Maps of Movies
Suzume (2022)
Where Suzume says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
An anime road trip across Japan: the real places behind each door
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Scenes and places
The seaside town in Kyushu (2022)
Suzume wakes in her aunt Tamaki's house in Kyushu and bikes to school. On the way she passes a young man who asks where he can find ruins and a door.
Set in Seaside town in Miyazaki, Kyushu — Suzume's home and her bike route to school. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Nichinan, Miyazaki — Japanese Wikipedia says the map-app positions suggest Nichinan is the setting. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Nichinan lies on the Miyazaki coast; reach it by train to Nichinan Station.
Filmed at Aburatsu Port — Said to be the model of the harbor on her school road. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In the Aburatsu district of Nichinan.
The abandoned resort and the first door (2022)
Suzume follows the stranger to the ruined resort and finds a lone door standing in a flooded courtyard. She opens it and sees a starry sky.
Set in Abandoned mountain resort — A ruined resort where a lone door stands in a flooded courtyard.
In the story the place is in Miyazaki, the model is in Oita. Several hot-spring towns are also named as models of the ruined spa district.
Filmed at Former Bungo-Mori Roundhouse, Oita — Japanese Wikipedia lists it as the place where Suzume first locks a door; the coordinates here are those of Bungo-Mori Station nearby. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Walk about five minutes from Bungo-Mori Station (Kusu, Oita).
The overnight ferry (2022)
Suzume chases a cat onto a ferry and sails away from home overnight. She wakes with Souta, now a three-legged chair, as the ship reaches Ehime.
Set in Ferry from Kyushu to Shikoku — Suzume chases a cat onto a ferry and sails away from home overnight.
Filmed at Usuki Port, Oita — The port the real ferry actually leaves from; the film port is modeled on Saganoseki. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Usuki Ferry Terminal, Oita.
Arriving in Ehime (2022)
Suzume and Souta ask around the harbor, see photos of a white cat online, and decide to follow it. Later she helps a girl named Chika with a tangerine crate and makes a friend.
Set in Yawatahama, Ehime — Suzume and Souta ask around the harbor, then ride a local train inland. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Yawatahama Port, Ehime — Drawn as the old terminal; the old terminal has since been replaced by a new one. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Yawatahama Port, Ehime.
Filmed at Yawatahama Station — Station named as shown in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: JR Yosan Line to Yawatahama Station.
Filmed at Iyo-Ozu Station — Fans name the station and the Kiha 54 train as the Ehime train scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: JR Yosan Line to Iyo-Ozu.
Filmed at Ozu Castle and Hijikawa River, Ehime — Japanese Wikipedia lists the Ozu castle and Hijikawa river as shown in the Ehime train scene on the Yosan Line. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
The road to Kobe (2022)
News shows the cat walking across a bridge's cables toward Kobe, and Suzume hitches a ride with a family. Passing the coast, the driver points to a closed amusement park on a mountain.
Set in Bridge toward Kobe — A family gives Suzume a ride toward Kobe. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Akashi Kaikyo Bridge — Listed as the bridge on the way to Kobe. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Walk the Maiko Marine Promenade, Kobe side.
Filmed at Washuzan Highland, Okayama — The amusement park itself is fictional; this one is named as the road model. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Kurashiki, Okayama.
Filmed at Onaruto Bridge — Named as a candidate crossing in two fan guides. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Between Awaji Island and Tokushima.
The snack bar in Kobe (2022)
Suzume is dropped in Kobe, ends up looking after a stranger's kids, then works a night shift at a snack bar while Souta nearly gets caught being a chair.
Set in Shopping street in Kobe — Suzume is dropped in Kobe, looks after a stranger's kids and works at a snack bar. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Ninomiya shopping street, Kobe — A Kobe newspaper found a building very like the film's snack bar here. The coordinates come from a Commons photo taken on the street. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Near Sannomiya, Chuo Ward, Kobe.
The old amusement park in Kobe (2022)
During the night Daijin appears in the bar, then Suzume sees the amusement park's Ferris wheel become a Gate. Lights come on, and she is pulled into a vision.
Set in Abandoned amusement park — The park's Ferris wheel becomes a Gate; lights come on and Suzume is pulled into a vision.
Filmed at Kobe Otogi-no-Kuni site, Kita Ward — Fans guess this old park as the model; a newspaper says it is only a social-media guess. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Inside the Kobe Fruit and Flower Park Osawa area.
Filmed at Maya Kikusuidai Observatory, Kobe — A door-shaped installation stood here in late 2022; the city said the match with the film was chance. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Maya Scenic Line, Nada Ward.
The bullet train from Kobe (2022)
Rumi lends Suzume money for the bullet train. Suzume and Souta ride toward Tokyo.
Set in Shin-Kobe Station — Suzume and Souta ride the Shinkansen toward Tokyo. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Shin-Kobe Station — Named as the station where she boards the bullet train. The city had red cyclamen planted in front for the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Shin-Kobe Station, Chuo Ward.
Filmed at Mount Rokko — The night view seen from the amusement park is named as Mount Rokko. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Rokko Cable Car from Rokko Station.
Tokyo: Ochanomizu and the river (2022)
Suzume reaches Tokyo and stays in Souta's apartment while looking for the second keystone. They meet Serizawa and follow the worm downriver.
Set in Ochanomizu, Tokyo — Suzume stays near Souta's apartment and follows the worm downriver. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Ochanomizu Station — Named as the nearest station to Souta's apartment; the building itself is not identified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: JR Chuo Line to Ochanomizu.
Filmed at Hijiri Bridge (Kanda River) — The bridge from whose railing she jumps toward the river. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Two minutes from Ochanomizu Station.
Filmed at Tokyo Station — Named as the departure point for the north. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Marunouchi side.
Filmed at Oya Museum, Utsunomiya, Tochigi — Japanese Wikipedia names it as the model of the Gate in Tokyo. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
The station in Tohoku (2022)
Set in Orikasa Station, Iwate — A small coastal station in Tohoku. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Orikasa Station, Yamada — Named as the station of the farewell hug; coordinates are the station's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Sanriku Railway, Yamada Town.
Her childhood home in Iwate (2022)
Set in Akamae district, Miyako, Iwate — Suzume's home town is set in Miyako (the point is the city centre). Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Ever-After (2022)
Set in The Ever-After — An imagined world.
Filmed at Otsuchi, Iwate — The stranded catamaran Hamayuri photographed in Otsuchi is the model of the wrecked ship. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Otsuchi Town, Iwate.
Filmed at Yunohira Onsen, Oita — The ruined spa district near the first door Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Michi-no-Eki Oya-kaigan, Miyagi — A roadside station in the Tohoku section Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hiyoriyama, Yuriage, Natori, Miyagi — A hill in the later Tohoku section Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Suzume — A high school girl from Kyushu who sets out to close doors that bring disaster.
- Souta — A young man who is turned into a three-legged chair.