Anime Pilgrimage · Chugoku & Shikoku

This Monster Wants to Eat Me Anime Pilgrimage Guide

🏅 Selected for the 2026 edition of “Japanese Anime Tourism 88-Spots” (Anime Tourism Association)📍 1 place

About

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.

Official site of the work ↗

Places

Places to visit

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

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Futami Seaside Park
📍 Futamicho, Iyo, Ehime
A seaside park known as a spot for watching the sunset over the Seto Inland Sea, introduced on the Anime Tourism Association's page for the work.
⚠️ It gets crowded with sunset watchers in the evening. Be careful not to capture other visitors in your photos.
🗺 Map Official site ↗Source ↗

Etiquette

Pilgrimage etiquette

✓The coastal villages are where people live. Be quiet near homes.
✓When taking photos at stations or along railway lines, do not step onto platforms or tracks; shoot from a safe place.
✓Always take your trash home with you.

Tips

•The Iyo coast lies along the JR Yosan Line (coastal route). Trains are infrequent, so check the timetable in advance.
•If you want to see the sunset, choose a day with good weather.

Plan your trip

Where to stay in Matsuyama & Dogo OnsenDogo Onsen・Okaido & Ropeway Street・Matsuyama-shi Station & Gintengai・JR Matsuyama Station Area

☁ Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen weather & what to wear

Anime Pilgrimage

More anime spots in Chugoku & Shikoku

🎬 13 places

Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey

Tohoku・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 places

KanColle: Kantai Collection

Tohoku・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 places

GeGeGe no Kitaro

Tokyo & 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 places

Evangelion series

Tokyo & 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 places

Hinabita♪

Chugoku & 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 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.

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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