Question 1

Where is Date A Live set in real life?

Accepted Answer

Date A Live has 5 real-life locations including OP1 Machida Tenmangu, EP1 Denny's Machida Minamiguchi, EP3 Kashima Bridge, EP4 Machida Tenmangu, EP8 Machida Station. Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 2

How many real locations does Date A Live have?

Accepted Answer

Date A Live has 5 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 Date A Live locations?

Accepted Answer

Date A Live has 5 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 Date A Live?

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 Date A Live based on real places?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the backgrounds in Date A Live are matched to 5 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 Date A Live filmed?

Accepted Answer

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for Date A Live, 5 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Scene	Location	Area
OP1	Machida Tenmangu	Machida
EP1	Denny's Machida Minamiguchi	Sagamihara
EP3	Kashima Bridge	Sagamihara
EP4	Machida Tenmangu	Machida
EP8	Machida Station	Machida