) captured the heart of millions. It toppled Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away and claimed the throne as the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Relive the tale of star-crossed lovers, Taki and Mitsuha by going on a Your Name pilgrimage and visit the real-life locations (or locations that inspired many parts of the film) all in Tokyo.
The restaurant that Taki and Okudera-spai dined at during their date is called Salon de the Rond and is located on the second floor of The National Art Ctre. To get a better view, I suggest going up to the third floor. The restaurant ops at 11AM.
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There are also some shots of the Art Ctre during the date like the brown-lined walls and glass-panelled directions. Going inside the facility is free of charge.
For their date, Taki and Okudera-spai meet up at Yotsuya Station. To get a better view, take the Akasaka exit and look back. Unfortunately, there was construction going on wh I visited so the actual part of the station that is in the film did not have the Yotsuya Station sign (the right side) so I opted for the other side.
The stairs that Taki is se panting at in the film is also here. Walk to the left and you'll see a flight of stairs.
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It's a little bit of walk from Yotsuya Station to Suga Shrine so I suggest using Google maps to navigate. Once you spot Lawson 100 store, turn and walk a little until you spot these signs (location on Google Map). Unfortunately, the sign is too high for me to take the actual angle as in the film (!).
The intersection also appears in the film; however, there was construction going on wh I wt so I was not able to take a shot. But walking further, you'll recognize this spot which is also in the film wh Taki was finding the way (location on Google map).
From there, take the left and keep walking and you'll see a vding machine that welcomes you to the Holy Land of Your Name. You know you're near the sacred spot.
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The stairs to Suga Shrine is perhaps the most iconic location of the film. The first promotional materials is set here and film's hopeful ding also takes place here.
The stairs itself is nothing special. Locals past by it normally. But having se the film, the significance of it changes particularly wh you think about Taki and Mitsuha meeting here. While the view is not a hundred perct similar as it is in the film, the resemblance is pretty close.
One of the best things about these spots is that they're not crowded. They're everyday, mundane places that people use or pass by. Yet, to those of us who has watched the film, the spots take on a whole new meaning as we imagine ourselves taking Mitsuha and Taki's footsteps.
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The following set of locations that are featured in Your Name are a little bit more off the radar in the film, but they still show where Makoto Shinkai drew inspiration from. These real-life locations also makes Taki and Mitsuha’s journey feel much closer to us.
Exiting from Shinanomachi Station, the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building is visible from your right side. This is also tak from the same angle that is in featured in the film. Be careful not to take pictures in the middle of the road as the shooting area is nestled betwe two intersecting roads.
In your front, there is a flight of stairs to a pedestrian bridge. This is the same pedestrian that Taki is in after his date with Okudera-spai.
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The bridge is somewhat significant in the film as well because this is wh Taki starts to think about and ev realize his feelings for Mitsuha.
In the film, Yunika Vision is where the fall of the Tiamat comet is broadcast. The area is crowded and busy so be careful wh taking photos not to block the pedestrian crossing.
This intersection is near the Shinjuku Police Station and the famous LOVE statue. It appears during a montage sce after Mitsuha and Taki realized that they’ve switched bodies.
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Similar to other spots in the film, be sure not to take a photo in the middle of the road. It would be recommded to use a wide angle ls to get an exact shot of the one featured in the film.
And that’s it for the Tokyo Your Name spots. A few other mtions would include Cafe La Bohéme, the inspiration for the restaurant where Taki and Okudera-spai work and Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery which was briefly shown wh Mitsuha (in Taki’s body) is excited to be exploring Tokyo.You are here: Home / Travel / Japan / Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) Movie Real Life Locations to Visit in Hida-Furukawa & Tokyo
As Your Name ( Kimi no Na wa 君の名は ), a movie directed by Makoto Shinkai gone famous and hit the box office with over 20 billion yen of ticket sales, we began growing interest with this film. The story line of Your Name goes around a guy, Taki, who studies in Tokyo High School and a girl, Mitsuha, who lives in a small town called Itomori. One day when they woke up, they realized that they had exchanged body with someone else. They initially thought that it was a dream but as this happened repeatedly, they started to write down diaries in each other phone. Slowly, they began to know that it is happening in reality. The film continued with many emotional and touching scenes. Both Taki and Mitsuha trying to find out the “who are you” that had influenced their life, unintentionally.
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This story is actually based on same name Kimi no Na wa novel written by Makoto Shinkai too. He first gained attention from the public with his debut film ‘Voices of a Distant Star”, followed by The Garden of Words in 2013, a film that won him the AniMovie Award. Your Name received overwhelming feedback once it was released in the cinema. The movie was then screened in many countries such as Taiwan, Malaysia, China, Thailand. Hong Kong, South Korea, just to name a few. By 2017 Jan, there’s already 125 countries in the screening list of Your Name. Impressive result.
Interesting storyline aside, what makes this anime movie noteworthy is none other but the scenes, drawn with attention to details. Many places appeared in the movie are inspired from several real life locations in Japan, particularly Tokyo and Hida-Furukawa in Gifu Prefecture. In fact, each second of the scene was so beautiful, almost comparable to real landmarks. We too, couldn’t help but felt so want to fly to Japan while watching the movie.
As the movie ended, we began wondering: “Is Itomori town real?”; ” If it is real, then at which part of Japan it is?”? We google online, and learnt that Itomori is actually a fictional town. It doesn’t exist in real life but for many other scenes, such as subway stations in Tokyo, trains in Itomori town and some shrines can be found in Japan. We were glad that during our recent trip to Japan, we managed to cover few of the real landmarks seen in Kimi no Na wa movie. Let’s follow our guide for a tour to Your Name movie real locations. Perhaps you can keep this for your future trip to the Land of Rising Sun, and found more. Btw, we only got 10. Haha.
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The station that Taki and his friends got down when they came to look for Matsuha in Itomari from Tokyo. You can trace the best spot to take the train arriving photo with the location pinned by the city government.
The bus rotary in front of the station provided the setting for the scene where Taki asked the taxi driver for information about Itomori. So lucky that there was a taxi parking by the roadside when we were there, making the real location more similar as in the movie.
The moments when Miki Okudera and Tsukasa Fujii jumping happily seeing this Hidakuro in the station. It was by real human In Kimi no Na wa movie, it was a mascot. In reality, it is a cardboard. Haha, doesn’t matter, still cute.
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When Taki was having Takayama ramen in a shop, the shop owner saw Taki holding the sketch of Itomori town and praised his great drawing skill. He thought the owner will know where is Itomori town location, only to learn that Itomori town had been destroyed by comet 3 years back. Not giving up, he went to Hida City Library, running through many books to look for more information about the incident. He found out Mitsuya was on the victims list.
The library has designed a special area for movie Your Name. Visitors can take photos around but no flash, and need to register at the counter for approval. Lower down your voice, afterall it is a library.
Taki and his friends resting in this bus stop, because they were so tired in locating Itomori town. The real place looks exactly the same as
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