By MOOK Scenic Spots’ Zhang Yingying, compiled and translated
The Japanese animated movie Your Name (君の名は) has been hugely popular, with box office sales exceeding 150 billion yen, prompting fans to identify key scenes from the film. In addition to Tokyo, locations such as Shibuya Station, Nagoya, Hiroshima, and others have appeared in the movie. Japanese fans have long had a “pilgrimage” mindset toward real-life settings of TV dramas, manga, anime, and movies. This film was released in Taiwan in October, and fans there are sure to start visiting these spots. Below are the Tokyo filming locations featured in the movie.
Your Name (君の名は) has broken 150 billion yen at the box office, and its filming locations have also become highly discussed and attention-grabbing. (Image source / 君の名は)
Shinanomachi Footbridge
The footbridge that runs from Shinanomachi toward Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium (Tokyo Metropolitan Route 319 Ki Bridge), which has become a popular Tokyo spot thanks to the popularity of Your Name. Many people go specifically to take photos from the same angle as the characters in the film.
Footbridge near Shinanomachi Meiji Jingu Stadium Park. (Image source / 君の名は)
DOCOMO TOWER (DOCOMO Building)
The office building scene in the movie Your Name is set around the areas of Shinjuku, Shinanomachi, and Yotsuya, with DOCOMO TOWER being particularly prominent. When visiting Yoyogi Park in Tokyo to see flowers or autumn leaves, you’re sure to spot this uniquely shaped, eye-catching high-rise.
DOCOMO TOWER can be seen from Yoyogi Park. (Photography / MOOK Scenic Spots’ Zhang Yingying)
Yotsuya Station and other stations
The scenes in the movie are centered around Shinjuku, Shinanomachi, and Yotsuya. Among them, Yotsuya Station is where the character Okudera-senpai and Taki meet. Other station scenes include Shinanomachi Station, the old-town styled Sendagaya Station, and the urban-style Tokyo Station Marunouchi entrance and exit — all featured in the film.
Yotsuya Station. (Photography / MOOK Scenic Spots’ Zhang Yingying)
Shinjuku Police Station in front of the traffic light signal
On the way from the west exit of Shinjuku Station to Shinjuku Police Station, you’ll see an arc-shaped decorative building in front of the intersection’s traffic lights. It appears in a night scene in the movie, leaving a deep impression on fans.
Shinjuku Police Station
Address: 6-1-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
The view in front of the traffic light signal at Shinjuku Police Station also became an important scene in Your Name. (Image source / 君の名は)
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