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The dimensional wall has been broken! 10 must-visit anime pilgrimage sites in Japan. 1️⃣Suga Shrine - "Your Name" The red railing staircase where the male and female protagonists meet in the stills is right here, and the scene where they reunite at the end is unforgettable. 📍Address: 5-6 Sugacho, Shinjuku-ku 2️⃣️Near Cengongqiao Station - "5 Centimeters per Second" This is the scene where the male and female protagonists in the film pass each other for the last time, separated by a train. 🌟Check-in route: Ueno Park - Sangubashi Station 📍Address: Starting from Cangongqiao Station, follow the railway tracks and you will see the second level crossing. 3️⃣️Kamakura - "Slam Dunk" The famous scene in the movie where Sakuragi Hanamichi waves to Akagi Haruko next to the railway is actually at the Kamakura High School Front Station. 🌟Check-in route: Kamakura Electric Railway - Shonan Coast - Kamakura High School 📍Address: Katase Beach, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture 4️⃣️Qingshan Bird, Qu County - "Detective Conan" Tottori Prefecture is the hometown of manga artist Gosho Aoyama, and can be considered a pilgrimage site and a place of longing for Conan fans around the world. 🌟Check-in route: Conan Avenue-Qingshan Gangchang Memorial Hall-Tottori Sand Dunes 📍Address: Yura Inn, Tottori Prefecture 5️⃣️Kumamoto Prefecture - "Natsume's Book of Friends" Over the years, Natsume's Book of Friends has carried the warmth of many people and healed the loneliness of countless souls. 🌟Check-in route: Tengugawa Bridge - Amegami Shrine - Tamachi Tenmangu Shrine - Hitoyoshi Station 📍Address: Kumamoto Prefecture, Hitoyoshi City, Kumamura Village. 6️⃣️Coloring and Meeting at Kumano Shrine - "Forest of Fireflies" Some people say that visiting Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine in full color offers a scenery that "leads people to a different world". When it rains, the mist in the mountains and forests fills the air, making it seem like a fairyland. 🌟Check-in route: Walk to the shrine - Experience the Minxiangxuan small train. 📍Address: Takamori-cho, Asu-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture. 7️⃣️Totoro Forest - "My Neighbor Totoro" This is the dense forest where Totoro, the character from Hayao Miyazaki's "My Neighbor Totoro," lives. There is an old building called the "Black Coal Ball House" and a life-size statue of Totoro. 🌟Check-in route: Forest hike - Shrine - Black Coal Ball House 📍Address: Tama-ko Machi, Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo-to 8️⃣️Yinshan Hot Springs - "Spirited Away" Tang's hot spring inn is here, and in winter you can see the scene of snowflakes flying all over the sky, which is a fairy tale world in winter. 🌟Check-in route: Strolling on Hot Spring Street 📍Address: 446 Ginzan Shinhata, Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture 9️⃣️Shinjuku Gyoen - "The Garden of Words" In the garden, almost every corner feels familiar, making one marvel at how delicate Makoto Shinkai's brushstrokes are, causing reality and animation to overlap again and again. 📍Address: Naitocho, Shinjuku-ku, 23 wards of Tokyo. 🔟Yakushima Island - "Princess Mononoke" In ancient times, dense forests covered the earth, and guardian gods protected them. Here, streams flow down, exploring the mysteries of nature. 📍Address: Yakushima-cho, Kumage-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture