of a music-loving high school girl and her sister's former boyfriend intersect. Chichibu is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places such as the Old Chichibu Bridge, Chichibu Muse Park and Urayama Dam appear in the film.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Tokorozawa City, Saitama・Higashimurayama City, Tokyo
A comedy about the everyday school lives of a group of high school girls. Tokorozawa City in Saitama and Higashimurayama City in Tokyo are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Hanno, Saitama
A TV anime series about Aoi, an indoor type who is afraid of heights, and her mountain-loving childhood friend Hinata as they enjoy climbing. Hanno in Saitama, where the main characters live, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Kitamachi, Warabi, Saitama・Warabi, Saitama
A story about the growth of the girls on a high school women's soccer team in Warabi, Saitama. Warabi, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Wako, Saitama・Takada, Toshima, Tokyo
A romantic comedy about an otaku high school student who makes a girl he met by chance the heroine of his game and teams up with friends to create it. Wako in Saitama and Toshima in Tokyo are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Washinomiya, Kuki, Saitama・Nishiowa, Kuki, Saitama
An anime based on a popular four-panel manga, depicting the lively everyday lives of four high school girls. Kuki, Saitama is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Washinomiya Shrine, the model for the shrine in the story, is well known as a pilgrimage site.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Nagatoro Town, Saitama
An anime film about five close friends who spend three slightly mysterious days visiting a grandmother's house. Nagatoro, Saitama, the setting of the film, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba (inside JR Kaihin-Makuhari Station)
An ensemble coming-of-age drama about a boy who had walked away from the violin, then meets the members of his high school orchestra club and faces music once again. Chiba City in Chiba Prefecture, which served as a model for the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Chuo Ward, Chiba City, Chiba
Oreimo (My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute) is a sibling comedy in which a high school boy in Chiba City is drawn into otaku culture after his estranged little sister comes to him for "life advice." Chiba City, the setting, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Chiba Park, which appears often in the anime, is the highlight.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Inage Ward, Chiba City, Chiba・Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba・Chuo Ward, Chiba City, Chiba
A coming-of-age romantic comedy in which a cynical high school boy learns to face the people around him through the activities of the Service Club. Chiba City in Chiba Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Choshi, Chiba
A TV anime series based on a romance adventure game, telling the story of a high school boy and each of the heroines in turn. Choshi in Chiba, whose station and streets appear in the anime, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Tateyama, Chiba
An animated feature film about a high school girl who dreams of becoming an idol and gathers friends to chase that dream. Tateyama in Chiba, which appears in the film, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chiyoda, Tokyo・Shibuya, Tokyo
In a Tokyo where AR (augmented reality) devices and the AR game "Ordinal Scale" have spread, Kirito and his friends confront an incident involving the appearance of boss monsters from a past game. Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with places across the city such as Akihabara and Yoyogi Park depicted as settings.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around ・ Toshima City, Tokyo・Shinjuku City, Tokyo・Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo (Toshima Kumin Center)
A media-mix franchise about girls' bands, spanning anime, games and live concerts. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the area around Waseda on the Toden Arakawa Line, which often appears in the series, and Toshima City, Tokyo (Ikebukuro), the setting of BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Sotokanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo
A sci-fi adventure in which a group of university students based in Akihabara accidentally invent a device that can send emails to the past and become caught up in altering time. Chiyoda, Tokyo (Akihabara), where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Sotokanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo
An anime about high school girls who form the school idol group μ's to save Otonokizaka Academy from closing down. Chiyoda City in Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with the Akihabara, Kanda and Jimbocho areas as the main settings.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Tsukishima and Tsukuda, Chuo City, Tokyo
A downtown comedy about the everyday life of a reclusive elf from another world who is enshrined at a shrine in Tsukishima, Tokyo, and the shrine maiden who serves her. Chuo City, Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the story is set in Tsukishima and Tsukuda, where an old downtown atmosphere remains.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Minato City, Tokyo・Chigasaki City, Kanagawa
A coming-of-age love story about two high school students from neighboring boys' and girls' schools who grow close despite the wall between their schools. Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Minato City, Tokyo, and Chigasaki City Library in Kanagawa are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Daiba, Minato City, Tokyo・Nerima City, Tokyo
A TV anime and film series about children at summer camp who stray into the "Digital World," meet Digimon and go on an adventure. Odaiba in Minato City and Hikarigaoka in Nerima City, Tokyo, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Kaigan, Minato, Tokyo・Daiba, Minato, Tokyo・Koto, Tokyo
The story of the members of a school idol club who each chase their own dreams at a free-spirited school in Odaiba. Minato and Koto in Tokyo, along the Tokyo Bay waterfront, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Sumida, Tokyo
Girls who belong to a secret organization that prevents crimes before they happen take on all kinds of requests while working at the café LycoReco. Sumida City in Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo
An anime following new idols who join 765 Production and grow together with their friends, with a theater as their base. Toyosu in Koto City, Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, a bay area with sights such as the market and waterfront parks.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Kitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo
A music comedy about a socially anxious girl guitarist who joins the band Kessoku Band and grows through playing at a live music venue. Setagaya, Tokyo, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the official site introduces the area around Shimokitazawa Station as the setting of the work.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Shibuya, Tokyo
An original TV anime and ensemble coming-of-age drama about girls who meet in Shibuya at night and start creating together as an anonymous artist group. Shibuya City in Tokyo, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Toshima City, Tokyo・Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo
Set in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Durarara!! is an ensemble story in which an urban legend, the "Headless Rider," and many other colorful characters cross paths. Toshima City is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and many real places from the anime can be found around Ikebukuro Station and Ikebukuro West Gate Park.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nerima City, Tokyo
A coming-of-age music story about a former child prodigy who can no longer play the piano and his meeting with a free-spirited girl violinist. Nerima City in Tokyo, the model for the story's setting, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Hachioji, Tokyo
An original TV anime by P.A.WORKS about girls who have just started university, spending their days around the themes of food and friendship. Hachioji in Tokyo, the setting of the work, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Tachikawa, Tokyo
A story about a girl who controls electricity and her friends in Academy City, a city where research into supernatural powers is advanced. Tachikawa in Tokyo, said to be a model for Academy City, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Tachikawa, Tokyo
Set in Academy City, where supernatural abilities are developed, a boy takes on incidents where science and magic intersect. Tachikawa in Tokyo, whose streetscapes appear widely as a model for Academy City, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo・Sakai, Musashino, Tokyo・Hachimancho, Musashino, Tokyo
An ensemble drama about five women working in anime production who strive toward their dream of making an anime together once again. Musashino, Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with a shopping street, a shrine and parks around Musashi-Sakai Station introduced as places connected to the film.
🎬 11 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Akishima, Tokyo・Yamanashi City, Yamanashi・Minobu Town, Yamanashi
The story of Nadeshiko, a high school girl who moves to Yamanashi, meets Rin, a fan of solo camping, and comes to enjoy camping with her friends. Akishima in Tokyo, Yamanashi City and Minobu in Yamanashi, Hamamatsu and Kawanehon in Shizuoka, and Nagoya in Aichi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 5 placesTokyo & Around・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Shimoishiwara, Chofu, Tokyo・Fuda, Chofu, Tokyo・Sakaiminato, Tottori
Based on Shigeru Mizuki's manga, this anime is set in a modern world that has forgotten about yokai, and follows Kitaro as he confronts yokai incidents in the human world. Chofu in Tokyo, where Mizuki lived for many years, and his hometown of Sakaiminato in Tottori are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Machida, Tokyo
An anime from a music project about a cappella, depicting the youth and everyday lives of high school girls. Machida, Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places such as the pond in Machida Yakushiike Park Shikisai no Mori appear in the anime.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Hino City, Tokyo
A surreal comedy about a high school girl hiding her delinquent past behind a model-student image and a transfer student with deer antlers who turns her life upside down. Hino City in Tokyo, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa・Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa
An action series in which people with special abilities, each bearing the name of a famous literary figure, battle in a fictional version of Yokohama. Yokohama in Kanagawa, the setting of the work, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa・Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
An original anime about a girl who drops out of high school, moves to the Tokyo area, forms a band with friends and expresses herself through music. Kawasaki in Kanagawa, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A girl who goes fly fishing by the sea meets a girl her own age who has just become part of her new family, and the two spend their days together through fishing. Yokosuka in Kanagawa, on the sea-surrounded Miura Peninsula, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa・Inaokacho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Set in a world where sea transport is highly developed, the story follows girls who aim to protect the safety of the seas as they enter a maritime school in Yokosuka and set out on their first voyage aboard a ship. Yokosuka, Kanagawa is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with port-town sights such as the Memorial Ship Mikasa and Mikasa Park introduced as connected places.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Fujisawa, Kanagawa・Katase Kaigan, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
A coming-of-age story about a boy at a high school in the Shonan area who confronts "Adolescence Syndrome," a strange phenomenon affecting the people around him. Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and scenery from around Fujisawa Station to Enoshima appears in the anime.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Enoshima, Fujisawa, Kanagawa・Katase-kaigan, Fujisawa, Kanagawa・Fujisawa, Kanagawa
A coming-of-age ensemble drama produced by P.A.WORKS that depicts the last summer of students who start a choir club at a high school near Enoshima. Fujisawa in Kanagawa is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with Enoshima and the Enoden line introduced as settings.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Jonai, Odawara, Kanagawa・Sakaecho, Odawara, Kanagawa・Hayakawa, Odawara, Kanagawa
A racing story about a young driver who takes on the public-road race "MFG" in a near-future Japan where electric cars have become the norm. Odawara, Kanagawa is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Odawara Castle and local restaurants appear in the story.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hakone Town, Kanagawa・Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka・Ube City, Yamaguchi
An anime series about young people who pilot the Evangelions, giant humanoid weapons, against mysterious enemies called Angels. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes Hakone Town in Kanagawa, the model for Tokyo-3, along with Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka and Ube City in Yamaguchi, which served as models for settings in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa
The story of Sakamichi Onoda, an anime-loving high school student who joins the cycling club and throws himself into road racing. Hakone in Kanagawa, which appears as a stage of the Inter-High race, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Sanjo, Niigata
An original anime about high school girls who discover the joy of DIY and enjoy making things through trial and error. Sanjo in Niigata, known as a town of craftsmanship, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Kamiichi, Toyama
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda, this film follows a woman who falls in love with a wolf man and raises their two "wolf children" in the countryside over 13 years. Kamiichi in Toyama, the director's hometown and the setting of the film, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Yuwakumachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
A coming-of-age workplace story about a high school girl who moves from Tokyo to live with her grandmother, who runs a hot spring inn, and grows while working there. Yuwaku Onsen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, the model for the hot spring town in the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Nakajimamachi, Nanao, Ishikawa・Fukaura, Nakajimamachi, Nanao, Ishikawa・Ikomamachi and nearby, Nanao, Ishikawa
A coming-of-age story about a high school boy and girl who both struggle with insomnia and grow closer while spending secret time together in their school's observatory. Nanao, Ishikawa, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Ishikawa Prefecture's official tourism site introduces spots from the work in central Nanao and along Nanao Bay.
🎬 3 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Chuo, Fukui, Fukui・Hoei, Fukui, Fukui
A coming-of-age romantic comedy TV anime based on Hiromu's light novels, following high school student Saku Chitose and his friends at a top academic high school in Fukui. Fukui City in Fukui Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Kofu, Yamanashi
High school girls in a photography club spend their days capturing Yamanashi's scenery and everyday moments with tools such as 360° cameras. The central Yamanashi area centered on Kofu City (Kenou Net Yamanashi) is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Takane, Hokuto City (Kiyosato), Yamanashi・Mukawa, Hokuto City, Yamanashi
The story of a high school girl with no family to rely on who comes across a Super Cub motorbike and gradually widens her world. Hokuto City in Yamanashi, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Ueda, Nagano・Ote, Ueda, Nagano
An animated film directed by Mamoru Hosoda in which Kenji, a high school math whiz, joins his senior Natsuki and her relatives in the Nagano countryside to face a crisis that began in a virtual world. Ueda in Nagano, the model for the town where the Jinnouchi family lives, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Chikuma, Nagano
An original anime about high school girls in a bowling club in Nagano who are sent back to Japan's Warring States period. Chikuma in Nagano, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Gifu, Gifu
A coming-of-age mystery about a high school boy and girl who aim to live as unremarkable "ordinary citizens" but keep getting drawn into mysteries around them. Gifu City in Gifu, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Honmachi, Takayama, Gifu・Kamisannomachi and nearby, Takayama, Gifu
A school mystery about an energy-conserving high school boy who joins the Classics Club and solves everyday mysteries with his curious clubmates. Takayama, Gifu, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and its old castle-town scenery, including the Old Town, is the highlight.
🎬 3 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Tajimi, Gifu
Set in Tajimi, home of Mino ware pottery, this work follows high school girls who throw themselves into ceramics and grow along the way, and it began as a free comic distributed in the city. Tajimi, Gifu, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Wakaba-cho, Kasamatsu, Hashima District, Gifu・Minato-machi, Kasamatsu, Hashima District, Gifu
An anime about Oguri Cap, who appears at a local Tracen Academy and aims for the central stage with her trainer, based on the career of the real racehorse Oguri Cap. Kasamatsu in Gifu, linked to Oguri Cap, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Ogimachi, Shirakawa Village, Gifu
A mystery set in the mountain village of Hinamizawa, where the everyday life of a boy who moved from the city and his friends begins to unravel around the village festival. Shirakawa Village in Gifu is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the highlight is Ogimachi with its World Heritage gassho-style village.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Ito City, Shizuoka
A comedy about a young man who starts university life in a seaside town on the Izu Peninsula and enjoys the sea and his youth with the members of a diving club. Ito City in Shizuoka, on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Toyohashi, Aichi
A TV anime based on a light novel, depicting the everyday life of a high school boy who gets swept up by "losing heroines," girls who have lost out in love. Toyohashi in Aichi, the setting of the work, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKansai ・ Idocho, Kumano, Mie・Hadasucho, Kumano, Mie
An original anime about the friendships and growth of boys and girls living in a village under the sea and a town on land. Kumano in Mie, home to the Hadasu area that served as a setting for the series, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKansai ・ Kyotanabe, Kyoto
Based on the boyhood of the Muromachi-period Zen monk Ikkyu Sojun, this anime follows a young novice who solves tricky problems with his quick wit. Shuon-an Ikkyu-ji Temple in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, where Ikkyu Sojun spent his final years, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKansai ・ Kitaguchicho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo (ACTA Nishinomiya East Building)・Kofuen, Nishinomiya, Hyogo
An anime based on a popular light novel series, in which the narrator, a high school boy, gets dragged into a club founded by the eccentric girl Haruhi Suzumiya. Nishinomiya, Hyogo, the author's hometown and the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Uomachi, Kurayoshi, Tottori・Kurayoshi, Tottori
A music franchise about five girls who form a band to liven up their run-down shopping street. Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture, the model for the fictional setting of "Kuranogawa City," is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama
A TV anime based on Auri Hirao's manga, depicting the daily life of a fan who wholeheartedly supports a member of a minor underground idol group based in Okayama. Okayama City in Okayama Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Honmachi, Takehara, Hiroshima
Set in Takehara, Hiroshima, on the Seto Inland Sea, Tamayura follows a girl who captures everyday life with her late father's camera, along with her friends' friendships and dreams for the future. Takehara is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the highlights are its historic preservation district and the building that served as the model for the photo studio.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Onomichi City, Hiroshima
A mecha anime series about young people living on Tatsumiyajima, an island that seems peaceful, who pilot humanoid weapons called Fafners to protect it. Onomichi City in Hiroshima is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Ogicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa・Megicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa
A TV anime based on a Key game, following a young man who visits a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea during summer vacation and the summer he spends with the island's girls. Ogijima and Megijima islands in Takamatsu, Kagawa, the models for the island in the story, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Ariakecho, Kanonji, Kagawa・Yawatacho, Kanonji, Kagawa
An anime series about girls in the "Hero Club" at a middle school in Kagawa who take on a battle to protect the world. Kanonji in Kagawa, the main setting of the series, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Tonosho, Kagawa
A romantic comedy about the everyday life of a girl who loves to tease and the boy at the next desk who keeps trying to get back at her. Tonosho on Shodoshima Island in Kagawa, the setting of the anime, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Horinouchi, Matsuyama, Ehime・Minatomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime (rooftop of Iyotetsu Takashimaya)・Dogoyunomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime
An animated film set in Matsuyama, Ehime, about high school girls trying to revive their rowing club, which is on the verge of being shut down. Matsuyama is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the film features Dogo Onsen, Horinouchi Park and Baishinji Beach, where the rowing club is shown practicing.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Futamicho, Iyo, Ehime
A story about the relationship between a girl living in a seaside town and a mermaid girl who appears in order to "eat her someday." Iyo, Ehime, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Iyo, which faces the Seto Inland Sea, is introduced as the setting of the work.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Kamaida, Ochi, Takaoka District, Kochi
An animated feature film directed by Mamoru Hosoda about a high school girl living in a rural town in Kochi who gains fame as the songstress "Belle" in a virtual world. Ochi in Kochi, in the Niyodo River basin, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKyushu ・ Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka・Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
A robot anime about a young engineer seconded to a pest control company who battles giant beasts with his own robot while struggling with costs. Kitakyushu, Fukuoka is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places around the city, starting with Ainoshima Island, served as models for the setting.
🎬 1 placeKyushu ・ Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
The story of a high school girl who cannot see colors, is sent by magic into Nagasaki's past, and changes alongside the friends she meets there. Nagasaki City in Nagasaki, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesKyushu ・ Minamiyamatemachi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki・Sasebo, Nagasaki・Goto, Nagasaki (Hisakajima Island)
An original animated film directed by Naoko Yamada about Totsuko, a high school girl who sees people as colors, who forms a band with her classmate Kimi and a boy named Rui. Nagasaki, Sasebo, Goto and Shinkamigoto in Nagasaki Prefecture, which served as models for the film, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesKyushu ・ Mitsushimamachi, Tsushima, Nagasaki・Komoda, Izuharamachi, Tsushima, Nagasaki・Izuharamachi, Tsushima, Nagasaki
A historical action series set on Tsushima in the Kamakura period, depicting a samurai exiled to the island and the people who live there. Tsushima in Nagasaki, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKyushu ・ Shinkamigoto, Nagasaki・Goto, Nagasaki
In a world where people can fly using anti-gravity shoes called "Grav-Shoes," a transfer student throws herself into the aerial sport of Flying Circus in this coming-of-age story. Goto City and Shinkamigoto Town in Nagasaki are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKyushu ・ Hitoyoshi-Kuma region, Kumamoto
The story of Takashi Natsume, a boy who can see yokai, as he returns the names written in the "Book of Friends" left by his grandmother to the yokai. The Hitoyoshi-Kuma region of Kumamoto and other areas are selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with model locations for the series scattered across a basin surrounded by mountains.
🎬 1 placeKyushu ・ Ashikita Town, Kumamoto
The story of a high school girl who moves to a countryside town, joins the Breakwater Club, and discovers the joy of fishing. Ashikita, Kumamoto, the model for the town where the main character lives, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKyushu ・ Saiwai-machi, Nobeoka, Miyazaki・Atagoyama, Nobeoka, Miyazaki
A coming-of-age romantic comedy TV anime about a high school boy who loves flowers and the most popular girl at school, who spend their days together as "best friends". Nobeoka in Miyazaki, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeOkinawa ・ Taketomi Island, Taketomi, Okinawa
An animated film about children from a small countryside school who spend their days on a trip to Okinawa that they won in a shopping street lottery. The Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa are selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Nishi Pier on Taketomi Island is depicted in the film's key visual.
🎬 1 placeOkinawa ・ Uruma City, Okinawa
A romantic comedy about a high school boy who transfers to a school in Okinawa and falls for a classmate who speaks in the local dialect. Uruma City in Okinawa, the setting of the town where the characters live, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesOkinawa ・ Chinen, Nanjo, Okinawa
An original TV anime by P.A.WORKS about girls growing up while working at a small aquarium in Okinawa. Nanjo in Okinawa, the setting of the work, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTohoku ・ Hanamaki, Iwate
A facility in Hanamaki where you can experience the world of the children's author Kenji Miyazawa. Surrounded by nature, the grounds include the "Kenji's School," made up of themed zones, and the "Kenji's Classrooms," exhibition buildings in log houses. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTohoku ・ Nakaze, Ishinomaki, Miyagi
A museum in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, the city connected with manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, introducing the worlds of his works. Ishinomori himself drew the original concept for the building's design, and the museum is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Tohoku ・ Yokote, Akita
Japan's first full-scale art museum dedicated to original manga artwork. It collects and exhibits original drawings by leading Japanese manga artists, including those connected to Akita Prefecture, and works to preserve and pass them on. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Tokyo & Around ・ Omocha no Machi, Mibu, Tochigi
A museum centered on toys, located in the Omocha no Machi ("Toy Town") district of Mibu, Tochigi. Visitors can enjoy nostalgic character toys and Gundam displays, and the museum is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Setagaya, Tokyo
An annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum, opened to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Machiko Hasegawa, creator of Sazae-san. It introduces her major works, such as Sazae-san, Apron Obasan and Ijiwaru Baasan, along with her life. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo (Shibuya MODI 2F)
A hub in Shibuya run by The Association of Japanese Animations and Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) to share Japanese anime culture with the world. It has anime exhibitions and a shop, and is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Suginami, Tokyo
Japan's first facility where you can learn comprehensively about animation, from the history of Japanese anime to how it is made. Located inside the Suginami Kaikan building, it has hands-on exhibits such as voice-dubbing (after-recording) experiences, a library and a theater. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo
The very first store of animate, the anime, comics and games specialty chain, and its Ikebukuro flagship, known as one of the largest anime shops in the world. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Toshima, Tokyo
A facility in Ikebukuro that showcases the appeal of Japanese anime. It holds special exhibitions on popular titles, screenings and workshops, and has a large collection of materials such as animation cels, scripts and film. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima, Tokyo (inside Minami-Nagasaki Hanasaki Park)
A museum recreating Tokiwaso, the apartment building where Osamu Tezuka and other manga artists who later became famous lived in their early years. Toshima City built it to pass on manga culture, and it is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Nerima, Tokyo
A museum inside Toei Animation's Oizumi Studio, a place tied to the birth of Japanese anime. It displays materials such as storyboards and animation cels, and lets you enjoy opening and ending sequences from past series on touch-screen monitors. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Fuda, Chofu, Tokyo (Tenjin-dori Shopping Street)
Chofu in Tokyo, where Shigeru Mizuki, the manga artist known for GeGeGe no Kitaro, lived for many years, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots as "the town where Mizuki manga was born." Spots connected to Kitaro are scattered around Chofu Station.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Tama, Tokyo
A theme park where you can meet Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty and My Melody. Enjoy attractions, shows, parades and food inspired by the characters. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Yachiyo, Chuo Ward, Niigata, Niigata (Bandai City)
A Niigata City facility introducing manga artists and anime creators connected with Niigata, such as Rumiko Takahashi and Makoto Kobayashi. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Niigata, Niigata
A facility in the Furumachi area that introduces works by manga artists connected to Niigata City. It features life-size figures of characters by gag-manga artists, courses where you can learn manga basics, and a "Manga Room" where you can read manga. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChubu & Hokuriku ・ Chuo-machi, Himi, Toyama
A gallery displaying original and reproduction artwork by Fujiko Fujio A, the manga artist from Himi, Toyama. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
A permanent museum dedicated to Chibi Maruko-chan, located in Shimizu, where the story is set. It features exhibits that let you experience everyday life in the anime's world and displays recreating the feel of the opening sequence. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChubu & Hokuriku ・ Nagoya, Aichi
One of the world's largest cosplay events, held every year in Nagoya, Aichi. Cosplayers from countries and regions around the world compete on the quality of their costumes and performances, and the event is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKansai ・ Kyoto, Kyoto
A combined manga museum and library housed in the former Tatsuike Elementary School building. Its vast collection centers on manga volumes from the 1970s onward, and you can freely pick them off the long shelves to read. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKansai ・ Kaimei-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo (Amagasaki City Kaimei Government Building, 1F)
A gallery introducing the works of Sobei Amako, the Amagasaki-born manga artist behind the original work of the anime Nintama Rantaro. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKansai ・ Takarazuka, Hyogo
A museum in Takarazuka, where Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga," spent his childhood and youth. The interior is designed around the worlds of Tezuka's works, with a library where you can read them and an "Animation Workshop" where you can try making animation. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChugoku & Shikoku ・ Sakaiminato, Tottori
A street in Sakaiminato, Tottori, the hometown of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, lined with bronze statues of Kitaro and other yokai from Sakaiminato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Museum. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hokuei, Tottori
A museum in Hokuei, Tottori, the hometown of Gosho Aoyama, creator of Detective Conan. It traces his path from childhood to the birth of his works, with exhibits such as a recreation of his workspace. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChugoku & Shikoku ・ Tokushima, Tokushima
A large-scale event held across the whole city of Tokushima, bringing together game, anime, voice acting and other entertainment companies under the concept of "playing all over Tokushima." It is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChugoku & Shikoku ・ Kami, Kochi
A memorial hall in Kami City that collects, studies and exhibits the works of manga artist and picture-book author Takashi Yanase. It comprises the Anpanman Museum, based on the Anpanman picture-book series, and the Poetry and Märchen Picture Book Museum, which introduces Shi to Meruhen, the magazine that was Yanase's lifework. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Kyushu ・ Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka (Aru Aru City)
A manga museum in Kokura, the center of Kitakyushu, a city that has produced many manga artists, including Leiji Matsumoto. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Kyushu ・ Goto, Nagasaki
An art museum showcasing the work of Nizo Yamamoto, known as an art director of animated films, located in his hometown of Goto. Inside a samurai residence built in the late Edo period and renovated for the museum, his background paintings and landscape paintings of Goto are on display. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKyushu ・ Oyama-machi, Hita, Oita (inside Michi-no-Eki Mizube no Sato Oyama roadside station)・Takase, Hita, Oita (on the grounds of Sapporo Breweries Kyushu Hita Factory)
Two museums in Hita, Oita, the hometown of Hajime Isayama, creator of Attack on Titan. The Museum is at a roadside station in Oyama-machi and the ANNEX is near the city center; at both you can see original artwork and works connected to the creator. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKyushu ・ Hiji, Oita
A theme park in Hiji, Oita, where you can meet Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty. Besides attractions like Kitty's castle, Kitty's house and a Ferris wheel with character-designed gondolas, you can enjoy shows and dishes inspired by the characters. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa・Koshigoe, Kamakura, Kanagawa
A manga by Takehiko Inoue about a high school basketball team's challenges, adapted into a TV anime and the movie THE FIRST SLAM DUNK. Kanagawa Prefecture's official tourism information introduces the railroad crossing near Enoden's Kamakurakokomae Station as a place connected to the series, and Akibadai Cultural Gymnasium in Fujisawa as the model for a game venue.
🎬 7 placesKansai ・ Kashihara, Nara・Naizen-cho, Kashihara, Nara
Capcom's fighting game series. Kashihara, Nara—the hometown of Capcom's founder—has placed bronze statues of the characters, design manhole covers and murals around town under a comprehensive partnership agreement with Capcom. At an expo held at the Fujiwara Palace Site, an original anime, "Fujiwara-kyo Revived: Fighters Who Ran Through Time," in which Ryu, Ken and the others travel back in time to Fujiwara-kyo 1300 years ago, was also screened.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Ochiai, Miyagawa, Hida City, Gifu・Kamikita, Furukawa, Hida City, Gifu・Honmachi, Furukawa, Hida City, Gifu
Makoto Shinkai's anime film about a high school boy living in Tokyo and a high school girl living in a mountain town who begin switching places in their dreams. The Hida Furukawa area of Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, is introduced on Hida City's official tourism site as the town that served as a model for the film, and Shinjuku City introduces the Otokozaka stone steps at Suga Shrine as a place that appears in the film.
🎬 6 placesHokkaido・Tohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai ・ Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Otemachi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima・Hino-honmachi, Hino, Tokyo
A romance adventure game for a female audience that portrays the Shinsengumi of the late Edo period, adding fictional elements such as demons. Four places linked to the Shinsengumi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots: Hakodate (Hokkaido), Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima), Hino (Tokyo) and Kyoto.
🎬 4 placesHokkaido・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Motomachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Uchiura, Numazu, Shizuoka・Uchiura Mito, Numazu, Shizuoka
Set in a seaside town in Numazu, Shizuoka, Love Live! Sunshine!! follows a group of high school girls who set out to shine as school idols. Numazu, the heart of the story, and Hakodate in Hokkaido are both selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 6 placesHokkaido・Tohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai ・ Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Otemachi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima・Hino-honmachi, Hino, Tokyo
A romance adventure game for a female audience that portrays the Shinsengumi of the late Edo period, adding fictional elements such as demons. Four places linked to the Shinsengumi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots: Hakodate (Hokkaido), Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima), Hino (Tokyo) and Kyoto.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
🎬 7 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku・Kyushu ・ Mutsu, Aomori・Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Keikyu Yokosuka-chuo Station)・Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A browser game in which you collect "Kanmusu" (ship girls), characters inspired by naval vessels, and organize them into fleets; it has also been adapted into anime. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the port cities of Mutsu (Ominato) in Aomori, Yokosuka in Kanagawa, Maizuru in Kyoto, Kure in Hiroshima and Sasebo in Nagasaki.
🎬 1 placeTohoku ・ Masuda, Yokote, Akita
A fishing manga and anime by Takao Yaguchi about Sanpei, a boy who aims to become a master angler. Yokote in Akita, the hometown of the original creator, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTohoku ・ Hanamaki, Iwate
A facility in Hanamaki where you can experience the world of the children's author Kenji Miyazawa. Surrounded by nature, the grounds include the "Kenji's School," made up of themed zones, and the "Kenji's Classrooms," exhibition buildings in log houses. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTohoku ・ Nakaze, Ishinomaki, Miyagi
A museum in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, the city connected with manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, introducing the worlds of his works. Ishinomori himself drew the original concept for the building's design, and the museum is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Tohoku ・ Yokote, Akita
Japan's first full-scale art museum dedicated to original manga artwork. It collects and exhibits original drawings by leading Japanese manga artists, including those connected to Akita Prefecture, and works to preserve and pass them on. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 6 placesHokkaido・Tohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai ・ Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Otemachi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima・Hino-honmachi, Hino, Tokyo
A romance adventure game for a female audience that portrays the Shinsengumi of the late Edo period, adding fictional elements such as demons. Four places linked to the Shinsengumi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots: Hakodate (Hokkaido), Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima), Hino (Tokyo) and Kyoto.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
🎬 7 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku・Kyushu ・ Mutsu, Aomori・Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Keikyu Yokosuka-chuo Station)・Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A browser game in which you collect "Kanmusu" (ship girls), characters inspired by naval vessels, and organize them into fleets; it has also been adapted into anime. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the port cities of Mutsu (Ominato) in Aomori, Yokosuka in Kanagawa, Maizuru in Kyoto, Kure in Hiroshima and Sasebo in Nagasaki.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Ushiku, Ibaraki・Shibuya, Tokyo・Kozushima Village, Tokyo
Set at Yuigaoka Girls' High School, a newly founded school located between Omotesando, Harajuku and Aoyama, the story follows girls who love to sing as they aim for the "Love Live!" as school idols. Three places are selected for the 88 Anime Spots: Ushiku in Ibaraki, Shibuya in Tokyo, and Kozushima Village in Tokyo.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Oarai, Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki
A series set in a world where "Sensha-do", a martial art using tanks, is a traditional discipline for young women, following the girls of Oarai Girls' High School as they devote themselves to it. Oarai, Ibaraki, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the port town offers sights such as a seaside shrine and an aquarium.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around・Kyushu ・ Tochigi City, Tochigi・Iwafune, Tochigi City, Tochigi・Gotokuji, Setagaya, Tokyo
Makoto Shinkai's anime film told in three short stories about the time and distance that separate a boy and a girl. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes three places where the story is set: Tochigi City in Tochigi Prefecture, Setagaya in Tokyo, and Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Takasaki, Gunma・Maebashi, Gunma・Sakamoto, Matsuida-machi, Annaka, Gunma
A car action series based on Shuichi Shigeno's manga, in which a high school student who has honed his driving on mountain passes while delivering for his family's tofu shop grows through battles with street racers competing to be the fastest on public roads. Gunma Prefecture is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with Mt. Haruna, said to be the model for Mt. Akina, as well as Mt. Akagi and Usui Pass introduced as settings.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Central Maebashi, Gunma・Otemachi, Maebashi, Gunma・Maebashi, Gunma
High school girls in Maebashi, Gunma become witches-in-training, running a flower shop in a magical space while helping townspeople with their wishes. Maebashi is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and its central shopping streets and the Hirose River appear in the anime.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Numata City, Gunma・Takasaki City, Gunma
An original anime set in Gunma Prefecture about six high school girls who use cheerleading to cheer people on. Takasaki City and Numata City are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Horikumacho, Tatebayashi, Gunma・Hanayamacho, Tatebayashi, Gunma
An original TV anime about four high school girls who set out to reach Antarctica. Tatebayashi in Gunma, the model for the town where the main characters live, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City, Saitama・Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo
A coming-of-age love story about a boy who wants to become a hina doll craftsman and a girl who loves cosplay. Iwatsuki in Saitama City, known as the "town of dolls," and Toshima in Tokyo (Ikebukuro), a hub of cosplay culture, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Kawagoe, Saitama
A high school girl unexpectedly becomes a local land god, and the story follows her life alongside the fox spirit who serves as her familiar. Kawagoe in Saitama, said to be home to the shrine that inspired the story's setting, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nakamachi, Kawagoe, Saitama・Saiwaicho, Nakamachi and nearby, Kawagoe, Saitama・Miyashitamachi, Kawagoe, Saitama
An original anime about a boy and a girl in their third year of junior high who awkwardly but steadily grow closer in their first love. Kawagoe, Saitama, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the series features its traditional kurazukuri streetscape, local shrines and the Kawagoe Festival.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chichibu, Saitama・Sakuragicho, Chichibu, Saitama・Banbamachi, Chichibu, Saitama
A coming-of-age drama in which six childhood friends come together again because of a "wish" left by a friend they lost as children. Chichibu, Saitama, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places in town such as the Old Chichibu Bridge and Fudasho No. 17 Jorinji Temple are introduced as locations connected to the work.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nosaka-machi, Chichibu, Saitama・Yokoze, Chichibu District, Saitama
An animated feature film about a high school girl who lost her ability to speak after a childhood incident and takes on a musical with her classmates. Chichibu and Yokoze in Saitama, where the story is set, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nosakamachi, Chichibu, Saitama・Chichibu, Saitama・Chichibu and Ogano, Saitama
Set in Chichibu, Saitama, this animated feature is a coming-of-age fantasy in which the past and present of a music-loving high school girl and her sister's former boyfriend intersect. Chichibu is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places such as the Old Chichibu Bridge, Chichibu Muse Park and Urayama Dam appear in the film.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Tokorozawa City, Saitama・Higashimurayama City, Tokyo
A comedy about the everyday school lives of a group of high school girls. Tokorozawa City in Saitama and Higashimurayama City in Tokyo are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Hanno, Saitama
A TV anime series about Aoi, an indoor type who is afraid of heights, and her mountain-loving childhood friend Hinata as they enjoy climbing. Hanno in Saitama, where the main characters live, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Kitamachi, Warabi, Saitama・Warabi, Saitama
A story about the growth of the girls on a high school women's soccer team in Warabi, Saitama. Warabi, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Wako, Saitama・Takada, Toshima, Tokyo
A romantic comedy about an otaku high school student who makes a girl he met by chance the heroine of his game and teams up with friends to create it. Wako in Saitama and Toshima in Tokyo are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Washinomiya, Kuki, Saitama・Nishiowa, Kuki, Saitama
An anime based on a popular four-panel manga, depicting the lively everyday lives of four high school girls. Kuki, Saitama is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Washinomiya Shrine, the model for the shrine in the story, is well known as a pilgrimage site.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Nagatoro Town, Saitama
An anime film about five close friends who spend three slightly mysterious days visiting a grandmother's house. Nagatoro, Saitama, the setting of the film, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba (inside JR Kaihin-Makuhari Station)
An ensemble coming-of-age drama about a boy who had walked away from the violin, then meets the members of his high school orchestra club and faces music once again. Chiba City in Chiba Prefecture, which served as a model for the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Chuo Ward, Chiba City, Chiba
Oreimo (My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute) is a sibling comedy in which a high school boy in Chiba City is drawn into otaku culture after his estranged little sister comes to him for "life advice." Chiba City, the setting, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Chiba Park, which appears often in the anime, is the highlight.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Inage Ward, Chiba City, Chiba・Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba・Chuo Ward, Chiba City, Chiba
A coming-of-age romantic comedy in which a cynical high school boy learns to face the people around him through the activities of the Service Club. Chiba City in Chiba Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Choshi, Chiba
A TV anime series based on a romance adventure game, telling the story of a high school boy and each of the heroines in turn. Choshi in Chiba, whose station and streets appear in the anime, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Tateyama, Chiba
An animated feature film about a high school girl who dreams of becoming an idol and gathers friends to chase that dream. Tateyama in Chiba, which appears in the film, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chiyoda, Tokyo・Shibuya, Tokyo
In a Tokyo where AR (augmented reality) devices and the AR game "Ordinal Scale" have spread, Kirito and his friends confront an incident involving the appearance of boss monsters from a past game. Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with places across the city such as Akihabara and Yoyogi Park depicted as settings.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around ・ Toshima City, Tokyo・Shinjuku City, Tokyo・Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo (Toshima Kumin Center)
A media-mix franchise about girls' bands, spanning anime, games and live concerts. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the area around Waseda on the Toden Arakawa Line, which often appears in the series, and Toshima City, Tokyo (Ikebukuro), the setting of BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Sotokanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo
A sci-fi adventure in which a group of university students based in Akihabara accidentally invent a device that can send emails to the past and become caught up in altering time. Chiyoda, Tokyo (Akihabara), where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Sotokanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo
An anime about high school girls who form the school idol group μ's to save Otonokizaka Academy from closing down. Chiyoda City in Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with the Akihabara, Kanda and Jimbocho areas as the main settings.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Tsukishima and Tsukuda, Chuo City, Tokyo
A downtown comedy about the everyday life of a reclusive elf from another world who is enshrined at a shrine in Tsukishima, Tokyo, and the shrine maiden who serves her. Chuo City, Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the story is set in Tsukishima and Tsukuda, where an old downtown atmosphere remains.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Minato City, Tokyo・Chigasaki City, Kanagawa
A coming-of-age love story about two high school students from neighboring boys' and girls' schools who grow close despite the wall between their schools. Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Minato City, Tokyo, and Chigasaki City Library in Kanagawa are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Daiba, Minato City, Tokyo・Nerima City, Tokyo
A TV anime and film series about children at summer camp who stray into the "Digital World," meet Digimon and go on an adventure. Odaiba in Minato City and Hikarigaoka in Nerima City, Tokyo, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Kaigan, Minato, Tokyo・Daiba, Minato, Tokyo・Koto, Tokyo
The story of the members of a school idol club who each chase their own dreams at a free-spirited school in Odaiba. Minato and Koto in Tokyo, along the Tokyo Bay waterfront, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Sumida, Tokyo
Girls who belong to a secret organization that prevents crimes before they happen take on all kinds of requests while working at the café LycoReco. Sumida City in Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo
An anime following new idols who join 765 Production and grow together with their friends, with a theater as their base. Toyosu in Koto City, Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, a bay area with sights such as the market and waterfront parks.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Kitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo
A music comedy about a socially anxious girl guitarist who joins the band Kessoku Band and grows through playing at a live music venue. Setagaya, Tokyo, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the official site introduces the area around Shimokitazawa Station as the setting of the work.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Shibuya, Tokyo
An original TV anime and ensemble coming-of-age drama about girls who meet in Shibuya at night and start creating together as an anonymous artist group. Shibuya City in Tokyo, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Toshima City, Tokyo・Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo
Set in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Durarara!! is an ensemble story in which an urban legend, the "Headless Rider," and many other colorful characters cross paths. Toshima City is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and many real places from the anime can be found around Ikebukuro Station and Ikebukuro West Gate Park.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nerima City, Tokyo
A coming-of-age music story about a former child prodigy who can no longer play the piano and his meeting with a free-spirited girl violinist. Nerima City in Tokyo, the model for the story's setting, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Hachioji, Tokyo
An original TV anime by P.A.WORKS about girls who have just started university, spending their days around the themes of food and friendship. Hachioji in Tokyo, the setting of the work, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Tachikawa, Tokyo
A story about a girl who controls electricity and her friends in Academy City, a city where research into supernatural powers is advanced. Tachikawa in Tokyo, said to be a model for Academy City, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Tachikawa, Tokyo
Set in Academy City, where supernatural abilities are developed, a boy takes on incidents where science and magic intersect. Tachikawa in Tokyo, whose streetscapes appear widely as a model for Academy City, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo・Sakai, Musashino, Tokyo・Hachimancho, Musashino, Tokyo
An ensemble drama about five women working in anime production who strive toward their dream of making an anime together once again. Musashino, Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with a shopping street, a shrine and parks around Musashi-Sakai Station introduced as places connected to the film.
🎬 11 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Akishima, Tokyo・Yamanashi City, Yamanashi・Minobu Town, Yamanashi
The story of Nadeshiko, a high school girl who moves to Yamanashi, meets Rin, a fan of solo camping, and comes to enjoy camping with her friends. Akishima in Tokyo, Yamanashi City and Minobu in Yamanashi, Hamamatsu and Kawanehon in Shizuoka, and Nagoya in Aichi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 5 placesTokyo & Around・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Shimoishiwara, Chofu, Tokyo・Fuda, Chofu, Tokyo・Sakaiminato, Tottori
Based on Shigeru Mizuki's manga, this anime is set in a modern world that has forgotten about yokai, and follows Kitaro as he confronts yokai incidents in the human world. Chofu in Tokyo, where Mizuki lived for many years, and his hometown of Sakaiminato in Tottori are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Machida, Tokyo
An anime from a music project about a cappella, depicting the youth and everyday lives of high school girls. Machida, Tokyo is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places such as the pond in Machida Yakushiike Park Shikisai no Mori appear in the anime.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Hino City, Tokyo
A surreal comedy about a high school girl hiding her delinquent past behind a model-student image and a transfer student with deer antlers who turns her life upside down. Hino City in Tokyo, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Nishi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa・Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa
An action series in which people with special abilities, each bearing the name of a famous literary figure, battle in a fictional version of Yokohama. Yokohama in Kanagawa, the setting of the work, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa・Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
An original anime about a girl who drops out of high school, moves to the Tokyo area, forms a band with friends and expresses herself through music. Kawasaki in Kanagawa, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A girl who goes fly fishing by the sea meets a girl her own age who has just become part of her new family, and the two spend their days together through fishing. Yokosuka in Kanagawa, on the sea-surrounded Miura Peninsula, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa・Inaokacho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Set in a world where sea transport is highly developed, the story follows girls who aim to protect the safety of the seas as they enter a maritime school in Yokosuka and set out on their first voyage aboard a ship. Yokosuka, Kanagawa is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with port-town sights such as the Memorial Ship Mikasa and Mikasa Park introduced as connected places.
🎬 4 placesTokyo & Around ・ Fujisawa, Kanagawa・Katase Kaigan, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
A coming-of-age story about a boy at a high school in the Shonan area who confronts "Adolescence Syndrome," a strange phenomenon affecting the people around him. Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and scenery from around Fujisawa Station to Enoshima appears in the anime.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Enoshima, Fujisawa, Kanagawa・Katase-kaigan, Fujisawa, Kanagawa・Fujisawa, Kanagawa
A coming-of-age ensemble drama produced by P.A.WORKS that depicts the last summer of students who start a choir club at a high school near Enoshima. Fujisawa in Kanagawa is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with Enoshima and the Enoden line introduced as settings.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around ・ Jonai, Odawara, Kanagawa・Sakaecho, Odawara, Kanagawa・Hayakawa, Odawara, Kanagawa
A racing story about a young driver who takes on the public-road race "MFG" in a near-future Japan where electric cars have become the norm. Odawara, Kanagawa is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Odawara Castle and local restaurants appear in the story.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hakone Town, Kanagawa・Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka・Ube City, Yamaguchi
An anime series about young people who pilot the Evangelions, giant humanoid weapons, against mysterious enemies called Angels. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes Hakone Town in Kanagawa, the model for Tokyo-3, along with Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka and Ube City in Yamaguchi, which served as models for settings in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa
The story of Sakamichi Onoda, an anime-loving high school student who joins the cycling club and throws himself into road racing. Hakone in Kanagawa, which appears as a stage of the Inter-High race, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeTokyo & Around ・ Kofu, Yamanashi
High school girls in a photography club spend their days capturing Yamanashi's scenery and everyday moments with tools such as 360° cameras. The central Yamanashi area centered on Kofu City (Kenou Net Yamanashi) is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Takane, Hokuto City (Kiyosato), Yamanashi・Mukawa, Hokuto City, Yamanashi
The story of a high school girl with no family to rely on who comes across a Super Cub motorbike and gradually widens her world. Hokuto City in Yamanashi, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesTokyo & Around ・ Endo, Fujisawa, Kanagawa・Koshigoe, Kamakura, Kanagawa
A manga by Takehiko Inoue about a high school basketball team's challenges, adapted into a TV anime and the movie THE FIRST SLAM DUNK. Kanagawa Prefecture's official tourism information introduces the railroad crossing near Enoden's Kamakurakokomae Station as a place connected to the series, and Akibadai Cultural Gymnasium in Fujisawa as the model for a game venue.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Ochiai, Miyagawa, Hida City, Gifu・Kamikita, Furukawa, Hida City, Gifu・Honmachi, Furukawa, Hida City, Gifu
Makoto Shinkai's anime film about a high school boy living in Tokyo and a high school girl living in a mountain town who begin switching places in their dreams. The Hida Furukawa area of Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, is introduced on Hida City's official tourism site as the town that served as a model for the film, and Shinjuku City introduces the Otokozaka stone steps at Suga Shrine as a place that appears in the film.
Tokyo & Around ・ Omocha no Machi, Mibu, Tochigi
A museum centered on toys, located in the Omocha no Machi ("Toy Town") district of Mibu, Tochigi. Visitors can enjoy nostalgic character toys and Gundam displays, and the museum is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Setagaya, Tokyo
An annex of the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum, opened to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Machiko Hasegawa, creator of Sazae-san. It introduces her major works, such as Sazae-san, Apron Obasan and Ijiwaru Baasan, along with her life. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo (Shibuya MODI 2F)
A hub in Shibuya run by The Association of Japanese Animations and Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) to share Japanese anime culture with the world. It has anime exhibitions and a shop, and is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Suginami, Tokyo
Japan's first facility where you can learn comprehensively about animation, from the history of Japanese anime to how it is made. Located inside the Suginami Kaikan building, it has hands-on exhibits such as voice-dubbing (after-recording) experiences, a library and a theater. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo
The very first store of animate, the anime, comics and games specialty chain, and its Ikebukuro flagship, known as one of the largest anime shops in the world. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Toshima, Tokyo
A facility in Ikebukuro that showcases the appeal of Japanese anime. It holds special exhibitions on popular titles, screenings and workshops, and has a large collection of materials such as animation cels, scripts and film. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima, Tokyo (inside Minami-Nagasaki Hanasaki Park)
A museum recreating Tokiwaso, the apartment building where Osamu Tezuka and other manga artists who later became famous lived in their early years. Toshima City built it to pass on manga culture, and it is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Nerima, Tokyo
A museum inside Toei Animation's Oizumi Studio, a place tied to the birth of Japanese anime. It displays materials such as storyboards and animation cels, and lets you enjoy opening and ending sequences from past series on touch-screen monitors. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Fuda, Chofu, Tokyo (Tenjin-dori Shopping Street)
Chofu in Tokyo, where Shigeru Mizuki, the manga artist known for GeGeGe no Kitaro, lived for many years, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots as "the town where Mizuki manga was born." Spots connected to Kitaro are scattered around Chofu Station.
🏛️ FacilityTokyo & Around ・ Tama, Tokyo
A theme park where you can meet Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty and My Melody. Enjoy attractions, shows, parades and food inspired by the characters. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesHokkaido・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Motomachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Uchiura, Numazu, Shizuoka・Uchiura Mito, Numazu, Shizuoka
Set in a seaside town in Numazu, Shizuoka, Love Live! Sunshine!! follows a group of high school girls who set out to shine as school idols. Numazu, the heart of the story, and Hakodate in Hokkaido are both selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
🎬 11 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Akishima, Tokyo・Yamanashi City, Yamanashi・Minobu Town, Yamanashi
The story of Nadeshiko, a high school girl who moves to Yamanashi, meets Rin, a fan of solo camping, and comes to enjoy camping with her friends. Akishima in Tokyo, Yamanashi City and Minobu in Yamanashi, Hamamatsu and Kawanehon in Shizuoka, and Nagoya in Aichi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hakone Town, Kanagawa・Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka・Ube City, Yamaguchi
An anime series about young people who pilot the Evangelions, giant humanoid weapons, against mysterious enemies called Angels. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes Hakone Town in Kanagawa, the model for Tokyo-3, along with Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka and Ube City in Yamaguchi, which served as models for settings in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
🎬 4 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Sanjo, Niigata
An original anime about high school girls who discover the joy of DIY and enjoy making things through trial and error. Sanjo in Niigata, known as a town of craftsmanship, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Kamiichi, Toyama
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda, this film follows a woman who falls in love with a wolf man and raises their two "wolf children" in the countryside over 13 years. Kamiichi in Toyama, the director's hometown and the setting of the film, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Yuwakumachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
A coming-of-age workplace story about a high school girl who moves from Tokyo to live with her grandmother, who runs a hot spring inn, and grows while working there. Yuwaku Onsen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, the model for the hot spring town in the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Nakajimamachi, Nanao, Ishikawa・Fukaura, Nakajimamachi, Nanao, Ishikawa・Ikomamachi and nearby, Nanao, Ishikawa
A coming-of-age story about a high school boy and girl who both struggle with insomnia and grow closer while spending secret time together in their school's observatory. Nanao, Ishikawa, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Ishikawa Prefecture's official tourism site introduces spots from the work in central Nanao and along Nanao Bay.
🎬 3 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Chuo, Fukui, Fukui・Hoei, Fukui, Fukui
A coming-of-age romantic comedy TV anime based on Hiromu's light novels, following high school student Saku Chitose and his friends at a top academic high school in Fukui. Fukui City in Fukui Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Ueda, Nagano・Ote, Ueda, Nagano
An animated film directed by Mamoru Hosoda in which Kenji, a high school math whiz, joins his senior Natsuki and her relatives in the Nagano countryside to face a crisis that began in a virtual world. Ueda in Nagano, the model for the town where the Jinnouchi family lives, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Chikuma, Nagano
An original anime about high school girls in a bowling club in Nagano who are sent back to Japan's Warring States period. Chikuma in Nagano, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Gifu, Gifu
A coming-of-age mystery about a high school boy and girl who aim to live as unremarkable "ordinary citizens" but keep getting drawn into mysteries around them. Gifu City in Gifu, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Honmachi, Takayama, Gifu・Kamisannomachi and nearby, Takayama, Gifu
A school mystery about an energy-conserving high school boy who joins the Classics Club and solves everyday mysteries with his curious clubmates. Takayama, Gifu, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and its old castle-town scenery, including the Old Town, is the highlight.
🎬 3 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Tajimi, Gifu
Set in Tajimi, home of Mino ware pottery, this work follows high school girls who throw themselves into ceramics and grow along the way, and it began as a free comic distributed in the city. Tajimi, Gifu, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Wakaba-cho, Kasamatsu, Hashima District, Gifu・Minato-machi, Kasamatsu, Hashima District, Gifu
An anime about Oguri Cap, who appears at a local Tracen Academy and aims for the central stage with her trainer, based on the career of the real racehorse Oguri Cap. Kasamatsu in Gifu, linked to Oguri Cap, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChubu & Hokuriku ・ Ogimachi, Shirakawa Village, Gifu
A mystery set in the mountain village of Hinamizawa, where the everyday life of a boy who moved from the city and his friends begins to unravel around the village festival. Shirakawa Village in Gifu is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the highlight is Ogimachi with its World Heritage gassho-style village.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Ito City, Shizuoka
A comedy about a young man who starts university life in a seaside town on the Izu Peninsula and enjoys the sea and his youth with the members of a diving club. Ito City in Shizuoka, on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Toyohashi, Aichi
A TV anime based on a light novel, depicting the everyday life of a high school boy who gets swept up by "losing heroines," girls who have lost out in love. Toyohashi in Aichi, the setting of the work, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Ochiai, Miyagawa, Hida City, Gifu・Kamikita, Furukawa, Hida City, Gifu・Honmachi, Furukawa, Hida City, Gifu
Makoto Shinkai's anime film about a high school boy living in Tokyo and a high school girl living in a mountain town who begin switching places in their dreams. The Hida Furukawa area of Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, is introduced on Hida City's official tourism site as the town that served as a model for the film, and Shinjuku City introduces the Otokozaka stone steps at Suga Shrine as a place that appears in the film.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Yachiyo, Chuo Ward, Niigata, Niigata (Bandai City)
A Niigata City facility introducing manga artists and anime creators connected with Niigata, such as Rumiko Takahashi and Makoto Kobayashi. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Niigata, Niigata
A facility in the Furumachi area that introduces works by manga artists connected to Niigata City. It features life-size figures of characters by gag-manga artists, courses where you can learn manga basics, and a "Manga Room" where you can read manga. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChubu & Hokuriku ・ Chuo-machi, Himi, Toyama
A gallery displaying original and reproduction artwork by Fujiko Fujio A, the manga artist from Himi, Toyama. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
A permanent museum dedicated to Chibi Maruko-chan, located in Shimizu, where the story is set. It features exhibits that let you experience everyday life in the anime's world and displays recreating the feel of the opening sequence. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChubu & Hokuriku ・ Nagoya, Aichi
One of the world's largest cosplay events, held every year in Nagoya, Aichi. Cosplayers from countries and regions around the world compete on the quality of their costumes and performances, and the event is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 6 placesHokkaido・Tohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai ・ Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Otemachi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima・Hino-honmachi, Hino, Tokyo
A romance adventure game for a female audience that portrays the Shinsengumi of the late Edo period, adding fictional elements such as demons. Four places linked to the Shinsengumi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots: Hakodate (Hokkaido), Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima), Hino (Tokyo) and Kyoto.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
🎬 7 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku・Kyushu ・ Mutsu, Aomori・Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Keikyu Yokosuka-chuo Station)・Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A browser game in which you collect "Kanmusu" (ship girls), characters inspired by naval vessels, and organize them into fleets; it has also been adapted into anime. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the port cities of Mutsu (Ominato) in Aomori, Yokosuka in Kanagawa, Maizuru in Kyoto, Kure in Hiroshima and Sasebo in Nagasaki.
🎬 2 placesKansai ・ Idocho, Kumano, Mie・Hadasucho, Kumano, Mie
An original anime about the friendships and growth of boys and girls living in a village under the sea and a town on land. Kumano in Mie, home to the Hadasu area that served as a setting for the series, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKansai ・ Kyotanabe, Kyoto
Based on the boyhood of the Muromachi-period Zen monk Ikkyu Sojun, this anime follows a young novice who solves tricky problems with his quick wit. Shuon-an Ikkyu-ji Temple in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, where Ikkyu Sojun spent his final years, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKansai ・ Kitaguchicho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo (ACTA Nishinomiya East Building)・Kofuen, Nishinomiya, Hyogo
An anime based on a popular light novel series, in which the narrator, a high school boy, gets dragged into a club founded by the eccentric girl Haruhi Suzumiya. Nishinomiya, Hyogo, the author's hometown and the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 7 placesKansai ・ Kashihara, Nara・Naizen-cho, Kashihara, Nara
Capcom's fighting game series. Kashihara, Nara—the hometown of Capcom's founder—has placed bronze statues of the characters, design manhole covers and murals around town under a comprehensive partnership agreement with Capcom. At an expo held at the Fujiwara Palace Site, an original anime, "Fujiwara-kyo Revived: Fighters Who Ran Through Time," in which Ryu, Ken and the others travel back in time to Fujiwara-kyo 1300 years ago, was also screened.
🏛️ FacilityKansai ・ Kyoto, Kyoto
A combined manga museum and library housed in the former Tatsuike Elementary School building. Its vast collection centers on manga volumes from the 1970s onward, and you can freely pick them off the long shelves to read. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKansai ・ Kaimei-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo (Amagasaki City Kaimei Government Building, 1F)
A gallery introducing the works of Sobei Amako, the Amagasaki-born manga artist behind the original work of the anime Nintama Rantaro. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKansai ・ Takarazuka, Hyogo
A museum in Takarazuka, where Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga," spent his childhood and youth. The interior is designed around the worlds of Tezuka's works, with a library where you can read them and an "Animation Workshop" where you can try making animation. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
🎬 7 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku・Kyushu ・ Mutsu, Aomori・Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Keikyu Yokosuka-chuo Station)・Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A browser game in which you collect "Kanmusu" (ship girls), characters inspired by naval vessels, and organize them into fleets; it has also been adapted into anime. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the port cities of Mutsu (Ominato) in Aomori, Yokosuka in Kanagawa, Maizuru in Kyoto, Kure in Hiroshima and Sasebo in Nagasaki.
🎬 5 placesTokyo & Around・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Shimoishiwara, Chofu, Tokyo・Fuda, Chofu, Tokyo・Sakaiminato, Tottori
Based on Shigeru Mizuki's manga, this anime is set in a modern world that has forgotten about yokai, and follows Kitaro as he confronts yokai incidents in the human world. Chofu in Tokyo, where Mizuki lived for many years, and his hometown of Sakaiminato in Tottori are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hakone Town, Kanagawa・Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka・Ube City, Yamaguchi
An anime series about young people who pilot the Evangelions, giant humanoid weapons, against mysterious enemies called Angels. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes Hakone Town in Kanagawa, the model for Tokyo-3, along with Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka and Ube City in Yamaguchi, which served as models for settings in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Uomachi, Kurayoshi, Tottori・Kurayoshi, Tottori
A music franchise about five girls who form a band to liven up their run-down shopping street. Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture, the model for the fictional setting of "Kuranogawa City," is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama
A TV anime based on Auri Hirao's manga, depicting the daily life of a fan who wholeheartedly supports a member of a minor underground idol group based in Okayama. Okayama City in Okayama Prefecture, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Honmachi, Takehara, Hiroshima
Set in Takehara, Hiroshima, on the Seto Inland Sea, Tamayura follows a girl who captures everyday life with her late father's camera, along with her friends' friendships and dreams for the future. Takehara is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the highlights are its historic preservation district and the building that served as the model for the photo studio.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Onomichi City, Hiroshima
A mecha anime series about young people living on Tatsumiyajima, an island that seems peaceful, who pilot humanoid weapons called Fafners to protect it. Onomichi City in Hiroshima is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Ogicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa・Megicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa
A TV anime based on a Key game, following a young man who visits a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea during summer vacation and the summer he spends with the island's girls. Ogijima and Megijima islands in Takamatsu, Kagawa, the models for the island in the story, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Ariakecho, Kanonji, Kagawa・Yawatacho, Kanonji, Kagawa
An anime series about girls in the "Hero Club" at a middle school in Kagawa who take on a battle to protect the world. Kanonji in Kagawa, the main setting of the series, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Tonosho, Kagawa
A romantic comedy about the everyday life of a girl who loves to tease and the boy at the next desk who keeps trying to get back at her. Tonosho on Shodoshima Island in Kagawa, the setting of the anime, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesChugoku & Shikoku ・ Horinouchi, Matsuyama, Ehime・Minatomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime (rooftop of Iyotetsu Takashimaya)・Dogoyunomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime
An animated film set in Matsuyama, Ehime, about high school girls trying to revive their rowing club, which is on the verge of being shut down. Matsuyama is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and the film features Dogo Onsen, Horinouchi Park and Baishinji Beach, where the rowing club is shown practicing.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Futamicho, Iyo, Ehime
A story about the relationship between a girl living in a seaside town and a mermaid girl who appears in order to "eat her someday." Iyo, Ehime, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Iyo, which faces the Seto Inland Sea, is introduced as the setting of the work.
🎬 1 placeChugoku & Shikoku ・ Kamaida, Ochi, Takaoka District, Kochi
An animated feature film directed by Mamoru Hosoda about a high school girl living in a rural town in Kochi who gains fame as the songstress "Belle" in a virtual world. Ochi in Kochi, in the Niyodo River basin, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChugoku & Shikoku ・ Sakaiminato, Tottori
A street in Sakaiminato, Tottori, the hometown of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, lined with bronze statues of Kitaro and other yokai from Sakaiminato Station to the Mizuki Shigeru Museum. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hokuei, Tottori
A museum in Hokuei, Tottori, the hometown of Gosho Aoyama, creator of Detective Conan. It traces his path from childhood to the birth of his works, with exhibits such as a recreation of his workspace. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChugoku & Shikoku ・ Tokushima, Tokushima
A large-scale event held across the whole city of Tokushima, bringing together game, anime, voice acting and other entertainment companies under the concept of "playing all over Tokushima." It is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityChugoku & Shikoku ・ Kami, Kochi
A memorial hall in Kami City that collects, studies and exhibits the works of manga artist and picture-book author Takashi Yanase. It comprises the Anpanman Museum, based on the Anpanman picture-book series, and the Poetry and Märchen Picture Book Museum, which introduces Shi to Meruhen, the magazine that was Yanase's lifework. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 7 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku・Kyushu ・ Mutsu, Aomori・Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Keikyu Yokosuka-chuo Station)・Yokosuka, Kanagawa
A browser game in which you collect "Kanmusu" (ship girls), characters inspired by naval vessels, and organize them into fleets; it has also been adapted into anime. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes the port cities of Mutsu (Ominato) in Aomori, Yokosuka in Kanagawa, Maizuru in Kyoto, Kure in Hiroshima and Sasebo in Nagasaki.
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around・Kyushu ・ Tochigi City, Tochigi・Iwafune, Tochigi City, Tochigi・Gotokuji, Setagaya, Tokyo
Makoto Shinkai's anime film told in three short stories about the time and distance that separate a boy and a girl. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes three places where the story is set: Tochigi City in Tochigi Prefecture, Setagaya in Tokyo, and Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
🎬 2 placesKyushu ・ Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka・Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
A robot anime about a young engineer seconded to a pest control company who battles giant beasts with his own robot while struggling with costs. Kitakyushu, Fukuoka is selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and places around the city, starting with Ainoshima Island, served as models for the setting.
🎬 1 placeKyushu ・ Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
The story of a high school girl who cannot see colors, is sent by magic into Nagasaki's past, and changes alongside the friends she meets there. Nagasaki City in Nagasaki, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesKyushu ・ Minamiyamatemachi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki・Sasebo, Nagasaki・Goto, Nagasaki (Hisakajima Island)
An original animated film directed by Naoko Yamada about Totsuko, a high school girl who sees people as colors, who forms a band with her classmate Kimi and a boy named Rui. Nagasaki, Sasebo, Goto and Shinkamigoto in Nagasaki Prefecture, which served as models for the film, are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesKyushu ・ Mitsushimamachi, Tsushima, Nagasaki・Komoda, Izuharamachi, Tsushima, Nagasaki・Izuharamachi, Tsushima, Nagasaki
A historical action series set on Tsushima in the Kamakura period, depicting a samurai exiled to the island and the people who live there. Tsushima in Nagasaki, the setting of the story, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKyushu ・ Shinkamigoto, Nagasaki・Goto, Nagasaki
In a world where people can fly using anti-gravity shoes called "Grav-Shoes," a transfer student throws herself into the aerial sport of Flying Circus in this coming-of-age story. Goto City and Shinkamigoto Town in Nagasaki are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKyushu ・ Hitoyoshi-Kuma region, Kumamoto
The story of Takashi Natsume, a boy who can see yokai, as he returns the names written in the "Book of Friends" left by his grandmother to the yokai. The Hitoyoshi-Kuma region of Kumamoto and other areas are selected for the 88 Anime Spots, with model locations for the series scattered across a basin surrounded by mountains.
🎬 1 placeKyushu ・ Ashikita Town, Kumamoto
The story of a high school girl who moves to a countryside town, joins the Breakwater Club, and discovers the joy of fishing. Ashikita, Kumamoto, the model for the town where the main character lives, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesKyushu ・ Saiwai-machi, Nobeoka, Miyazaki・Atagoyama, Nobeoka, Miyazaki
A coming-of-age romantic comedy TV anime about a high school boy who loves flowers and the most popular girl at school, who spend their days together as "best friends". Nobeoka in Miyazaki, where the story is set, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
Kyushu ・ Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka (Aru Aru City)
A manga museum in Kokura, the center of Kitakyushu, a city that has produced many manga artists, including Leiji Matsumoto. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
Kyushu ・ Goto, Nagasaki
An art museum showcasing the work of Nizo Yamamoto, known as an art director of animated films, located in his hometown of Goto. Inside a samurai residence built in the late Edo period and renovated for the museum, his background paintings and landscape paintings of Goto are on display. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKyushu ・ Oyama-machi, Hita, Oita (inside Michi-no-Eki Mizube no Sato Oyama roadside station)・Takase, Hita, Oita (on the grounds of Sapporo Breweries Kyushu Hita Factory)
Two museums in Hita, Oita, the hometown of Hajime Isayama, creator of Attack on Titan. The Museum is at a roadside station in Oyama-machi and the ANNEX is near the city center; at both you can see original artwork and works connected to the creator. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🏛️ FacilityKyushu ・ Hiji, Oita
A theme park in Hiji, Oita, where you can meet Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty. Besides attractions like Kitty's castle, Kitty's house and a Ferris wheel with character-designed gondolas, you can enjoy shows and dishes inspired by the characters. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 1 placeOkinawa ・ Taketomi Island, Taketomi, Okinawa
An animated film about children from a small countryside school who spend their days on a trip to Okinawa that they won in a shopping street lottery. The Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa are selected for the 88 Anime Spots, and Nishi Pier on Taketomi Island is depicted in the film's key visual.
🎬 1 placeOkinawa ・ Uruma City, Okinawa
A romantic comedy about a high school boy who transfers to a school in Okinawa and falls for a classmate who speaks in the local dialect. Uruma City in Okinawa, the setting of the town where the characters live, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 2 placesOkinawa ・ Chinen, Nanjo, Okinawa
An original TV anime by P.A.WORKS about girls growing up while working at a small aquarium in Okinawa. Nanjo in Okinawa, the setting of the work, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
Places are based on information from local governments, tourism associations, official sources of each work and the Anime Tourism Association. Limited-time collaborations, prices and opening hours are not listed — please check each official site before you go.
