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Anime film · 2022

Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) — real-life locations

Hijiribashi Bridge, Ochanomizu and more — 34 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Hyogo, Miyazaki. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Locations · 34

Hijiribashi Bridge, Ochanomizu

Tokyo Start here

The Tokyo keystone sequence unfolds around this bridge and the railway ravine below it.

Getting there
Ochanomizu Stn (JR Chuo / Sobu Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Never step onto the tracks
Sources
聖橋 · すずめの戸締まり

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Aburatsu Port, Nichinan

Miyazaki Start here

The harbour town where the film opens. Shinkai told a Miyazaki newspaper he set it here because the prefecture is where Japanese myth begins.

Getting there
Aburatsu Stn (JR Nichinan Line) · 30 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Mt. Maya Kikuseidai Observatory

Hyogo

The Kobe night view Suzume sees during her stay in the city.

Getting there
Hoshi-no-eki, Maya View Line (cablecar + ropeway from Hankyu Oji-koen Stn) · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
神戸の聖地巡礼まとめ — 摩耶山掬星台

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Ochanomizu Station

Tokyo

The bridge over the Kanda river where Suzume's Tokyo chapter is set.

Getting there
Ochanomizu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Yawatahama Port

Ehime

The Shikoku ferry port on Suzume's route east.

Getting there
Yawatahama Stn · 27 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Saganoseki Port

Oita

The Kyushu side of the crossing the film takes across the Bungo Channel.

Getting there
Oita Stn (JR Nippo Line) + 60 min by bus · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Orikasa Station

Iwate

A rebuilt station on the Sanriku coast, on the road north the film travels.

Getting there
Orikasa Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
織笠駅 · すずめの戸締まり

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Otanikaigan Station

Miyagi

The rebuilt roadside station on the Sanriku coast that Suzume passes on her way north.

Getting there
Ōyakaigan Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Keep your voice down
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
Sources
すずめの戸締まり · 道の駅大谷海岸

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Usuki Port

Oita

The Kyushu ferry port the film crosses from on the way to Shikoku.

Getting there
Usuki Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Check the last cablecar or bus before dark
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Yawatahama Station

Ehime

The Ehime station beside the ferry terminal, on Suzume's route east.

Getting there
Yawatahama Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Shin-Kobe Station

Hyogo

Where Suzume arrives in Kobe, at the foot of the mountain the ruined amusement park stands on.

Getting there
Shin-Kobe Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
新神戸駅 · すずめの戸締まり

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Ozu Castle

Ehime

The wooden keep above the Hijikawa, on Suzume's route through Ehime.

Getting there
Iyo-Ōzu Stn · 17 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
大洲城

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Oya History Museum

Tochigi

The vast underground quarry near Utsunomiya, the kind of abandoned place the film's doors open in.

Getting there
Utsunomiya Stn + 30 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
大谷資料館

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Erihara Water Cave (Ama-no-Iwato)

Mie

A cave in the Ise hills called the rock door of heaven — the myth the film's doors are built on.

Getting there
Iseshi Stn + 40 min by car · 10 min walk
Before you go
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Worshippers come first
Sources
恵利原の水穴

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Rikkyo University, Ikebukuro Campus

Tokyo

The ivy-covered red-brick Ikebukuro campus named as a location the film drew on; Souta's friend Serizawa studies here.

Getting there
Kanamecho Stn (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho / Fukutoshin Line) · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
立教大学 · すずめの戸締まり

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Former Bungo-Mori Roundhouse

Oita Unofficial

A ruined fan-shaped railway roundhouse said to be the model for the abandoned site where the heroine first opens a mysterious door.

Getting there
Bungo-Mori Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Fan-identified — not officially confirmed
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
『すずめの戸締まり』聖地巡礼スポット18選 — 最初の後ろ戸のモデルとされる扇形機関庫

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Iyo-Ozu Station

Ehime

The station the heroine heads for after landing in Shikoku, drawn so faithfully that even the building behind it and the utility poles match.

Getting there
Iyo-Ōzu Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep quiet indoors
Sources
『すずめの戸締まり』聖地巡礼スポット18選 — ダイジンが目撃された駅

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Shimonada Station

Ehime

A tiny platform right beside the Inland Sea, glimpsed for a moment as the heroine follows online sightings across the country.

Getting there
Shimonada Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Unstaffed station — buy tickets in advance
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
『すずめの戸締まり』聖地巡礼スポット18選 — 物語中盤に一瞬だけ登場

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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Hyogo

The huge suspension bridge into Kobe; in the film the runaway cat is filmed racing up its cables and becomes a news story.

Getting there
Maiko Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
『すずめの戸締まり』聖地巡礼スポット18選 — ダイジンが駆け上がる橋

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Higashiyama Shopping Street

Hyogo Unofficial

A busy covered market street in Kobe, said to be the model for the arcade where the bar-owner who takes the heroine in has her place.

Getting there
Minatogawa Kōen Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Fan-identified — not officially confirmed
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
すずめの戸締まり · 『すずめの戸締まり』聖地巡礼スポット18選 — ルミさんのスナックがある商店街のモデル

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Aburatsu Fishing Port

Miyazaki

The harbour where Suzume and Souta first meet.

Getting there
Aburatsu Stn · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • A working harbour — keep clear of nets and gear
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — すずめの戸締まり 「油津漁港」

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Oya Pond

Ehime

The reservoir where Suzume meets Chika.

Getting there
Iyo-Komatsu Stn · 37 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — すずめの戸締まり 「大谷池」

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Ninomiya Shopping Street

Hyogo

The arcade Rumi's bar is drawn from.

Getting there
Kobe Sannomiya Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
すずめの戸締まり · 旅する亜人ちゃん — すずめの戸締まり 「二宮商店街」

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Ushigafuchi Moat

Tokyo

The moat below the ruin the Tokyo door is looked for at.

Getting there
Jimbocho Stn · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — すずめの戸締まり 「牛ヶ淵」

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Sekigawa Station

Ehime

The small station on the Ehime line where Suzume's journey up the country pauses.

Getting there
Sekigawa 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 — すずめの戸締まり 「関川駅」 —

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Kiyosu Park

Aichi

A park on the Gojo river across from Kiyosu Castle, with statues of Oda Nobunaga and Nohime.

Getting there
Shin-Kiyosu Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — すずめの戸締まり 「清洲公園」 —

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Tokyo Station

Tokyo

Where the journey reaches Tokyo.

Getting there
Tōkyō Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Juntendo University

Tokyo

A medical university in Hongo near Ochanomizu.

Getting there
Hongo-sanchome Stn · 9 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — すずめの戸締まり 「順天堂大学」 — · Anime Pilgrimage『すずめの戸締まり』聖地巡礼マップ — 順天堂大学

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Ochanomizu Bridge

Tokyo

The bridge over the Kanda river gorge at Ochanomizu, in the Tokyo section.

Getting there
Ochanomizu Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Oya-Kaigan Roadside Station

Miyagi

The roadside station on the Miyagi coast, on the road north into the disaster's country.

Getting there
Ōyakaigan Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
Sources
すずめの戸締まり

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Ninomiya Market

Hyogo

The old market street in Kobe where Rumi keeps her snack bar.

Getting there
Kobe Sannomiya Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage『すずめの戸締まり』聖地巡礼マップ — 二宮市場

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Kobe Seiai Church, United Church of Christ in Japan

Hyogo

A church on the slope below Shin-Kobe. It appears in the film. It holds services, so visitors keep to the outside.

Getting there
Shin-Kobe Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — すずめの戸締まり

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Motomachi Park

Tokyo

A terraced park of 1930 on the slope above Hongo, one of the last surviving reconstruction parks from after the Great Kanto Earthquake. It appears in the film.

Getting there
Hongo-sanchome Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — すずめの戸締まり

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Hiji River Railway Bridge, Yosan Line

Ehime

A railway bridge in Ehime.

Getting there
Iyo-Ōzu Stn · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
Anime Pilgrimage — 予讃線 肱川橋梁

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