Question 1

Where is The Future Diary set in real life?

Accepted Answer

The Future Diary has 11 real-life locations including EP13 Kurogane Bridge, EP13 Hotel Kinugawa Gyoen, EP13 Furukama Falls, EP13 Kinu Wind Cave, EP13 Kinugawa Onsen Fureai Bridge, EP13 Asaya Hotel, EP13 Yamamoto Shoe Shop, EP13 Osaru-no-yama. Explore them all on Anime Pilgrimage.

Question 2

How many real locations does The Future Diary have?

Accepted Answer

The Future Diary has 11 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 The Future Diary locations?

Accepted Answer

The Future Diary has 11 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 The Future Diary?

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 The Future Diary based on real places?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the backgrounds in The Future Diary are matched to 11 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 The Future Diary filmed?

Accepted Answer

Anime and manga are not filmed the way live action is. Their backgrounds are painted from photographs of real locations — for The Future Diary, 11 of those real places have been identified and mapped.

Scene	Location	Area
EP13	Furukama Falls	Nikkō
EP13	Hotel Kinugawa Gyoen	Nikkō
EP13	Osaru-no-yama	Nikkō
EP13	Kurogane Bridge	Nikkō
EP13	Hotel Kinugawa Gyoen	Nikkō
EP13	Kinu Wind Cave	Nikkō
EP13	Kinu Wind Cave	Nikkō
EP13	Kinu Wind Cave	Nikkō
EP13	Yamamoto Shoe Shop	Nikkō
EP13	Kinugawa Onsen Fureai Bridge	Nikkō
EP13	Asaya Hotel	Nikkō