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Suga Shrine stone steps
Shinkai surveyed Suga Shrine dozens of times. The team measured each step's height and even the texture of the railing's metal, layering the data into the animation.
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애니메이션 · 2016 · Animation
Your Name
Kimi no Na wa
Synopsis
Discover the real-life locations that inspired Makoto Shinkai's hit anime film Your Name (Kimi no Na wa).
Locations
3 spots
Region
도쿄도 · 기후현
Released
August 26, 2016
Director
Makoto Shinkai
All Locations
3 · in order
Itinerary
A Day's Journey
A route that follows the work's scenes in order. Match the travel times and filming hours, and the air of that day will come close to you.
01
스가 신사 (계단 장면)
타키와 미쓰하가 서로를 찾아 헤매다 마침내 재회하는 감동적인 계단 장면의 배경지
JR 시나노마치역에서 도보
02
시나노마치역 (타키가 걸어가는 육교)
타키가 등교하면서 걸어가는 육교 장면으로, 도쿄의 일상적인 풍경이 아름답게 그려진 곳
JR 주오
03
히다 후루카와역 (미쓰하의 마을 모티브)
미쓰하가 사는 이토모리 마을의 모티브가 된 지역으로, 역사와 주변 마을 풍경이 작품 속 장면과 닮아 있다
JR 다카야마본선 히다후루
Editorial · 01
Your Name, a Promise on the Stone Steps
Your Name, a promise carved on the stone steps
Makoto Shinkai's <Your Name> (2016) precisely recreates real locations in Tokyo and Gifu. Though an animated film, its backgrounds were rendered with near-photographic precision, and pilgrimage tourism became a new genre after its release.
The climactic stone staircase at Suga Shrine sits in Sugacho, Shinjuku-ku. Red street lamps, narrow steps, a shrine tucked into the city — the final frame of the film is real.
Hida City in Gifu is the model for Mitsuha's hometown of Itomori. The lake is fictional, but the station and the village are real. At the tourist office, visitors still hold up animation stills to compose the same shot.
Your name — a name I had to remember.
Still · 2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Behind · 02
What happened behind the scenes?
02
Shinano-machi Station overpass
Taki's commuter shot was prepared by photographing the same location at 8:12 every day for three weeks to study the light.
03
Hida-Furukawa Station
The station interior — benches, clock, timetable — used JR's real design verbatim. After release, the JR Takayama line saw a surge in tourists.
Guide · 03
Where should you go?
Best Season
Late October to mid-November (foliage + dusk most cinematic)
Transport
JR Pass + Tokyo Metro 1-day pass combo
DAY 1 · Tokyo
14:00
Shinano-machi Station overpass
JR Chuo-Sobu line. Morning and evening light differ greatly.
17:00
Suga Shrine stone steps
Dusk (30 min before sunset) aligns almost exactly with the ending cut.
19:30
Shinjuku Yotsuya
5-minute walk; the staff's favored ramen shops are nearby.
DAY 2 · Hida
07:30
Nagoya → Hida-Furukawa (Limited Express Wide-View, 2.5h)
The window view is already a pilgrimage.
11:00
Hida-Furukawa Station
The tourist office distributes a free 'Kimi no Na wa map'.
13:30
Keta Wakamiya Shrine
15 min walk from the station; one of the shrine models.
Pilgrimage · 04
How are fans visiting?
How to Pose
01
Suga Shrine stone steps
From the top step looking down — backlit silhouette is the poster cut.
02
Hida-Furukawa Station
Side view of the platform bench — same angle as the animation layout.
Check-ins
6,410
People who have walked this journey
Visitor Notes
“The photo queue at Suga Shrine is long. Weekday 4 p.m. is the sweet spot.”
“The train to Hida is already the movie. The 4-hour round trip is worth it.”
“Be considerate at Suga Shrine — quiet shots, then move on. It's a residential neighborhood.”
Nearby · 05
What's near the filming spots?
Suga Shrine
2 SPOTS
Yotsuya station shopping street
Several ramen and soba shops the crew frequented.
Food
Akasaka Detached Palace
15 min walk; recommended during garden-opening season.
View
Hida-Furukawa
3 SPOTS
Hida-Furukawa old town
White-walled merchant street — the original of the animation landscape.
View
Miyagawa morning market
Hida beef skewers, mitarashi dango.
Food
Café Cest la vie
A shrine-of-pilgrimage cafe among local fans.
Cafe
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DIAGRAMMATIC · SWAP FOR LIVE MAP
s01 · 스가 신사 (계단 장면)
s02 · 시나노마치역 (타키가 걸어가는 육교)
s03 · 히다 후루카와역 (미쓰하의 마을 모티브)
도쿄도 · 기후현
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