Maps of Movies

Your Name (2016)

Where Your Name says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A town that never existed, and the real stations, stairs and library it was drawn from

Scenes and places

The lake town of Itomori (2016)

Mitsuha lives in a fictional lakeside town in rural Gifu and longs for life in Tokyo.

Set in Itomori Lake (fictional) — The lake beside the invented town of Itomori, where Mitsuha lives and longs for Tokyo.

Matsubara is a lake in Komi, Nagano; its own article does not mention the film.

Filmed at Lake Suwa, Nagano (blog's candidate) — Candidate only: one blog says the lake looks very like Lake Suwa. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Lake Matsubara, Komi, Nagano (director's earliest image) — Candidate only: Shinkai said his earliest image of the lake came from Lake Matsubara and Lake Otsuki. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Mitsuha's shrine and its long stairs (2016)

Mitsuha's family shrine is tied to the local ritual and the family's faith; Taki learns about it while in her body.

Set in Miyamizu Shrine (fictional) — Mitsuha's family shrine, tied to the local ritual. The shrine itself is invented.

Filmed at Keta Wakamiya Shrine, Furukawa, Hida — One of the models for Miyamizu Shrine; its long stone stairs recall the scene where Taki asks around. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In Furukawa, Hida City, Gifu.

Taki's Tokyo (2016)

Taki, a Tokyo student, lives near Yotsuya Station; he handles Mitsuha's life as she handles his.

Set in Yotsuya Station area, Tokyo — The neighbourhood of Taki's home, with Yotsuya as his nearest station. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Yotsuya Station, Shinjuku, Tokyo — Named in the film's background as Taki's home station. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Taki's school and Shinjuku (2016)

Taki's daily school life in Tokyo, with Shinjuku as the nearest station.

Set in Jingu High School and Shinjuku (school fictional) — Taki's daily school life, with Shinjuku as his school's nearest station. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo — Taki's school's nearest station in the story. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School (exterior model) — Exterior model of Jingu High School. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Hiroshima Municipal Motomachi High School (interior model) — Interior model; the wiki marks this claim as needing a citation. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The footbridge at Shinanomachi (2016)

A pedestrian bridge in front of Shinanomachi Station appears in the film.

Set in Shinanomachi Station footbridge, Tokyo — A pedestrian bridge in front of Shinanomachi Station. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Footbridge in front of Shinanomachi Station — The footbridge shown in the film is this one. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Yoyogi Station (2016)

Mitsuha spots a middle-school-aged Taki at Yoyogi Station in a flashback.

Set in Yoyogi Station, Tokyo — The station where Mitsuha spots a middle-school-aged Taki. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Yoyogi Station, Tokyo — The station of the flashback scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The date at the National Art Center (2016)

Taki goes on an outing with his senior coworker.

Set in The National Art Center, Tokyo — Taki goes on an outing with his senior coworker. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at The National Art Center, Tokyo — Named as the date venue by one blog only. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The station in Hida (2016)

Taki and his friends travel to Hida to find Mitsuha.

Set in Station in Hida (setting) — Taki and his friends travel to Hida to find Mitsuha. The station is modelled on a real one. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Trains side by side on platforms 1 and 2 happen once a day at 9:57.

Filmed at Hida-Furukawa Station, Hida, Gifu — Model for the station in the film; the real station closely resembles the scene. A Commons photo of the station rotary is captioned as appearing in the film, and a platform photo shows a train at the same spot as in a film scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Asking around Hida (2016)

Taki asks around town, including a taxi driver, trying to learn where her town is.

Set in Furukawa town, Hida (setting) — Taki asks around, including a taxi driver, to learn where her town is, then waits for a bus with no leads. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Keta Wakamiya Shrine stairs, Hida — Model for the asking-around stairs. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Ochiai bus stop, Miyagawa, Hida — Model for the scene of waiting for a bus with shoulders slumped. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Researching Itomori in the library (2016)

Taki and his friends research Itomori; the library is the model.

Set in Library in Hida (setting) — Taki and his friends research Itomori at the library. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Hida City Library, Furukawa, Hida — Named model for the library; it keeps a corner for the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The crater with the sacred body (2016)

Taki visits the sacred shrine in the caldera alone and drinks the ritual drink.

Set in Crater of the sacred body (fictional) — Taki visits the sacred shrine in the caldera alone and drinks the ritual drink.

The Mt. Ontake Shinoike comparison is the Japanese Wikipedia article's own, not Shinkai's. No filming-model coordinates.

The key-visual stairs (2016)

The stairs where the film's key visual is set.

Set in Suga Shrine stairs, Tokyo — A stone staircase that serves as the film's key visual. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Founded 1634 as an Inari shrine moved from Akasaka to Yotsuya; it became Yotsuya's guardian shrine.

Filmed at Suga Shrine stairs, Shinjuku, Tokyo — The staircase on the approach to the shrine appears in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery, Tokyo — A Tokyo view of Meiji Jingu Gaien; the specific scene is unknown Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Maedaminami Station, Kita-Akita, Akita (resemblance) — A brief single-track station glimpsed as Mitsuha rides a train; position in the film unknown Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building (Docomo Tower), Shibuya, Tokyo — A Tokyo skyline view; position in the film unknown Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Large street screen in front of Seibu-Shinjuku Station, Shinjuku, Tokyo — A Tokyo street scene with a large street screen; position in the film unknown Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Intersection behind Shinjuku Police Station, Shinjuku, Tokyo — A Tokyo street scene; position in the film unknown Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Cafe La Boheme Shinjuku Gyoen, Shinjuku, Tokyo (model) — A Tokyo cafe; position in the film unknown Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Mitsuha — A girl in a lakeside town in rural Gifu who longs for life in Tokyo.
• Taki — A Tokyo student who swaps bodies with her.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the real town behind Itomori?
• Which real Hida places did Taki walk through?
• Where are the film's famous stairs?