Where is The Summer Hikaru Died set in real life?

The Summer Hikaru Died has 12 real-life locations including OP Sakurai Police Station Mitsue Substation, EP1 Monument of "Ise Hon Kaido", EP1 Sakurai Police Station Mitsue Substation, EP1 Tsujimoto Shoten, EP1 Sakaguchi Shoten, EP3 Shikatsu Community Center, EP4 Mitsue Shrine, EP6 Mitsue Village Forestry Cooperative Thinning Wood Processing Center Ushitoge Factory. Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

How many real locations does The Summer Hikaru Died have?

The Summer Hikaru Died has 12 confirmed real-life locations mapped on Anime Pilgrimage.

How is this location information verified?

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.

What spots are easy to miss when visiting The Summer Hikaru Died locations?

The Summer Hikaru Died has 12 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.

Can I actually visit the places from The Summer Hikaru Died?

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.

Is the scenery in The Summer Hikaru Died based on real places?

Yes — the backgrounds in The Summer Hikaru Died are matched to 12 real-world locations mapped here, each verified against the actual scene. Compare them yourself with the Street View link on each spot.

Where was The Summer Hikaru Died filmed?

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for The Summer Hikaru Died, 12 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Locations in Nara

5 routes, 28 spots in total

Route 115 spots · approx. 8 hr 48 min

Starts at Nabari Station and covers 15 spots in about 8 hr 48 min. Covers Mitsue. Of these: 1 with opening hours.

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Nabari Station
Starting point
Walkapprox. 22 min
1
Stay about 10 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Busapprox. 89 min
1. Walkapprox. 22 minNabari Sta.
2. Busapprox. 56 minShikitsu
3. Walkapprox. 11 min
2
Sakaguchi Shoten
Stay about 30 min©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
Has opening hours
Walkapprox. 8 min
3
Kita Nature Mountain Herb Garden
Stay about 10 min©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 2 min
4
Monument of "Ise Hon Kaido"
Stay about 20 min©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 7 min
5
Shikatsu Community Center
Stay about 15 min©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 5 min
6
tsukimi rock
Stay about 15 min©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 10 min
7
Maruyama Park
Stay about 15 min©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 35 min
8
Tsujimoto Shoten
Stay about 15 min©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 15 min
9
Mitsue Shrine
©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
10
Mitsue Shrine
©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Stay about 40 min
Walkapprox. 14 min
11
Mitsue Village Forestry Cooperative Thinning Wood Processing Center Ushitoge Factory
Stay about 15 min©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 28 min
12
Sakurai Police Station Mitsue Substation
©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
13
Sakurai Police Station Mitsue Substation
©モクモクれん／KADOKAWA・「光が死んだ夏」製作委員会
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Stay about 40 min
Walkapprox. 66 min
14
Shikitsu
Starting point

Route 27 spots · approx. 3 hr 16 min

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Stay about 20 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 7 min
1
Stay about 15 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 1 min
2
Stay about 15 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Busapprox. 15 min
1. Walkapprox. 3 minNobeno
2. Busapprox. 9 minHisai Inter Garden
3. Walkapprox. 3 min
3
Stay about 20 min
OutdoorsHas opening hours
Walkapprox. 4 min
4
Stay about 35 min
IndoorsHas opening hoursAdmission fee
Busapprox. 17 min
1. Walkapprox. 3 minHisai Inter Garden
2. Busapprox. 11 minHisai Sta.
3. Walkapprox. 3 min
5
Hisai Station
Starting point
Trainapprox. 27 min
1. Walkapprox. 2 minHisai Station
2. Trainapprox. 2 minMomozono Station
3. Walkapprox. 23 min
6
Stay about 20 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree

Trainapprox. 45 min

Walkapprox. 38 minIse-Nakagawa Station
Trainapprox. 7 minMatsusaka Station

Route 33 spots · approx. 2 hr 17 min

Starts at Matsusaka Station and covers 3 spots in about 2 hr 17 min.

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Matsusaka Station
Starting point
Trainapprox. 46 min
1. Matsusaka Station
2. Trainapprox. 38 minIeki Station
3. Walkapprox. 8 min
1
Stay about 35 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Trainapprox. 41 min
1. Walkapprox. 8 minBunten
2. Trainapprox. 20 minIse-Yachi Station
3. Walkapprox. 13 min
2
Stay about 15 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree

Route 44 spots · approx. 1 hr 27 min

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Stay about 15 min
OutdoorsHas opening hoursAdmission fee
Walkapprox. 20 min
1
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
2
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
3
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Stay about 50 min

Route 54 spots · approx. 1 hr 15 min

Starts at Minami-asagaya Station and covers 4 spots in about 1 hr 15 min. Of these: 1 with opening hours.

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Minami-asagaya Station
Starting point
Walkapprox. 10 min
1
Stay about 15 min
OutdoorsHas opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 15 min
2
Stay about 15 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree
Walkapprox. 5 min
3
Stay about 15 min
OutdoorsNo opening hoursFree

Times are estimates. Check opening hours and timetables before you go.

Scene	Location	Area
OP	Sakurai Police Station Mitsue Substation	Mitsue
EP1	Sakaguchi Shoten	Mitsue
EP1	Tsujimoto Shoten	Mitsue
EP1	Monument of "Ise Hon Kaido"	Mitsue
EP1	Sakurai Police Station Mitsue Substation	Mitsue
EP3	Shikatsu Community Center	Mitsue
EP4	Mitsue Shrine	Mitsue
EP4	Mitsue Shrine	Mitsue
EP6	Mitsue Village Forestry Cooperative Thinning Wood Processing Center Ushitoge Factory	Mitsue
EP8	Maruyama Park	Mitsue
EP8	tsukimi rock	Mitsue
EP11	Kita Nature Mountain Herb Garden	Mitsue

The Summer Hikaru Died

Anime pilgrimage itineraries for 光が死んだ夏

Route 115 spots · approx. 8 hr 48 min

Route 27 spots · approx. 3 hr 16 min

Route 33 spots · approx. 2 hr 17 min

Route 44 spots · approx. 1 hr 27 min

Route 54 spots · approx. 1 hr 15 min