Question 1

Where is Chihayafuru set in real life?

Accepted Answer

Chihayafuru has 25 real-life locations including OP1 Fuchu Station, EP1 Furuta, EP3 Leo Maison Bubaigawara, EP3 Katamachi Culture Center, EP3 Katamachi Daisan Park, EP4 Bubaigawara Station, EP4 Karuta Memorial Otsuka Hall, EP4 McDonald's Bubaigawara Ekimae. Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 2

How many real locations does Chihayafuru have?

Accepted Answer

Chihayafuru has 25 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 Chihayafuru locations?

Accepted Answer

Chihayafuru has 25 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 Chihayafuru?

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 Chihayafuru based on real places?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the backgrounds in Chihayafuru are matched to 25 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 Chihayafuru filmed?

Accepted Answer

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for Chihayafuru, 25 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Scene	Location	Area
OP1	Fuchu Station	Fuchu
EP1	Furuta	Fuchu
EP3	Katamachi Culture Center	Fuchu
EP3	Katamachi Daisan Park	Fuchu
EP3	Leo Maison Bubaigawara	Fuchu
EP4	Bubaigawara Station	Fuchu
EP4	McDonald's Bubaigawara Ekimae	Fuchu
EP4	Karuta Memorial Otsuka Hall	Bunkyō
EP5	Awaraonsen Station	Awara
EP5	Arauta slope	Awara
EP5	Hasebeya	Awara
EP11	Echizen tea house	Awara
EP12	Oumi Shrine	Otsu
EP13	Outer Oratory	Otsu
EP13	Omi Kangakukan	Otsu
EP13	Otsukyo Station	Otsu
EP13	Otsu Municipal Shiga Kindergarten	Otsu
EP17	Shirayama Hime Jinja Shrine	Hakusan
EP18	Toda City Sports Center	Toda
EP20	Tsutsujigaoka Station	Chofu
EP20	Kawaguchi Lilia	Kawaguchi
EP20	gallery space A	Fuchu
EP20	Kawaguchi Station	Kawaguchi
EP23	East Deck Bridge	Shibuya
EP25	Daisan Elementary School(Bus)	Fuchu