Rent-A-Girlfriend pilgrimage: 6 real-world locations

彼女、お借りします

6 real-world locations from Rent-A-Girlfriend, found in Ikebukuro, Nerima. Each one has a map link, and you can turn them into a route.

A university student and a rental girlfriend keep up a growing pile of lies about their relationship. The backgrounds are drawn from real streets around Tokyo.

Ikebukuro (2 spots)

  1. Sunshine Aquarium

    The rooftop aquarium at Ikebukuro Sunshine City the protagonist visits on his first date with his rental girlfriend.

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  2. Nakaitabashi Shopping Street

    A retro shopping street in front of Nakaitabashi Station, the model for the scene where the protagonists walk through town.

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Nerima (4 spots)

  1. Ekoda Station

    A station where the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Oedo Line meet, appearing as the model for the station nearest the university.

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  2. Sakuradai Station

    A Seibu Ikebukuro Line station said to be the model for the nearest station to the protagonist's apartment (coordinates approximate the Sakuradai 4-chome area).

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  3. Around Nerima Station

    The streetscape along the route to school is depicted as the area near the station closest to the university the protagonists attend.

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  4. Natural Hot Spring Hisamatsuyu

    A modern-design urban public bathhouse that appears as the model for the bathing scene in the show.

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Pilgrimage etiquette and things to know

Most of the places listed are station passageways, shopping streets, parks and working businesses that other people use every day. Please do not block the way or disturb staff and customers. Follow the posted rules for photography indoors. Business hours and streetscapes change over time, so details here may differ from what you find on site.