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Summer Pockets — real-life locations

Ogijima Lighthouse, Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens, Ogi Port and more — 17 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kagawa, Okayama. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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

Locations · 17

Ogijima Lighthouse

Kagawa Start here

The granite lighthouse on the northern tip of Ogijima, the island generally taken as the model for the story's Torishirojima.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + 40 min ferry · 35 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
男木島灯台

Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens

Tokyo

The Mitsubishi Iwasaki family's estate, with a Western mansion by Josiah Conder. Appears in episode 9.

Getting there
Ueno-okachimachi Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — Summer Pockets 「旧岩崎邸庭園」 EP9 · Anime Pilgrimage『Summer Pockets』聖地巡礼マップ — 旧岩崎邸庭園

Ogi Port

Kagawa

The island's ferry landing, where the boat from Takamatsu ties up.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + 40 min ferry · At the station
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — Summer Pockets 「男木港」 EP1

Ogi Fishing Port

Kagawa

The harbour of Ogijima, with its houses stacked up the hillside. Appears in episode 1.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + 40 min ferry · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — Summer Pockets 「男木漁港」 EP1

Toyotamahime Shrine

Kagawa

The island shrine up the slope behind the village.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + 40 min ferry · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — Summer Pockets 「豊玉姫神社」 EP4 · Anime Pilgrimage『Summer Pockets』聖地巡礼マップ — 豊玉姫神社

Uno Station

Okayama

The station at Uno, the mainland end of the ferries into the Inland Sea islands.

Getting there
Uno Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — Summer Pockets 「宇野駅」 EP16

Naoshima Dam

Kagawa

A dam in the middle of Naoshima. Appears in episode 3.

Getting there
Miyanoura Port + 10min by car · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — Summer Pockets 「直島ダム」 EP3 · Anime Pilgrimage『Summer Pockets』聖地巡礼マップ — 直島ダム

Sumiyoshi Shrine

Kagawa

A shrine on Naoshima. Appears in episode 26.

Getting there
Miyanoura Port, 25min on foot · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — Summer Pockets 「住吉神社」 EP26

Naoshima New Museum of Art

Kagawa

A Naoshima art museum opened in 2025.

Getting there
Miyanoura Port + bus 15min · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — Summer Pockets 「直島新美術館」

Ogijima Community Center

Kagawa

The ferry waiting hall at Ogi port, an artwork with a shell-like roof.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + ferry 40min · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Walking Ark

Kagawa

A sculpture by Keisuke Yamaguchi standing on the Ogijima shore.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + ferry 40min · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『Summer Pockets』聖地巡礼マップ — 歩く方舟

House of the Sunset and Cats

Kagawa

A house on the heights of the Ogijima village.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + ferry 40min · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『Summer Pockets』聖地巡礼マップ — 夕陽と猫の家

Akinorium

Kagawa

An installation of sound and light in an old house on Ogijima.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + ferry 40min · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Naoshima Bathhouse

Kagawa

The bathhouse on Naoshima that is itself an artwork, tiled inside and out.

Getting there
Miyanoura Port · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • No photography indoors
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『Summer Pockets』聖地巡礼マップ — 直島銭湯「I♥︎湯」

Kojinbayashi Shrine

Kagawa

A small wayside shrine in the woods of Ogijima.

Getting there
Ogi Port · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

Ogijima

Kagawa

A island in Kagawa.

Getting there
Takamatsu Port + ferry 40min · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — Summer Pockets 「男木島」

Minshuku Ishii Shoten

Kagawa

A inn in Kagawa.

Getting there
Miyanoura Port + bus 15min · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — Summer Pockets 「民宿石井商店 本家」

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