Question 1

Where is The Garden of Words set in real life?

Accepted Answer

The Garden of Words has 14 real-life locations including Bicycle storage location Shinjuku Naito-cho, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Excelsior Caffé Sendagaya Ekimae, Kid's Area, Lawson Shinjuku 4-chome, Chohakkai Sendagaya, Matsuya Shinjuku Minamiguchi Store, Kyu-Goryo-Tei (Taiwan Pavilion). Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 2

How many real locations does The Garden of Words have?

Accepted Answer

The Garden of Words has 14 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 The Garden of Words locations?

Accepted Answer

The Garden of Words has 14 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 The Garden of Words?

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 The Garden of Words based on real places?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the backgrounds in The Garden of Words are matched to 14 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 The Garden of Words filmed?

Accepted Answer

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for The Garden of Words, 14 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Scene	Location	Area
—	Hato Bus Shinjuku office	Shinjuku
—	Lawson Shinjuku 4-chome	Shinjuku
—	Bicycle storage location Shinjuku Naito-cho	Shinjuku
—	Shinjuku Gate / Ticket Office	Shinjuku
—	Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden	Shibuya
—	Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden	Shinjuku
—	Matsuya Shinjuku Minamiguchi Store	Shinjuku
—	Kid's Area	Shibuya
—	Chohakkai Sendagaya	Shibuya
—	Excelsior Caffé Sendagaya Ekimae	Shibuya
—	Near the Yawata-mae bridge	Shibuya
—	YOKOHAMA Ticket Service Shinjuku South Exit Head Office	Shinjuku
—	Kyu-Goryo-Tei (Taiwan Pavilion)	Shinjuku
—	Sendagaya Branch Office Shibuya Ward	Shibuya