The Garden of Words pilgrimage: 6 real-world locations

言の葉の庭

6 real-world locations from The Garden of Words, found in Shinjuku, Sendagaya. Each one has a map link, and you can turn them into a route.

A high schooler who wants to make shoes meets an older woman on rainy mornings in Shinjuku Gyoen. The garden's scenery runs through the whole film.

Shinjuku (4 spots)

  1. Shinjuku Station South Exit

    The area around Shinjuku Station's south exit that appears in the film. | 【Your Name.】The station where Taki gets off the train.

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  2. Shinjuku Station East Exit

    【Tokyo Ghoul】The scene where Kaneki and Touka meet up. | 【Toradora】The meeting place in the school trip arc. | 【Jujutsu Kaisen】Episode 29: the scene where Shoko Ieiri and Suguru Geto exchange words. | 【The Garden of Words】The opening scene where Takao gets off the train and sets out from Shinjuku Station.

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  3. Shinjuku-sanchome Station

    A Shinjuku-area station that appears as part of Takao's route to school. * Unverified: no official statement or side-by-side photo has been confirmed for this spot; it is a place mentioned among fans.

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  4. Koshu-kaido Avenue (Shinjuku Station South Exit toward Shinjuku Gyoen)

    The Garden of Words: the street heading east from Shinjuku Station, shown as Takao's route to school, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in the distance.

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Sendagaya (2 spots)

  1. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

    The central setting of The Garden of Words. Shinjuku Gate: where Takao enters the garden. The gazebo by the pond: where Takao and Yukino meet on rainy days, seen in many scenes. Children's Plaza: the path Yukino takes from Sendagaya Gate to the gazebo. Sendagaya Gate: near the end, the two run through the rain. The Japanese garden, the Former Goryotei (Taiwan Pavilion) and the plane-tree avenue of the French formal garden also appear. Admission is charged, with set opening hours and closing days.

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  2. Sendagaya Station

    The Garden of Words: the station Yukino uses, seen in a ticket-gate scene. Yukino also sits on the terrace of the café in front of the station (EXCELSIOR CAFFÉ), and walks to Shinjuku Gyoen through the nearby Hachimanmae railway underpass. | 【Your Name.】The station where Mitsuha gets off the train.

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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.