Anime Pilgrimage · Chugoku & Shikoku

Summer Pockets Anime Pilgrimage Guide

🏅 Selected for the 2026 edition of “Japanese Anime Tourism 88-Spots” (Anime Tourism Association)📍 4 places

About

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.

Official site of the work ↗

Places

Places to visit

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

1
Ogijima Lighthouse
📍 Ogicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa
An unpainted lighthouse built of Aji stone, standing at the northern tip of the island. The Anime Tourism Association features it as one of Ogijima's highlights.
🗺 Map Official site ↗Source ↗
2
Ogijima Village (around Ogi Port)
📍 Ogicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa
A village where houses are stacked along stone walls and maze-like alleys wind between them. Ogijima is selected as a spot because it is a setting of the work.
⚠️ People live in this village. Do not peek into homes or photograph residents without permission, and walk quietly.
🗺 Map Official site ↗Source ↗
3
Around Megi Port
📍 Megicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa
Megijima is known as one of the settings of the work. The Anime Tourism Association notes that you can enjoy the island roads and village scenery leading from the port.
⚠️ The village alleys are used by residents every day. Do not make loud noise or enter private property.
🗺 Map Official site ↗Source ↗
4
Onigashima Cave
📍 Megicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa
A cave partway up the mountain on Megijima, featured by the Anime Tourism Association as one of the island's sightseeing spots.
🗺 Map Official site ↗Source ↗

Etiquette

Pilgrimage etiquette

✓The island villages are where people live. Do not enter homes or gardens, and walk quietly.
✓Take your trash home and help protect the islands' nature and scenery.
✓The alleys are narrow, so when you stop to take photos, do not block residents' way.

Tips

•Ferries to Ogijima and Megijima leave from Takamatsu Port. Check the return sailings in advance for peace of mind.

Plan your trip

Where to stay in Takamatsu, Naoshima & ShodoshimaTakamatsu Station & Sunport・Kawaramachi & Marugamemachi Shopping Arcade・Around Ritsurin Garden・Naoshima

☁ Takamatsu, Naoshima & Shodoshima weather & what to wear

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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: 2026-10-13