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NARUTO

Two permanent official villages, the author's home town, and the real ninja province.

Be clear about this one: the Hidden Leaf Village is invented, so unlike Shibuya in Jujutsu Kaisen or Uji in Sound! Euphonium there is no real town drawn as Konoha. What Japan has instead is four different things. **Two permanent official themed villages** — NARUTO×BORUTO Shinobi-Zato at Nijigen no Mori on Awaji Island, and NARUTO×BORUTO Fuji Konohagakure no Sato inside Fuji-Q Highland at the foot of Mount Fuji, both built rather than temporary. **The author's home town**, Nagi in Okayama, a small place below Mount Nagi whose museum has presented that landscape as the origin of the work's world. **The Jump Shop**, which is the official merchandise channel. And **Iga**, in Mie, which is not a NARUTO location at all but is the historical home of the ninja the whole genre comes from — its museum has a relocated ninja house with working trick mechanisms and a demonstration with real weapons. If what you actually want is ninja rather than Konoha, Iga is the honest answer.

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Pick a city and we show you what is there for NARUTO — the places, and what is on while you visit.

Kanto

Tokyo東京Every major anime and game IP keeps its flagship store in Tokyo. Shibuya, Ikebukuro and Akihabara each cover a different part of the hobby, and all three sit on the same loop line.1Places

Chubu

Yamanashi & Lake Motosu山梨・本栖湖The Fuji Five Lakes side of Mount Fuji. Lake Motosu holds the view printed on the 1,000 yen note, and the campsite from Yuru Camp.1Places

Kansai

Awaji Island淡路島An island between Kobe and Shikoku, reachable by bus from Kobe or Osaka. Nijigen no Mori is an anime park in a prefectural forest park, and the NARUTO area is its centrepiece.1PlacesIga-Ueno伊賀上野The castle town in Mie that is the historical home of the Iga ninja. The museum here is the real tradition behind the fiction.1Places

Chugoku

Nagi奈義町A small town in Okayama below Mount Nagi. The author of NARUTO grew up here, and the town museum has hosted NARUTO exhibitions.1Places
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Common questions

Is there a real Hidden Leaf Village in Japan?

No. Konoha is invented, so there is no real town drawn as it. What exists are two permanent official themed villages: Shinobi-Zato on Awaji Island and Fuji Konohagakure inside Fuji-Q Highland.

Where can I see real ninja in Japan?

Iga in Mie prefecture. The Iga-ryu Ninja Museum has a relocated ninja house with working trick mechanisms and a demonstration with real weapons. It has nothing to do with NARUTO, which is the point.

Which of the two NARUTO parks should I choose?

Fuji-Q if you are near Tokyo or Mount Fuji; Awaji Island if you are travelling through Kansai. Fuji-Q charges no entry fee for the park itself, so you can see the area without a day pass.