Question 1

Where is Ocean Waves set in real life?

Accepted Answer

Ocean Waves has 6 real-life locations including Shinjuku Sumitomo Building, Kichijoji Station, Hyatt Regency Tokyo, Ui Eye Clinic, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Building. Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 2

How many real locations does Ocean Waves have?

Accepted Answer

Ocean Waves has 6 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 Ocean Waves locations?

Accepted Answer

Ocean Waves has 6 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 Ocean Waves?

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 Ocean Waves based on real places?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the backgrounds in Ocean Waves are matched to 6 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 Ocean Waves filmed?

Accepted Answer

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for Ocean Waves, 6 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Scene	Location	Area
—	Kichijoji Station	Musashino
—	Ui Eye Clinic	Setagaya
—	Hyatt Regency Tokyo	Shinjuku
—	Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Building	Shinjuku
—	Shinjuku Sumitomo Building	Shinjuku
—	Kichijoji Station	Musashino