Question 1

Where is Fruits Basket 1st Season set in real life?

Accepted Answer

Fruits Basket 1st Season has 4 real-life locations including EP3 Maruko Bridge, EP3 Gashin Musashikosugi, EP14 Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, Musashi-Kosugi Branch, EP20 Murata Clinic. Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 2

How many real locations does Fruits Basket 1st Season have?

Accepted Answer

Fruits Basket 1st Season has 4 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 Fruits Basket 1st Season locations?

Accepted Answer

Fruits Basket 1st Season has 4 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 Fruits Basket 1st Season?

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 Fruits Basket 1st Season based on real places?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the backgrounds in Fruits Basket 1st Season are matched to 4 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 Fruits Basket 1st Season filmed?

Accepted Answer

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for Fruits Basket 1st Season, 4 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Scene	Location	Area
EP3	Gashin Musashikosugi	Kawasaki
EP3	Maruko Bridge	Kawasaki
EP14	Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, Musashi-Kosugi Branch	Kawasaki
EP20	Murata Clinic	Kawasaki