Steins;Gate pilgrimage: 22 real-world locations

STEINS;GATE

22 real-world locations from Steins;Gate, found in Akihabara, Ochanomizu. Each one has a map link, and you can turn them into a route.

Self-proclaimed mad scientist Rintaro Okabe and his friends, working out of a rented room in Akihabara, accidentally build a device that can send messages to the past, and are drawn into a fight against the consequences of rewriting history.

See the model route for this series, with visiting order and timings

Akihabara (16 spots)

  1. Radio Center

    An electronic-parts shopping arcade Okabe repeatedly visits looking for parts for the Phone Microwave (name subject to change) (episode unknown).

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  2. Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit

    Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit

    Episode 9: the scene where the streets of Akihabara change. Episode 14: Kurisu's line "What happened? No, what's going to happen?"

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  3. Gamers Akihabara Main Store

    Gamers Akihabara Main Store

    An anime/game shop in Akihabara that appears in the background of the story.

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  4. Akihabara Radio Kaikan

    Akihabara Radio Kaikan

    Episode 1: the starting point of the story where Okabe gets caught up in an incident / Final episode: the reunion scene with Kurisu.

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  5. Belle Salle Akihabara (Sumitomo Fudosan Akihabara Building)

    Belle Salle Akihabara (Sumitomo Fudosan Akihabara Building)

    A building with an event hall that appears in the background of the story.

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  6. Akihabara UDX

    Said to be a landmark where events and collaborations are held.

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  7. Mandarake Complex Akihabara

    A hobby-goods specialty building that appears in the background of the story.

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  8. Yodobashi Camera Akihabara

    A large electronics store said to be the model for the scene where Kirito buys electronics.

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  9. Animate Akihabara

    An anime-goods specialty store that appears in the background of the story.

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  10. Manseibashi Bridge

    Manseibashi Bridge

    【Steins;Gate】Episode 13 "Physical Necrosis": the scene of a child and mother talking / the nightmare scene in the Alpha worldline converging on Mayuri's death. | 【Darker than Black】Filming location for episode 11. | 【Love Live School Idol Project】The bridge on the members' route to school. | 【Log Horizon】A bridge that appears in the ending theme and in the show (includes blogger speculation).

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  11. Don Quijote Akihabara

    A discount store that appears in the background of the story.

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  12. Chuo-dori (Akihabara)

    Steins;Gate: the main Akihabara avenue, seen in Episode 1 after the incident at the Radio Kaikan and elsewhere.

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  13. Yanagimori Shrine

    Set as the shrine belonging to the family home of Lab Member No. 006, Ruka Urushibara (episode unknown).

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  14. Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Suehirocho Station

    The area around Suehirocho Station that appears in the story.

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  15. Sudacho Intersection

    Episode 13, "Metaphysical Necrosis": the place where Okabe notices his pursuers while helping Mayuri escape.

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  16. Akihabara Station Square

    Episode 14 "Physical Necrosis": the scene where Okabe talks with Kurisu. Episode 22 "Being Meltdown": the scene where he sees Kurisu off.

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Ochanomizu (6 spots)

  1. Hijiribashi Bridge

    An Ochanomizu bridge that appears in the story.

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  2. Kanda Shrine (Kanda Myojin)

    Kanda Shrine (Kanda Myojin)

    【Gintama】A shrine known as the guardian shrine of all Edo, said to be the model for the story's setting. | 【Steins;Gate・Love Live School Idol Project】An important pilgrimage site featuring Okabe and Mayuri. Chiyoda City installed an official "Anime Pilgrimage 88" certification plaque here in 2019 (episode unknown).

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  3. Nikolai-do (Holy Resurrection Cathedral)

    Background of the commute-to-school scenes

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  4. Shin-Ochanomizu Station

    Episode 13: the scene where Mayuri is pushed off the platform at Shin-Ochanomizu Station.

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  5. Horin Park

    Horin Park

    The scene where Kurisu tells Okabe about her conflict with her father (episode unknown).

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  6. Cafe Mailish

    Cafe Mailish

    The real-life model for "MayQueen+Nyan²", the maid café where Faris and Mayuri work.

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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.