Question 1

Where is Horimiya: The Missing Pieces set in real life?

Accepted Answer

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces has 16 real-life locations including OP Greenhouse, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, OP Kachidoki Bridge, EP1 Benzaiten, EP1 The Stage of Kiyomizu, EP1 Kiyomizudera Okunoin, EP1 Ryoan-ji, EP1 Nijo Castle, EP1 Tofuku-ji Hojo (Abbot's Quarters). Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 2

How many real locations does Horimiya: The Missing Pieces have?

Accepted Answer

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces has 16 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 Horimiya: The Missing Pieces locations?

Accepted Answer

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces has 16 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 Horimiya: The Missing Pieces?

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 Horimiya: The Missing Pieces based on real places?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the backgrounds in Horimiya: The Missing Pieces are matched to 16 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 Horimiya: The Missing Pieces filmed?

Accepted Answer

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, 16 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Scene	Location	Area
OP	Greenhouse, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden	Shinjuku
OP	Kachidoki Bridge	Chuo
EP1	Tatsumi Bridge	Kyoto
EP1	Kannon-den (Ginkaku)	Kyoto
EP1	Benzaiten	Kyoto
EP1	Ryoan-ji	Kyoto
EP1	Kinkaku-ji	Kyoto
EP1	Ryumon Falls	Kyoto
EP1	The Stage of Kiyomizu	Kyoto
EP1	Hokan-ji Gojunoto (Yasakanoto, Five Story Pagoda)	Kyoto
EP1	Tofuku-ji Hojo (Abbot's Quarters)	Kyoto
EP1	Kiyomizudera Okunoin	Kyoto
EP1	Nijo Castle	Kyoto
EP4	Umezato Central Park	Suginami
EP4	Umezato Central Park	Suginami
EP6	McDonald's Shin-Koenji Restaurant	Suginami