8 Demon Slayers Real Life locations in Japan to Explore
Demon Slayer is an extremely well-known anime in the anime world. The anime is centred on several more or less recognizable Japanese places. Many anime fans would therefore like to visit these places, to get closer to their favourite anime. In this anime tourist spot, you will discover some Demon Slayers’ real-life locations. With a bit of luck, you might recognize some of these places or even find yourself nearby. These real-life places of demon slayers include :
- Ashikaga Flower Park
- Amanoiwatate Shrine: Itto-seki Split Boulder
- Mt. Kumotori
- Asakusa
- Ashinomaki Onsen
- Kyoto Railway Museum
- Kitakata Cultural Museum
- The Japanese Red Cross Central Hospital (Butterfly Mansion)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. Demon slayers manga is pre-published in Shūeisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine between February 15, 2016, and May 18, 2020, and is compiled into a total of 23 volumes. The series is later on adapted into anime by Ufotable studio. The first season of 26 episodes initially aired between April 6 and September 28, 2019, and was quickly a huge success!
In October 2020, the movie Demon Slayer: Mugen Train was released. A seven-episode reworking of the film airs in October 2021, while the second season of the animated series, adapting the Entertainment District arc, airs from December 2021 to February 2022. A third season covering the Swordsmith Village arc has already been confirmed.
Synopsis of Demon Slayers
Demon slayers anime shows a family attacked and killed by a demon. Two members survive the demon attack, Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko. Tanjiro swears to become a demon slayer in order to avenge his family and to cure Nezuko, who is slowly becoming a demon after receiving a wound from the demon attack.
Due to the anime’s huge success, demon slayers’ places in real life are increasingly sought after for visits.
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Kimetsu No Yaiba’s real life locations
Demon Slayer is set in the historical Taishō era (the era of Japan which covers the period from July 30, 1912, to December 25, 1926, which corresponds to the reign of the emperor Taishō), which means that we, unfortunately, can’t visit places that look exactly like the ones in the anime. But dedicated fans have managed to find some Kimetsu No Yaiba locations in real life.
Ashikaga Flower Park (Tochigi)
Ashikaga flower park was originally started as a farm in 1968 and was expanded to a flower theme park in 1997. There are various flowers blooming from season to season, and the park is coloured with many flowers. More than 1.5 million visitors visit this Kimetsu No Yaiba real life location annually.
In Kimetsu no Yaiba, The flower of wisteria appears in Demon Slayer as what demons hate. Aspiring Demon Slayers prove themselves by taking the rigorous Final Selection. This practical examination involves successfully surviving a week on the wisteria-covered Mt. Fujikasane, where hordes of demons are trapped. This is surely the most popular of the Kimetsu No Yaiba places in real life.
Location: Ashikaga flower park
Amanoiwatate Shrine : Itto-seki Split Boulder
Amanoiwatate Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Nara prefecture, Japan. This huge stone that is split into two down the centre, as though with one swift stroke, is aptly named itto-seki, which means “a stone split with one stroke of the knife”.
This demon slayers real life location has now become a “holy place” for fans of the manga because they can recreate a memorable scene in which the protagonist splits a large boulder with a sword.
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Location: Itto-Seki Split BoulderYagyucho, Nara, 630–1237, Japan
Mt. Kumotori
Mt. Kumotori is the mountain where Tanjiro Kamado and his younger sister, Nezuko Kamado, were born and live. This mountain is the highest mountain in Tokyo. Real life places of demon slayers like this mountain are very attractive. It is the only mountain in Tokyo that exceeds 2000m. The mountain is along the border of Tokyo, Saitama, and Yamanashi Prefectures.
It is also the main stage at the beginning of the story. After the demon attacks Tanjiro’s family, he is running down the snowy mountain with his sister on his back who was saved alone. That snowy mountain is exactly Mt. Kumotori.
Location: Mount KumotoriOtaki, Chichibu, Saitama 369–1901, Japan
Asakusa
Asakusa is a large and heavily populated city in Tokyo, with tall buildings and bright lights illuminating it at night. Many people pass through crowded markets with dozens of commercial signs. The city sits on a bay with a large fountain next to a large body of water.
Asakusa is the place Tanjiro meets Muzan Kibutsuji who is the biggest enemy of the demon slayer corps.
Location: AsakusaTaito City, Tokyo 111–0032, Japan
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