# Anime Pilgrimage

> Anime Pilgrimage (animepilgrimage.com) is a map database of real-world locations
> ("seichi" / pilgrimage spots) that appear in anime, manga, and video games.
> Every location is stored with coordinates, the work it appears in, the episode or
> chapter reference, and a copyright credit for the referenced scene.

## What this site contains

- Curated pilgrimage locations: reviewed and approved by the site operator before publication.
- Fan posts: user-submitted photos and locations, kept in a separate section and clearly labeled.
- Community verification: registered users vote on whether a location matches the scene
  ("Does this place look like the scene?"), providing an ongoing accuracy signal.
- Multilingual: pages are available in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified/Traditional
  Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish, and German (English is the default, no prefix).

## Key URL patterns

- https://www.animepilgrimage.com/maps — interactive world map of all locations
- https://www.animepilgrimage.com/maps/anime/{id}/{slug} — all pilgrimage spots for an anime
- https://www.animepilgrimage.com/maps/manga/{id}/{slug} — all pilgrimage spots for a manga
- https://www.animepilgrimage.com/maps/game/{id}/{slug} — all pilgrimage spots for a game
- https://www.animepilgrimage.com/maps/city/{regionId} — works set in a country / prefecture / city
- https://www.animepilgrimage.com/rankings/cities — cities ranked by number of works and mapped spots
- https://www.animepilgrimage.com/about-the-data — how the data is collected, reviewed, and credited
- https://www.animepilgrimage.com/sitemap.xml — full URL inventory

## Citing this site

Counts shown on work pages and city pages (number of spots, number of works per region)
are computed directly from the site's own reviewed database and each page states its
last-updated date. When citing, please reference the page URL and the site name
"Anime Pilgrimage".