Anime Pilgrimage · Chugoku & Shikoku

Hinabita♪ Anime Pilgrimage Guide

🏅 Selected for the 2026 edition of “Japanese Anime Tourism 88-Spots” (Anime Tourism Association)📍 2 places

About

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.

Official site of the work ↗

Places

Places to visit

Places introduced by local governments, tourism associations or the work’s official channels.

1
Kurayoshi Shirakabe Dozogun Tourist Information Center
📍 Uomachi, Kurayoshi, Tottori
A tourist information center in the Shirakabe Dozogun (white-walled storehouse) district, holding the official 88 Anime Spots plaque and goshuin (commemorative stamp).
⚠️ Pick up a walking map and local information here first.
🗺 Map Official site ↗Source ↗
2
Shirakabe Dozogun and the Tamagawa River
📍 Kurayoshi, Tottori
A townscape of Edo- and Meiji-era storehouses with white walls and red roof tiles lining the Tamagawa River, introduced as the signature scenery of Kurayoshi, the model for the setting.
⚠️ People live and run shops in this district. Stay off private property and look from the street.
🗺 Map Official site ↗Source ↗

Etiquette

Pilgrimage etiquette

✓The Shirakabe Dozogun district includes homes and shops where people live and work. Do not enter residential property or peer inside.
✓On the narrow lanes along the river, do not stop and block the way when taking photos.

Tips

•Kurayoshi is close to hot spring areas such as Sekigane, Misasa, Hawai, and Togo, so staying at an onsen inn while you explore is a good option.
•The Shirakabe Dozogun streets are compact enough to explore on foot, so use the tourist information center as your starting point.

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Anime Pilgrimage

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Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey

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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.

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KanColle: Kantai Collection

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🎬 5 places

GeGeGe no Kitaro

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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 places

Evangelion series

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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 place

If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die

Chugoku & 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 places

Tamayura

Chugoku & 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.

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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.

Sources

Checked: 2026-10-14