Tokyo anime pilgrimages 5 sacred places.
Animation is a world-famous part of Japanese culture. In this article, we will introduce some of the places where popular anime takes place, along with scenes from the anime.
If you are a fan of Japanese animation, you may want to consider this as one of your travel destinations.
Demon slayer
The Blade of Oni no Blade is a Japanese manga series by Yoseharu Goge, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from issue #11, 2016 to issue #24, 2020.
Set in Japan’s Taisho Era, it depicts the main character, a young boy, fighting demons in order to turn his sister, who has turned into a demon, back into a human.
It is a popular work that has been adapted not only as a manga, but also as an anime and a movie.
One of the scenes in “Blade of Demons” is a scene in which the main character crosses paths with the last boss, Onimai Tsuji󠄀Mussho.
This scene takes place in Asakusa, which is also famous for the Kaminarimon gate.
Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisen” is a manga and animation series that is still being serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, starting in issue 14, 2018.
It depicts a dark fantasy battle about a sorcerer’s struggle to exorcise monsters and cursed spirits born from human negative emotions using sorcery.
In this issue, we introduce scenes depicted in the “Shibuya Incident” section.
Shibuya’s Scramble Crossing is well-known and you may be familiar with it, but here is another introduction.
It is easy to get to the scramble crossing, located just outside the ticket gates of the JR line.
Please be careful of cars and try to take pictures!
PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass
The first TV anime season aired from October 2012 to March 2013, and the third season, “PSYCHO-PASS Psycho-Pass 3,” aired from October to December 2019.
The story takes place in Japan in the year 2112 A.D., where the “Sibylla System,” which enables the measurement of all human psychological states and personality tendencies and has the ability to quantify them, has been introduced. People commonly refer to these values as “psychopaths (PSYCHO-PASS),” and they live their lives using these values as indicators in order to lead an “ideal life” free from harmful stress.
Among them, the numerical value for crime was measured as the “crime coefficient,” and even those who had not committed a crime were judged as “potential criminals” if they exceeded the specified value.
Kimi no na wa / Weather Child / Garden of Words
Introducing the locations that appear in the masterpieces of “Makoto Shinkai,” who became a very popular animation director with “Kimi no na wa” (Your Name).
Please enjoy each spot in Tokyo selected by “Makoto Shinkai,” a director who values visual images.
We also introduce the locations of his other works such as “Weather Child” and “Garden of Words”.
Kimi no na wa – The intersection is located near Shinjuku Station
You can easily recognize it because the signage advertisements are displayed side by side.
Kimi no na wa – Nishi-Shinjuku Footbridge
This is a footbridge located in Nishi-Shinjuku, a short walk from Shinjuku Station.
Children of the Weather – Shiba Park
Shiba Park as depicted in Children of the Weather. This beautiful park is located in Minato-ku. It features a view of Tokyo Tower.
Garden of Words – Shinjuku Gyoen
This is where the main characters meet in the Garden of Words. There is a rest area with a roof in a large park called Shinjuku Gyoen.
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo” Kameari
This manga has long been popular in Japan among people of all ages. Objects of Ryotsu, the main character, are also placed around town in Kameari.
