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Anime film · 2022

Suzume — filming locations

14 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Miyazaki, Hyogo. 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 · 14

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 · 2 min walk
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

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

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

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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