Anime Pilgrimage in Japan: Locations, Map & Route Planner

What is an anime pilgrimage?

Nothing beats standing in the very place you've seen on screen.

Visiting real places that appear in anime and manga is called seichi junrei — a “pilgrimage to sacred sites”. The classic way to enjoy it: stand where the scene was drawn and take the same shot.

1. Real scenesFrom the Kamakura-Kōkōmae railway crossing made famous by the opening of Slam Dunk to shrine stairways and station streets, scenes you know are all over Japan.
2. Big anime shopsAkihabara and Ikebukuro are packed with multi-floor stores selling figures, goods and limited editions.
3. Museums & cafésMuseums with original artwork, themed collaboration cafés and character statues let you step into the story.