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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📍 Aomori City, Aomori
A ropeway up to the summit park of the Hakkoda Mountains, listed as a highlight in the 88 Anime Spots entry for Zatsu Tabi and Aomori. The story's Aomori episode features the Hakkoda Mountains and Yachi Onsen.
⚠️ Mountain weather changes quickly, so bring warm clothing.
📍 Morioka City, Iwate
The station in Iwate's prefectural capital and gateway to Iwate Prefecture, which was selected as a setting of the work.
📍 Awashimaura Village, Niigata
An island in the Sea of Japan featured in the 88 Anime Spots entry for Zatsu Tabi and Niigata. In one episode the main character travels around the island.
⚠️ The island is reached by boat. Sailings depend on the weather, so check the service status before you go.
📍 Matsushima Town, Miyagi
A scenic area counted among the Three Views of Japan, introduced by 88 Anime Spots as a place visited in the story's Miyagi episode.
📍 Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima
The gateway to Aizuwakamatsu, the destination of the story's very first trip.
📍 Kurobe City, Toyama
A hot spring town at the entrance to the Kurobe Gorge, shown as the place where the characters stay in the story's Toyama episode.
⚠️ Some streets in the hot spring town are narrow, so watch out for cars and other pedestrians as you stroll.
📍 Nasukarasuyama City, Tochigi
A waterfall near Taki Station on the JR Karasuyama Line, listed as a Nasukarasuyama highlight in the 88 Anime Spots entry for Zatsu Tabi and Tochigi. The story's Tochigi episode is set in Nasukarasuyama.
⚠️ The ground gets slippery after rain, so stay on the walking path.
📍 Chiyoda City, Tokyo
The main gateway station of Tokyo, which was selected as a setting of the work.
📍 Matsue City, Shimane
A castle with one of Japan's surviving original keeps, featured in the 88 Anime Spots entry for Zatsu Tabi and Shimane. The top floor of the keep looks out over Lake Shinji.
⚠️ The stairs inside the keep are steep, so use the handrails going up and down.
📍 Ise City, Mie
The gateway to Ise City, which the characters visit in the story's Mie episode.
⚠️ If you visit Ise Jingu, follow the shrine's rules and take care not to disturb worshippers.
📍 Takamatsu City, Kagawa
A park known as a feudal lord's garden, listed as a highlight in the 88 Anime Spots entry for Zatsu Tabi and Kagawa.
📍 Hatsukaichi City (Miyajima), Hiroshima
A World Heritage shrine featured in the 88 Anime Spots entry for Zatsu Tabi and Hiroshima. The story's Hiroshima episode features Miyajima.
⚠️ Within the shrine grounds, be mindful of where you take photos and keep your voice down so you don't disturb worshippers.
📍 Wakayama City, Wakayama
The station in Wakayama's prefectural capital and gateway to Wakayama Prefecture, which was selected as a setting of the work.
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🎬 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.
🎬 7 placesTohoku・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.
🎬 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.
Checked: 2026-10-13
