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.
Official site of the work ↗Places introduced by local governments, tourism associations or the work’s official channels.
📍 Mutsu, Aomori
The Anime Tourism Association introduces this area as a place connected to the work because its name is used for one of the game servers players belong to.
⚠️ Do not enter Self-Defense Force grounds, and do not take photos where signs prohibit photography.
📍 Wakamatsucho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa (Keikyu Yokosuka-chuo Station)
A tourist information center right outside the ticket gates of Yokosuka-chuo Station. The Anime Tourism Association lists it as the place that holds the official 88 Anime Spots plaque and goshuin (commemorative stamp).
⚠️ Inside the station and in passageways, avoid stopping where you would block other people.
📍 Yokosuka, Kanagawa
An uninhabited island in Tokyo Bay where Meiji-era brick tunnels and other structures survive as a national historic site. It is featured as a highlight on Yokosuka's 88 Anime Spots page.
⚠️ You get there by boat from the pier near Mikasa Park. The island is full of nature, so stay on the marked paths.
📍 Kitasui, Maizuru, Kyoto
A complex that makes use of red brick warehouses built from the Meiji to the Taisho era. The Anime Tourism Association lists Building No. 3 as the place that holds the official 88 Anime Spots plaque and goshuin.
⚠️ There are active port and defense facilities nearby, so do not enter restricted areas.
📍 Kure, Hiroshima
A museum introducing the history and technology of shipbuilding in Kure, featured by the Anime Tourism Association as one of Kure's highlights.
⚠️ Check the official website before you go to see whether the museum is open.
📍 Takaramachi, Kure, Hiroshima (inside JR Kure Station)
A tourist information center inside JR Kure Station. The Anime Tourism Association lists it as the place that holds the official 88 Anime Spots plaque and goshuin.
⚠️ It is inside the station, so when it is crowded, take care not to block the way.
📍 Sasebo, Nagasaki
Selected as a spot for the work as one of the port cities whose names are used for the game's servers.
⚠️ There are Self-Defense Force and U.S. military facilities around the port, so watch for restricted areas and no-photography signs.
Prices and availability are shown on Agoda.
🎬 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.
🎬 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.
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.
