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Suzume

A film about places that are gone, and some of its locations are gone too.

Suzume travels the length of Japan, so the pilgrimage is a route rather than a place. **Hijiribashi**, the arched bridge visible from the Ochanomizu station platforms in Tokyo, is on the key visual and is the most recognisable single location. The shopping arcades in **Kobe** — Higashiyama and Ninomiya — are the model for the street where Rumi's bar is. **Yawatahama** in Ehime is where Suzume arrives by ferry. There is a fitting complication: the ferry terminal drawn in the film was the old one, and it has since been demolished. For a film about closing doors on places that no longer exist, that is not the worst thing to find.

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Where in Japan?

Pick a city and we show you what is there for Suzume — 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

Kansai

Kobe神戸The port city west of Osaka. The covered shopping arcades here are the model for the street in Suzume.1Places

Shikoku

Yawatahama八幡浜A ferry port in Ehime on the Shikoku side of the Bungo Channel, where Suzume comes ashore.1Places
All districtsEverything in one list3Places

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Common questions

Where is the bridge from the key visual?

Hijiribashi at Ochanomizu in Tokyo, visible from the station platforms across the Kanda river valley. You can see it without leaving the ticket gates.

What about the other locations?

The Higashiyama and Ninomiya arcades in Kobe are the model for the street where Rumi's bar stands, and Yawatahama in Ehime is where Suzume comes ashore.

Is the ferry terminal still there?

The one drawn in the film was the old terminal, which has since been demolished and replaced. For a film about closing doors on places that no longer exist, that is oddly fitting.