18 Amazing Real-life Locations of Weathering With You in Japan
“Weathering with You” is a movie that came out on July 19th, 2019 and it immediately became a huge success. It’s probably one of the most romantic anime you’ll ever see. It tells us the story of a high school boy who ran away from his island home, and a girl with strange powers; she can somehow control the weather.
Together, they choose their own “way of life” despite the forces of destiny. Through their adventures, they came across numerous places that exist in Japan. We have gathered for you some amazing real-life locations of Weathering With You that you can visit in Japan.
- O-Guard Shinjuku
- Asahi Inari Shrine, Ginza
- Nozoki Hill, Toshima City
- Hodaka’s lodging in Tokyo
- Tabata Station
- Shibuya crossing
- Minato ku Shiba Park
- Odaiba
- Takeshiba Pier
- Akagi Zaka Slope
- Shinjuku Central Park (Cocoon Tower)
- Kabukichō
- Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
- Koenji Hikawa Shrine
- Shinjuku Station
- Manboo (Net cafe refugee)
- McDonald in Shinjuku
- The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building
O-Guard Shinjuku
This is located near the underpass in the north of Shinjuku Station, more exactly, it is in front of the family restaurant Jonathan’s.
Address: Japan, 〒160-0023 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Nishishinjuku, 7 Chome−1−1
Access: 4 mins walk from Shinjuku Station East Exit
Asahi Inari Shrine, Ginza
The shrine is located on the rooftop of a modern office building. The shrine is unique and is one of the best real-life locations of Weathering with you to visit. There is an elevator to the main shrine on the roof. It says “ Shrine Office on the eighth floor and Main Shrine on the roof.”
The elevator only goes up to the eighth floor, so you need to take the stairs to the roof.
Address: Japon, 〒104-0061 Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza, 3 Chome−8−12 大広朝日ビル
Access: Take the Marunouchi Line to Ginza Station.
Nozoki Hill, Toshima City
Nozoki Hill is located in Takada, Toshima City.
Address: 2-chōme-12-21 Takada, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0033, Japan
Access: Take the Fukutoshin Line to Zoshigaya Station.
Hodaka’s lodging in Tokyo
This is the spot where Hodaka was staying while he was in Tokyo.
Address: 日本、〒162-0818 東京都新宿区築地町２０−２
Access: Take the train from Shinjuku Station and get off at Kagurazaka Station. Take the B1 exit and after 2 minutes on foot, you’ll spot the house.
Tabata Station
Tabata is a less-known area for foreign tourists but close to the South Exit of Tabata Station, you can visit the surroundings of the station, which served as one of the real-life locations of Weathering With You. It is one of the most important places featured in the anime.
Address: 1-chōme-17 Higashitabata, Kita-ku, Tōkyō-to 114-0013, Japan
Shibuya crossing
It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. The intersection is often called “the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world ” as the crossing registers an average of 3000 pedestrians per green light according to the Shibuya Center Street.
No doubt, you will not find other real-life locations of Weathering With You which are as impressive as this one.
Minato ku Shiba Park
Minato Ku Shiba Park also known as Shiba Park is a public park in Minato, Tokyo. We can see Hodaka and all the other main characters having fun here in the anime. It is one of the oldest parks in Japan. Established in 1873, it is particularly beautiful during the cherry blossom and autumn seasons.
Address: 4-chōme-8 Shibakōen, Minato-ku, Tōkyō-to 105-0011, Japan
Odaiba
Odaiba today, is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay (Japan) across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo.
It was built towards the end of the Edo Period (1603-1868) to protect Tokyo against possible attacks from the sea and specifically in response to the gunboat diplomacy of Commodore Perry. Hodaka and the Weather Girl are seen on the island in the anime.
Access: 1-chōme-2 Aomi, Kōtō-ku, Tōkyō-to 135-0064, Japan
Takeshiba Pier
Just near Odaiba, you can check out where Hodaka arrives in Tokyo.
Address: 1 Chome-16-3 Kaigan, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0022, Japan
Akagi Zaka Slope
Address: 1-10 Akagi Motomachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-0817, Japan
Shinjuku Central Park (Cocoon Tower)
The Cocoon tower figures in the anime but does not have a major role in the story. It is a 204-metre educational facility located in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
The tower is the second-tallest educational building in the world and is the home to three educational institutions: Tokyo Mode Gakuen (fashion vocational school), HAL Tokyo (special technology and design college), and Shuto Ikō (medical college).
Address: 2-chōme-11 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tōkyō-to 160-0023, Japan
Kabukichō
Kabukichō is an entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Kabuki-chō is the location of many host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the “Sleepless Town” due to the high level of entertainment there.
If you need to have fun in Japan, Kabukicho is one of the best real-life locations of Weathering With You for that.
Address: Kabukicho
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
At the very beginning of trailer 1, we can see the Roppongi Mori Building and its Observatory Deck. The tower is the centerpiece of the Roppongi Hills urban development. It is the sixth-tallest building in Tokyo at 238 meters. The tower has a floor space area of 379,408 square meters, making it one of the largest buildings in the world by this measure.
Address: 6 Chome-10-1 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Koenji Hikawa Shrine
Koenji Hikawa Shrine is a weather shrine where people pray for good weather. This is one of the real-life locations of Weathering With You with a particular story as it was burned down during World War Ⅱ but was finally reconstructed in 1974. The shrine has an annual festival which takes place on August 1.
There are also various real-life locations of Weathering With You around Shinjuku.
Address: Japan, 〒166-0003 Tokyo, Suginami City, Koenjiminami, 4 Chome−44−19 氷川神社
Shinjuku Station
Hodaka seems to be sitting inside Shinjuku Station near one of the station maps there.
Address: 3 Chome-38-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan
Manboo (Net cafe refugee)
Net café refugees or cyber-homeless are a class of homeless people in Japan who do not own or rent a residence, thus having no permanent address and sleeping in 24-hour Internet cafés or manga cafés. Originally such cafes provided just internet services but some expanded their services to food, drinks and showers.
McDonald in Shinjuku
Hina is shown working at 4F at the McDonald’s next to the southern parts of Seibu Shinjuku Station here, mikehattsu.com
Address: Japan, 〒160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Shinjuku, 4 Chome−1−13 １階～２階 田園新宿ビル
The NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building
It is a skyscraper located in the Sendagaya district of Shibuya. The Yoyogi Building is the fourth tallest building in Tokyo 240 meters tall. It is owned by the NTT Docomo group but is not the head office of the company.
Address: 5 Chome-24-10 Sendagaya, Shibuya City, Tokyo 151-0051, Japan
Other Iconic Real-life Locations of Weathering With You
- Kabukicho store
- old building where Hodaka takes Hina’s hand
- Ecolo Park Kabukicho No. 20
- In front of Hotel Serio
- Near Shinjuku University Guard
- Near Seven-Eleven Shinjuku Tsukijicho store
- Near the Statue of Liberty in Odaiba
- Shinjuku University Guard
Frequently Asked Questions About Weathering With You
Who Composed the Soundtrack of Weathering With You?
Radwimps composed and wrote the soundtrack of Weather With You. It was released on the same day the movie came out
Is Weathering With You on Netflix?
Yes, the movie is on Netflix but not in every nation. You may consider using a VPN if you don’t find it in your Netflix anime movie list.
Where Can I Buy Weathering With You Merchandise?
You can items on RedBubble and Animate
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