Screen Pilgrimage Real places behind anime and film, across Japan

Umeda and Tenjinbashisuji: anime and film locations you can walk between

The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!, Black Rain, Manten and 14 places in all, from 11 titles, inside 2.3 km.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Titles · 11

The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

TV anime · 2018

Black Rain

Film · 1989

Manten

TV drama · 2002

Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street

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

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

TV anime · 2006

Chiritotechin

TV drama · 2007

Asa ga Kita

TV drama · 2015

Daido Life Osaka Head Office

The company the drama's heroine founded, on the Nakanoshima bank of the river.

Getting there: Higobashi Stn · 1 min walk

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Anime film · 2020

22/7

TV anime · 2020

The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!

TV anime · 2021

Yaiba: Samurai Legend

TV anime · 2025

Nippon Sangoku

TV anime · 2026

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