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There's no debate about the quality Makoto Shinkai gave us when he directed this masterpiece. To this date, Your Name should be his finest work and most people I guarantee will agree with my statement. Released in 2016, it has been ranked third as the highest Japanese-selling movie until now, with its beautiful art and heart-moving story. The art was so good it had a good resemblance with the real-life counterparts that I could not afford to miss when I was still in Japan.
For location no. 1-7, I will share the locations where Your Name was inspired outside of Tokyo, which is located in Hida, Gifu Pref. Suwa, Nagano Pref., and Nagoya City, Aichi Pref. These places were the inspiration for Mitsuha's home town Itomori.
For location no. 8 on wards are all locations that can be found around Tokyo area.
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| Random poster Your Name found in Hida-Furukawa area |
1. Hida-Furukawa Station
The first spot that I visited was the Hida-Furukawa station. This was the spot where Taki first arrived at the countryside as he was looking for the whereabouts of Itomori.
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| Sign of JR Hida-Furukawa Station |
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Train approaching the station
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| The same train in real life |
For the train to be located exactly like in the movie, we will need to be at the on-spot at 9:57 which is a piece of good information.
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| Taki and friends crossing the station bridge©︎ 「君の名は。」製作委員会 |
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| The same bridge in real life |
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Hidagyu, the local mascot of Hida area in the anime
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| Hidagyu in the station in real life |
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Taki asking for the whereabouts of Itomori village to the local taxi driver
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| Taxi depot in front of the station in real life |
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2. Ochiai Bus Stop
The second spot I visited was one station away from the Hida-Furukawa area, using the train to Tsunogawa. Here we can find that one scene where Taki and his friends sitting at a bus stop. This place was quite remote, but it was worthed because the scenery was stunning.
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Taki looking down while waiting for bus at a bus stop
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| Ochiai bus stop in real life |
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I found another note left by fellow traveller within the bus stop
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| By far my most beautiful photo in my gallery, the view of Miyakawa river/Tsunogawa area |
3. Hida City Library
The third spot that I visited was the Hida City Library. In the anime, Taki and friends were gathering information about Itomori in this library. For this area, I headed back from Tsunogawa to Hida-Furukawa area.
Note that you need permission to take pictures inside the library. You can ask the staff and they will be happy to assist you with issuing the permission (also always be polite!).
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Furukawa City Library
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| Real depiction of the library, Hida City Library |
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The gang is looking for whereabouts of Itomori inside the library
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| Similar angle of the interior of the library |
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Lots of books showing the disasters happening in Itomori
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| We can find many books related to Your Name, including with yet another Message Note! |
4. Ketawakamiya Shrine
The forth spot I visited was the local shrine in Hida Furukawa called Ketawakamiya Shrine (kinda mouthful isn't it?).
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Taki asking the locals regarding to the Itomori
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| Stairways leading to the shrine in real life |
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Itomori shrine where there was a festival
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The shrine in real life On my way back, I didn't forget to take pictures of the fields. |
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The gang walked through a rice field
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| Rice field in real life |
5. Sakura Bussan-kan
The fifth spot I visited was the local souvenir shop called Sakura Bussan-kan. The shop itself did not really appear in the movie, but it sells many local products which can be seen in the movie.
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Mitsuha working on the traditional bracelet "Kumihimo"
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| Here we can learn Kumihimo which I saw was around 1,800 JPY for half an-hour |
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The jar where Mitsuha put the "holy sake"
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| Bought this mini jar replica as a memento (not that I am a pervert or anything). |
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| Here we can choose the material for making Kumihimo |
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| Here are the pictures of spots as reference for pilgrimage |
6. Hie Shrine
I added my travel spot for Hie Shrine when I visited Takayama City in 2025, which I think where Itomori shrine is based on.
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Itomori Shrine in the anime
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Hie Shrine's Torii Gate in Real Life
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The back of the Torii gate in the anime with festival food stalls
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| The back of Hie shrine main torii gate in real life |
7. Lake Suwa / Tateishi Park
The next spot that I visited was the inspiration for the iconic Itomori Lake which is located in Suwa Lake, Nagano Pref. Directory of Your Name, Shinkai Makoto came from Nagano, and it seems that the Suwa area was his hometown which he adopted to appear in the movie.
To have a good view of the lake, I went to the high ground by the spot named Tateishi Park. It was quiet an effort to get there, but sure was worthed!
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The view of Itomori Lake from Mitsuha's high school
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The view of Lake Suwa from Tateishi park
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A bird-eye view of Itomori Lake
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| Wider view of Suwa lake in real life |
On my way to Tateishi Park, I found the electric transformer facility that seemed to be owned by the local electricity company Chubu Denki. In the anime, Taki (inside Mitsuha's body) blew this place to show the Itomori locals the incoming comet. (I hope nothing similar happened to this place in real life as it would be disastrous)
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| Itomori Transformer Station©︎「君の名は。」製作委員会 |
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| Suwa local electric transformer facility |
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Seconds before explosion inside the transformer facility
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| The inside look of the transformer in real life |
8. Nagoya Station
The last spot I visited for the places outside of Tokyo was the vicinity of Nagoya station. Taki and friends board the train from here when he was heading to the countryside to look for Itomori.
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Taki was panicking at the station
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| The same staircases leading to platform no. 11 |
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Taki was rushing as he and the team boarded the train
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JR Central Hida Express (Unit KiHa 85 series) heading to Toyama
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| The back of the KiHa 85 series |
9. Suga Shrine
This will be the first spot among all spots within Tokyo area. I think this is the most popular spot among all Your Name photo spots, and you might find many other fellow anime fans also taking pictures here!
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Mitsuha seeing Taki for the first time after a while
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| The famous red staircase in real life |
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Taki and Mitsuha passing by in the anime
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| The same angle of the stairway in real life |
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Far shot of the stairway in the anime
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| The same angle in real life |
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| The Torii and entrance of Suga Shrine |
10. Shinanomachi Station
The next spot I visited was around the Shinanomachi Station and the Meiji Jingu Gaien park complex. This place could also be found in the movie.
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The view of the famous Tower Clock building in the anime
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| The view of Shinjukuskylines with NTT Docomo Yoyogi Clock tower at the middle in real life |
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Taki waiting at the bridge at dusk
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| The same bridge in real life |
Not far from Shinanomachi station, you can find the Meiji Jingu Gaien Park complex where the Meiji Memorial Gallery.
Mitsuha (inside Taki's body) walking with Taki's friend Takagi and Fujii「君の名は。」製作委員会
Meiji Memorial Gallery building in real life
11. National Art Center Tokyo
The next spot I visited was The National Art Center in Tokyo. There was one scene where Taki and Onodera-senpai had a date there.
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Taki and Onodera-senpai having a date lunch
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| The fancy restaurant by the name of "Brasserie Paul Bocuse" |
13. Roppongi Hills Sky Deck
The next place was also the dating spot Taki and Onodera-senpai went to, which was located in one of the fanciest areas in Tokyo called Roppongi Hills.
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Taki and Onodera-senpai having a date at the Sky Deck
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| The same view of the deck in real life |
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The view of Tokyo skyline from the movie
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| Tokyo skyline view in real life from Roppongi Hills Sky Deck |
14. Shinjuku Police Station Intersection
The final spot that I captured was found was an intersection near Shinjuku Police Station.
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The famous ring intersection in the movie
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| The same view of the intersection in real life |
I would like to thank all of the blog posts these contributors has written to help me find these spots:
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the intellectual property of this page and used for research purposes only. “Your Name” is fully owned by ©2016 CoMix Wave Files & 「君の名は。」製作委員会.
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