Real Places That Inspired Makoto Shinkai Films
All 23 places on this map are pinned at their exact location, grouped into 5 areas (Your Name, Weathering With You, Suzume and more). Each one comes with a short note on what it is and why it is worth your time. Browsing is free, and with an Ikuzo account you can copy the whole map and reshape it into your own trip.
Your Name
Suga Shrine
The red railed staircase in front of this small shrine is where Taki and Mitsuha finally meet at the end of Your Name, the most famous pilgrimage spot of the film. #yourname #japan
Yotsuya Station
Taki's Tokyo life in Your Name is set around Yotsuya, and the station with its bridges over the tracks appears in several scenes. #yourname #japan
Shinanomachi Station
The footbridge next to this station appears in Your Name and is a popular stop for fans recreating Taki's daily Tokyo scenes. #yourname #japan
The National Art Center, Tokyo
The café perched on the inverted cones of this museum appears in Your Name during Taki's date with Okudera. #yourname #japan
Hida-Furukawa Station
Taki arrives at this station while searching for Mitsuha's town in Your Name, and the view from the footbridge over the tracks is a classic pilgrimage shot. #yourname #japan
Hida City Library
Taki and his friends search for Itomori in this library in Your Name. Ask the staff before taking photos inside. #yourname #japan
Keta Wakamiya Shrine
This hillside shrine in Hida Furukawa is often cited as a model for the shrine scenes of Your Name and is a regular stop on the local pilgrimage route. #yourname #japan
Tateishi Park
The view from this hillside park over Lake Suwa is often cited as the inspiration for the view of Itomori and its lake in Your Name, especially at dusk. #yourname #japan
Lake Suwa
The round lake ringed by mountains is often cited as the model for the lake of Itomori in Your Name. #yourname #japan
Weathering With You
Tabata Station
Hina lives near Tabata in Weathering With You, and the station area with its slopes and stairs is a popular pilgrimage stop. #weatheringwithyou #japan
Kishō Jinja (Weather Shrine)
Japan's only shrine dedicated to the weather, inside Koenji Hikawa Shrine, appears in Weathering With You and draws fans leaving wishes for sunny days. #weatheringwithyou #japan
Kabukichō Ichiban-gai Street
Hodaka drifts through the neon streets of Kabukicho after running away to Tokyo in Weathering With You, and the red gate is a favorite fan photo spot. #weatheringwithyou #japan
Kozushima Port
Hodaka comes from Kozushima in Weathering With You, and fans reach his island home by ferry or plane from Tokyo. #weatheringwithyou #japan
Takeshiba Ship Terminal
Ferries from the Izu Islands dock at this Tokyo pier, often cited as where Hodaka lands at the start of Weathering With You. #weatheringwithyou #japan
Suzume
Aburatsu Port
The hilly harbor town of Aburatsu in Nichinan is often cited as the model for Suzume's hometown in Miyazaki. #suzume #japan
Yawatahama Port
Suzume crosses to Ehime by ferry, and the port town of Yawatahama is often cited as the setting where she meets Chika. #suzume #japan
Hijiri Bridge
The Kanda River valley at Ochanomizu is where the worm rises over Tokyo in Suzume, and this bridge gives the classic view of the scene. #suzume #japan
The Garden of Words
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
The Garden of Words is set almost entirely in this garden, where Takao and Yukari meet in a rain shelter by the Japanese garden pond on rainy mornings. #gardenofwords #japan
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building
This clock tower skyscraper looms over Shinjuku Gyoen in The Garden of Words and returns in other Shinkai films as a signature of his Tokyo skyline. #gardenofwords #japan
5 Centimeters per Second
Iwafune Station
Takaki finally reaches Akari at this small country station after a snowbound journey in the first chapter of 5 Centimeters per Second. #5cm #japan
Oyama Station
Takaki changes trains here on his way to Iwafune in 5 Centimeters per Second, as the snow keeps delaying his journey. #5cm #japan
Sangubashi Station
The railway crossings around this small Odakyu station are often cited as the setting of the famous cherry blossom crossing in 5 Centimeters per Second. #5cm #japan
Tanegashima Space Center
The second chapter of 5 Centimeters per Second is set on Tanegashima, and the rocket launch Takaki and Kanae watch comes from this space center. #5cm #japan