47 places from 19 titles, including Robotics;Notes, Captain Earth, 5 Centimeters per Second.
The launch site the series builds towards, and Japan's largest — the visitor centre and the pads are on the same headland.
Getting there: Nishinoomote Port + 60 min by car · 5 min walk
A park above the sea on Tanegashima, with a view of the rocket launches.
Getting there: Nishinoomote Port + 50min by car · 5 min walk
The launch site Kanae watches rockets rise from in the film's second chapter; the road out to the pads is the one she cycles.
Getting there: Bus + car from Nishinoomote Port · 10 min walk
The moss forest the art staff surveyed while designing the film's woodland. Studio Ghibli has never named it as a location, but the resemblance is why visitors come.
Getting there: Miyanoura Port + bus 40 min · 5 min walk
The island the film was shot on, at the southern end of Kagoshima. Flights from Naha and Kagoshima land here.
Getting there: Yoron Airport (flights from Naha and Kagoshima) · At the station