Question 1

Where is Lucky☆Star set in real life?

Accepted Answer

Lucky☆Star has 15 real-life locations including EP21 Kyoto Station, EP21 Kowata Station, EP21 Kyoto Animation Co. Ltd., EP21 Maruyama Park, EP21 Yasaka Shrine, EP21 Animate Kyoto, EP21 Sanjo Ohashi Bridge, EP21 Hotel Honnoji. Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 2

How many real locations does Lucky☆Star have?

Accepted Answer

Lucky☆Star has 15 confirmed real-life locations mapped on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 3

How is this location information verified?

Accepted Answer

Locations are identified by comparing user-submitted photos with scenes from the anime. Locations adopted as official places have been reviewed by our team; community-submitted-only locations are unverified. Every location includes a Street View link so you can check the site yourself.

Question 4

What spots are easy to miss when visiting Lucky☆Star locations?

Accepted Answer

Lucky☆Star has 15 registered real-life locations, most of which don't appear in typical travel guides. Check the Anime Pilgrimage map and Street View before your trip and add them to your itinerary so you don't miss them.

Question 5

Can I actually visit the places from Lucky☆Star?

Accepted Answer

Yes — every location on this map is a real place you can visit, matched to the exact scene it appears in. Use the Street View link on each spot to see what it looks like before you go.

Question 6

Is the scenery in Lucky☆Star based on real places?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the backgrounds in Lucky☆Star are matched to 15 real-world locations mapped here, each verified against the actual scene. Compare them yourself with the Street View link on each spot.

Question 7

Where was Lucky☆Star filmed?

Accepted Answer

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for Lucky☆Star, 15 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Scene	Location	Area
EP21	Kyoto Station	Kyoto
EP21	Kiyomizu-dera	Kyoto
EP21	Love Fortune Stone	Kyoto
EP21	Sannenzaka	Kyoto
EP21	Maruyama Park	Kyoto
EP21	Yasaka Shrine	Kyoto
EP21	Hotel Honnoji	Kyoto
EP21	Higashiyama Jisho-ji	Kyoto
EP21	Kyoto Shiyakusho mae [Daimonjicho]	Kyoto
EP21	Sanjo Ohashi Bridge	Kyoto
EP21	Kowata Station	Uji
EP21	Eburidei Pharmacy	Uji
EP21	Kyoto Animation Co. Ltd.	Uji
EP21	Animate Kyoto	Kyoto
EP21	Photo booth shop Kyoto Olympia	Kyoto