Anime Pilgrimage · Okinawa

The Aquatope on White Sand Anime Pilgrimage Guide

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

About

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.

Official site of the work ↗
Places

Places to visit

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

  1. 1

    Sefa Utaki

    📍 Chinen, Nanjo, Okinawa

    A sacred site dating back to the Ryukyu Kingdom and registered as a World Heritage Site. The Anime Tourism Association features it as a highlight of Nanjo, the setting of the work.

    ⚠️ Prayers are still offered at this sacred site. Stay quiet, keep to the designated route, and do not touch anything.

  2. 2

    Chinen Misaki Park

    📍 Chinen, Nanjo, Okinawa

    A park on a cape jutting into the sea, introduced by the Anime Tourism Association as a scenic spot with close-up views of the Pacific Ocean and the islands of Kudaka and Komaka.

    ⚠️ The footing near the tip of the cape can be rough, so do not go beyond the fences.

Etiquette

Pilgrimage etiquette

  • ✓Utaki such as Sefa Utaki are sacred sites still worshipped today. Stay quiet and do not enter restricted areas.
  • ✓At the seaside and in villages, take your trash home and be considerate of residents' daily lives.
Tips

Tips

  • •Driving from Naha is the most convenient way to get around Nanjo. Sefa Utaki and Chinen Misaki Park are close to each other, so you can visit them together.
Plan your trip

Plan your trip

Where to Stay · Agoda

Places to Stay near Sefa UtakiPR

Prices and availability are shown on Agoda.

Anime Pilgrimage

More anime spots in Okinawa

🎬 1 place

Non Non Biyori Vacation

Okinawa ・ 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.

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