Anime location
Yawatahama Port
The ferry port where Suzume comes ashore in Ehime. The terminal drawn in the film was the old one and has been demolished.
The main ferry port on the Shikoku side of the Bungo Channel, with sailings to Beppu and Usuki in Kyushu. It is where Suzume arrives by sea. The terminal building drawn in the film was the previous one, which has since been demolished and replaced.
Why it is worth it
For a film about closing doors on places that no longer exist, finding that a location has itself been demolished is oddly appropriate. The crossing to Kyushu is also a genuinely useful route.
When to go
Quiet.
Good to know
The ferry to Beppu takes under three hours and connects this to the Attack on Titan sites in Oita and the Kamado shrine there — a Shikoku-to-Kyushu route that works as an actual itinerary rather than a detour.
Suzume
Where Suzume comes ashore. The terminal drawn has been demolished.