) captured the heart of millions. It toppled Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away and claimed the throne as the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Relive the tale of star-crossed lovers, Taki and Mitsuha by going on a Your Name pilgrimage and visit the real-life locations (or locations that inspired many parts of the film) all in Tokyo.
The restaurant that Taki and Okudera-spai dined at during their date is called Salon de the Rond and is located on the second floor of The National Art Ctre. To get a better view, I suggest going up to the third floor. The restaurant ops at 11AM.
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There are also some shots of the Art Ctre during the date like the brown-lined walls and glass-panelled directions. Going inside the facility is free of charge.
For their date, Taki and Okudera-spai meet up at Yotsuya Station. To get a better view, take the Akasaka exit and look back. Unfortunately, there was construction going on wh I visited so the actual part of the station that is in the film did not have the Yotsuya Station sign (the right side) so I opted for the other side.
The stairs that Taki is se panting at in the film is also here. Walk to the left and you'll see a flight of stairs.
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It's a little bit of walk from Yotsuya Station to Suga Shrine so I suggest using Google maps to navigate. Once you spot Lawson 100 store, turn and walk a little until you spot these signs (location on Google Map). Unfortunately, the sign is too high for me to take the actual angle as in the film (!).
The intersection also appears in the film; however, there was construction going on wh I wt so I was not able to take a shot. But walking further, you'll recognize this spot which is also in the film wh Taki was finding the way (location on Google map).
From there, take the left and keep walking and you'll see a vding machine that welcomes you to the Holy Land of Your Name. You know you're near the sacred spot.
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The stairs to Suga Shrine is perhaps the most iconic location of the film. The first promotional materials is set here and film's hopeful ding also takes place here.
The stairs itself is nothing special. Locals past by it normally. But having se the film, the significance of it changes particularly wh you think about Taki and Mitsuha meeting here. While the view is not a hundred perct similar as it is in the film, the resemblance is pretty close.
One of the best things about these spots is that they're not crowded. They're everyday, mundane places that people use or pass by. Yet, to those of us who has watched the film, the spots take on a whole new meaning as we imagine ourselves taking Mitsuha and Taki's footsteps.
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The following set of locations that are featured in Your Name are a little bit more off the radar in the film, but they still show where Makoto Shinkai drew inspiration from. These real-life locations also makes Taki and Mitsuha’s journey feel much closer to us.
Exiting from Shinanomachi Station, the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building is visible from your right side. This is also tak from the same angle that is in featured in the film. Be careful not to take pictures in the middle of the road as the shooting area is nestled betwe two intersecting roads.
In your front, there is a flight of stairs to a pedestrian bridge. This is the same pedestrian that Taki is in after his date with Okudera-spai.
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The bridge is somewhat significant in the film as well because this is wh Taki starts to think about and ev realize his feelings for Mitsuha.
In the film, Yunika Vision is where the fall of the Tiamat comet is broadcast. The area is crowded and busy so be careful wh taking photos not to block the pedestrian crossing.
This intersection is near the Shinjuku Police Station and the famous LOVE statue. It appears during a montage sce after Mitsuha and Taki realized that they’ve switched bodies.
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Similar to other spots in the film, be sure not to take a photo in the middle of the road. It would be recommded to use a wide angle ls to get an exact shot of the one featured in the film.
And that’s it for the Tokyo Your Name spots. A few other mtions would include Cafe La Bohéme, the inspiration for the restaurant where Taki and Okudera-spai work and Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery which was briefly shown wh Mitsuha (in Taki’s body) is excited to be exploring Tokyo.. It is the fourth highest grossing film of all time in Japan and the highest grossing anime film worldwide. The plot revolves around Taki and Mitsuha, a Tokyo boy and a countryside girl who one day found themselves trapped in each other’s body. An exciting turn of events starts from here — which I won’t spoil, don’t worry.
Kimi No Na Wa gained worldwide recognition, and for good reasons: beautifully drawn landscapes, resonating soundtrack and its fresh, multilayered narrative. I do love the film and consider myself a huge fan. Bad news for me: anime world does not exist. The good news though: the settings of the film are based on real life and are all within Tokyo! Armed with Google Maps and a handful of Nihonggo words, I embarked on a whole day adventure to find Taki and Mitsuha.
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Mitsuha headed to Tokyo in hopes of finding Taki. Plot twist: there’s no way he could know her yet as the switching (dream possession) was experienced by him three years later.
We all have that feeling of instantly liking the person for no reason, a spark, an emotion that makes us wonder: “
Shinkai stirred a lot of human emotions and answered existing phenomena about life. The characters, landscapes, scoring and a mixture of old-modern, rural-urban Japan blended perfectly. Taki and Mitsuha are fictional characters but their existence is meant to teach us lessons: to fight for love, to be bold and fearless, to treasure every experience before they escape us and to never forget the people we love no matter how excruciating it could be. A fitting conclusion to my pilgrimage is a line from Obachan:
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“Connecting people is Musubi. The flow of time is Musubi… The braided cords that we make are the God’s art and represent the flow of time itself. They converge and take shape. They twist, tangle, sometimes unravel, break and then connect again. Musubi – knotting. That’s time.”
Free spirit. Music lover. Caffeine-dependent lifeform who talks in his sleep. Bryan is an MA CommArts graduate from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños who enjoys learning outside school and subsists on a steady diet of anything sweet.
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