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Your Name: Real-Life Locations in Tokyo

Walk the same path as Taki and Mitsuha in Kimi no Na wa

Makoto Shinkai's 2016 hit film, Your Name (君の名は, Kimi no na wa) 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 National Art Centre

The restaurant that Taki and Okudera-senpai dined at during their date is called "Salon de the Rond" and is located on the second floor of The National Art Centre. To get a better view, I suggest going up to the third floor. The restaurant opens at 11AM.

Salon de the Rond
Salon de the Rond (Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.)

There are also some shots of the Art Centre during the date like the brown-lined walls and glass-panelled directions. Going inside the facility is free of charge.

National Art Center
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  • 7 Chome-22-2 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-8558
Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.
Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

Yotsuya Station

For their date, Taki and Okudera-senpai meet up at Yotsuya Station. To get a better view, take the Akasaka exit and look back. Unfortunately, there was construction going on when 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.

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

The view of Okudera-senpai and Taki talking is the same one when you walk further.

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

The stairs that Taki is seen panting at in the film is also here. Walk to the left and you'll see a flight of stairs.

Location on Google Map

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

Suga Shrine

The way to Suga Shrine

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 (!).

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

The intersection also appears in the film; however, there was construction going on when I went so I was not able to take a shot. But walking further, you'll recognize this spot which is also in the film when Taki was finding the way (location on Google map).

From there, take the left and keep walking and you'll see a vending machine that welcomes you to the "Holy Land" of Your Name. You know you're near the sacred spot.

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

Keep walking and you'll finally spot a flight of stairs with red railings.

Stairs to Suga Shrine

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 ending also takes place here.

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

The stairs itself is nothing special. Locals past by it normally. But having seen the film, the significance of it changes particularly when you think about Taki and Mitsuha meeting here. While the view is not a hundred percent similar as it is in the film, the resemblance is pretty close.

Location on Google Map

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.

Suga Shrine
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  • 5-banchi Sugacho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0018
  • Open 24 hours (Open Now)


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.

NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building

Exiting from Shinanomachi Station, the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building is visible from your right side. This is also taken 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 between two intersecting roads.

The building appears as part of the Tokyo montage:

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

Shinanomachi Station

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-senpai.

The bridge is somewhat significant in the film as well because this is when Taki starts to think about and even realize his feelings for Mitsuha.

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

Yunika Vision

Yunika Vision is located in Shinjuku and is a giant television screen that broadcasts news, advertisements and music videos.

In the film, Yunika Vision is where the fall of the Tiamat comet is broadcast. The area is crowded and busy so be careful when taking photos not to block the pedestrian crossing.

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

Shinjuku Intersection

This intersection is near the Shinjuku Police Station and the famous LOVE statue. It appears during a montage scene after Mitsuha and Taki realized that they’ve switched bodies.

Similar to other spots in the film, be sure not to take a photo in the middle of the road. It would be recommended to use a wide angle lens to get an exact shot of the one featured in the film.

Photo: Above: Jianne Soriano, Below: © 2016 Your Name, Film Partners.

And that’s it for the Tokyo Your Name spots. A few other mentions would include Cafe La Bohéme, the inspiration for the restaurant where Taki and Okudera-senpai work and Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery which was briefly shown when Mitsuha (in Taki’s body) is excited to be exploring Tokyo.

Getting there

You can see the relative location of each spot by referencing the following map:

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c Mak 9 months ago
thanks so much! will try to visit all of he spots!
Nga Nguyễn a year ago
So beautiful! It's amazing how vividly Japanese artists can transform images from reality into drawings.
Sleiman Azizi 3 years ago
Wow, pretty amazing comparison photos!
Novia Mardasari 3 years ago
Woah, it’s really real!
Kim 5 years ago
Loved the film - what a fun way of sightseeing through Tokyo by heading to those locations!

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