Where is Free! set in real life?

Free! has 29 real-life locations including OP Uradome Coast, EP1 Tajiri Shrine, EP1 Arasuna Shrine, EP1 Tajiri Park Observation Deck, EP2 Shirawara Observation Deck, EP3 Oiwa Station, EP3 Volunteer center, Kishiwada city Council of social welfare, EP3 Iwami Station. Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

How many real locations does Free! have?

Free! has 29 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 Free! locations?

Free! has 29 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 Free!?

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 Free! based on real places?

Yes — the backgrounds in Free! are matched to 29 real-world locations mapped here, each verified against the actual scene. Compare them yourself with the Street View link on each spot.

Where was Free! filmed?

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for Free!, 29 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Free! Anime Locations Map

EP1

Tajiri Shrine

EP1©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Arasuna Shrine

EP1©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Tajiri Park Observation Deck

EP1©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

EP2

Shirawara Observation Deck

EP2©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

EP3

Oiwa Station

EP3©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Iwami Station

EP3©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Hayabusa Station

EP3©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Volunteer center, Kishiwada city Council of social welfare

EP3©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

EP5

FamilyMart; Iwamicho Uradome

EP5©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

FamilyMart; Iwamicho Uradome

EP5©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Iwami Station

EP5©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Uradome Coast

EP5©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Tajiri Port

EP5©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

EP7

Ajiro Tunnel

EP7©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Arasuna Shrine

EP7©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

Tottori Station

EP7©おおじこうじ・京都アニメーション／岩鳶高校水泳部

EP9

Iwami Station

Tajiri Fisheries Cooperative

Tajiri Port

Iwami Choritsu Oiwakoryu Center

Minato Shrine

Tajiri Yakushido

EP10

Haneo Beach Resort

Kyoseki

EP12

Kyoto Aquarena

Scene	Location	Area
OP	Uradome Coast	Iwami
EP1	Tajiri Shrine	Iwami
EP1	Arasuna Shrine	Iwami
EP1	Tajiri Park Observation Deck	Iwami
EP2	Shirawara Observation Deck	Iwami
EP3	Oiwa Station	Iwami
EP3	Iwami Station	Iwami
EP3	Hayabusa Station	Yazu
EP3	Volunteer center, Kishiwada city Council of social welfare	Kishiwada
EP5	FamilyMart; Iwamicho Uradome	Iwami
EP5	FamilyMart; Iwamicho Uradome	Iwami
EP5	Iwami Station	Iwami
EP5	Uradome Coast	Iwami
EP5	Tajiri Port	Iwami
EP7	Ajiro Tunnel	Iwami
EP7	Arasuna Shrine	Iwami
EP7	Tottori Station	Tottori
EP9	Iwami Station	Iwami
EP9	Tajiri Fisheries Cooperative	Iwami
EP9	Tajiri Fisheries Cooperative	Iwami
EP9	Tajiri Port	Iwami
EP9	Iwami Choritsu Oiwakoryu Center	Iwami
EP9	Iwami Choritsu Oiwakoryu Center	Iwami
EP9	Minato Shrine	Iwami
EP9	Tajiri Yakushido	Iwami
EP10	Haneo Beach Resort	Iwami
EP10	Haneo Beach Resort	Iwami
EP10	Kyoseki	Iwami
EP12	Kyoto Aquarena	Kyoto