Your Name & One Piece: Taiwan’s Must-Visit Anime Mural Alley

Text by MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team, compiled and reported

With Your Name breaking the billion-yuan box office mark and becoming a new animation hit, many filming spots have surged in popularity, turning into popular photo-taking locations. Meanwhile, an anime mural alley in Taichung has become an alternative Your Name-related spot. In recent years, community murals have been on the rise in Taiwan. To revitalize old villages, creativity abounds in everything from space design to wall art, with highly diverse themes. The Taichung mural alley introduced here, as the name suggests, is a cartoon and anime-themed mural street. Creating large-scale murals is already challenging, but portraying anime characters with fine detail makes it even more difficult. Yet, thanks to its realistic style and meticulous details, it has attracted crowds of visitors for pilgrimage and photos, becoming an alternative must-visit spot in Taichung.