Anime pilgrimage and film locations in Osaka
189 places from 91 titles, including Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, Hand Shakers, The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!.
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Titles · 91
Anime film · 2020
The terminus of the Hagoromo branch of the Hanwa Line.
Getting there: Higashi-Hagoromo Stn · At the station
TV anime · 2017
The castle founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, its present keep rebuilt in 1931.
Getting there: Morinomiya Stn · 18 min walk
TV anime · 2018
Where the professional games of western Japan are played — the series' world, moved to Takatsuki in 2024.
Getting there: Takatsuki Stn · 5 min walk
TV anime · 2026
TV anime · 1996
The tower Kaito Kid names as his target in the Osaka films. It anchors the series' Shinsekai scenes.
Getting there: Ebisucho Stn (Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line) · 5 min walk
Film · 1989
The Osaka the film shot in 1989 — the arcade and the neon of Shinsaibashi carry most of its street scenes.
Getting there: Shinsaibashi Stn · At the station
TV anime · 2001
The great Umeda station, with a plaza under its roof.
Getting there: Fukushima Stn · 7 min walk
TV anime · 2009
TV anime · 2013
TV anime · 1981
The 103-metre tower in Shinsekai.
Getting there: Ebisu-cho Stn · 3 min walk
TV anime · 2009
One of the world's largest aquariums, at Tempozan, known for its whale sharks.
Getting there: Ōsakakō Stn · 8 min walk
TV anime · 2009
TV anime · 2009
Anime film · 2017
The castle Toyotomi Hideyoshi built and the Tokugawa rebuilt.
Getting there: Morinomiya Stn · 18 min walk
TV anime · 2019
The atrium shopping block in Amerikamura.
Getting there: Shinsaibashi Stn · 7 min walk
TV anime · 2021
TV anime · 2025
The castle founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, its present keep rebuilt in 1931. Appears in episode 16.
Getting there: Morinomiya Stn · 18 min walk
TV anime · 1983
TV drama · 1996
The Shinsekai tower over the Osaka the twins grow up in.
Getting there: Ebisucho Stn (Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line) · 3 min walk
TV anime · 2002
TV anime · 2002
A shrine said to stand where the onmyoji Abe no Seimei was born.
Getting there: Fuminosato Stn · 15 min walk
TV anime · 2006
TV anime · 2007
Sakai's oldest park, opened in 1879.
Getting there: Sakai Stn · 12 min walk
TV anime · 2010
The heart of Osaka, where the Hankyu, Hanshin and subway lines meet.
Getting there: Higashi-Umeda Stn · 6 min walk
TV anime · 2012
TV anime · 2016
The Yodo River flats at Tsukamoto.
Getting there: Tsukamoto Stn · 5 min walk
TV anime · 2020
TV anime · 2021
TV anime · 2021
A Temma park along the Okawa river.
Getting there: Yodoyabashi Stn · 20 min walk
Film · 1953
TV anime · 1976
The Osaka landmark of the series' Naniwa chapters.
Getting there: Ebisucho Stn (Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line) · 3 min walk
TV anime · 1988
TV drama · 1991
The mountain fort Kusunoki Masashige held against a vastly larger army — the episode the drama turns on.
Getting there: Kawachinagano Stn + 40 min by bus · 25 min walk
TV drama · 1992
TV drama · 1996
The castle Hideyoshi builds as the seat of his rule; the drama's second half is set inside it. The present keep is a 1931 reconstruction on the Tokugawa-era stone base.
Getting there: Morinomiya Stn (JR Osaka Loop Line) · 11 min walk
TV anime · 1996
TV anime · 1997
TV anime · 1999
A man-made beach at Sennan, looking out to Kansai Airport.
Getting there: Tarui Stn · 12 min walk
TV anime · 2000
TV drama · 2001
The Osaka food market the drama's cook works out of.
Getting there: Nippombashi Stn · 1 min walk
TV anime · 2001
TV drama · 2002
Japan's longest shopping arcade, 2.6 km of it, where the drama's Osaka chapters are set.
Getting there: Temma Stn · 2 min walk
TV drama · 2006
The island park between the two rivers, in the Osaka the drama's writer lives in.
Getting there: Kitahama Stn · 2 min walk
TV anime · 2006
TV drama · 2007
TV anime · 2007
Film · 2008
TV anime · 2008
TV anime · 2009
TV anime · 2011
A cable-stayed bridge over the Yodo river.
Getting there: Sembayashi-Omiya Stn · 23 min walk
TV anime · 2012
TV anime · 2012
The castle founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, its present keep rebuilt in 1931.
Getting there: Osaka Business Park Stn · 11 min walk
TV anime · 2012
TV anime · 2012
Film · 2013
TV anime · 2013
Anime film · 2013
Osaka's entertainment district, known for the Glico sign.
Getting there: Namba Stn · 4 min walk
TV anime · 2013
TV anime · 2013
TV anime · 2013
TV anime · 2013
TV drama · 2014
The Osaka shrine of the drama's early chapters, with its steep arched bridge.
Getting there: Sumiyoshi Stn · 3 min walk
TV anime · 2014
TV drama · 2015
The company the drama's heroine founded, on the Nakanoshima bank of the river.
Getting there: Higobashi Stn · 1 min walk
TV anime · 2015
A suspension bridge linking Osaka's Konohana and Minato wards.
Getting there: Sakurajima Stn · 32 min walk
TV anime · 2015
TV drama · 2016
The winter and summer sieges the drama ends on; Sanada Maru was the outwork on its southern side.
Getting there: Osaka Business Park Stn · 11 min walk
TV anime · 2016
The shrine whose name means 'stone-cutting sword', and which holds a sword the series personifies.
Getting there: Shin-Ishikiri Stn · 9 min walk
TV anime · 2016
TV anime · 2016
TV anime · 2016
TV anime · 2017
TV anime · 2017
TV anime · 2017
TV anime · 2018
TV anime · 2018
TV anime · 2018
TV drama · 2020
The theatre street the drama's actress makes her name on.
Getting there: Namba Stn · 4 min walk
TV anime · 2020
The Namba home of the Yoshimoto comedy troupe.
Getting there: Namba Stn · 4 min walk
TV drama · 2021
TV anime · 2021
A JR Gakkentoshi Line station.
Getting there: Nozaki Stn · At the station
TV anime · 2022
TV drama · 2023
The hall used for the stage and broadcast sequences of Suzuko's singing career, in the city where the story begins.
Getting there: Tanimachi-yonchome Stn (Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line) · 4 min walk
TV anime · 2023
TV drama · 2024
TV anime · 2024
Film · 2025
The 1928 suspension footbridge over the Ishikawa used for the film's river scenes.
Getting there: Domyoji Stn (Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line) · 4 min walk
TV anime · 2025
TV anime · 2025
TV anime · 2025
TV anime · 2026
Walkable areas