Many people are drawn to visit the locations where their favorite TV shows and movies were filmed, but with animated series, the settings are often imaginary or created by the animators. However, in Japan, many anime locations are inspired by or based on real places that everyday Japanese people are familiar with and frequently visit.
A social media user shared that they are often asked where certain locations from anime can be found in Japan. They explained that this phenomenon is referred to as “Seichi junrei” (聖地巡礼), which translates to “pilgrimage to sacred places.”
Seichi junrei are real-life places in Japan that were featured in anime you probably have watched countless times before.
If you search this term, the results will show some locations where you can recreate famous anime scenes, but the search results are also almost always, at best, replete with information needed for people to actually be able to locate them.
Luckily though, there is now a site where you can easily find these places as well, Anime Pilgrimage shows you a map where several scenes from your favorite anime were done.
For example, the site can show 30 real-life locations you can visit where the show “Your Lie In April” was depicted.
The site also provides detailed information on the anime and the name of the place, linking you to a map where you can pin the location if you ever plan to visit the place.
Users can also compare images of the real-life location and what was depicted in anime.
Over 100 anime shows are listed on the site including anime titles that are running current episodes, and also feature films like Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name, and even Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away.
In your next visit to Japan, you can consider marking these locations so you can recreate memorable scenes from your favorite anime.
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