Life and work
Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese anime director. Born: 9 February 1973. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Japan.
Director · Writer/Creator · 1973–
Makoto Shinkai
Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese anime director. Born on 9 February 1973, this profile follows Makoto Shinkai through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Your Name (2016) and Weathering With You (2019). The location trail reaches Sumida Park · Sakura Bridge, Sensō-ji and gallery 遊美, with existing stories in Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Your Name · Sumida Park · Sakura Bridge
Makoto Shinkai is credited as director and writer on Your Name. The work’s existing location story leads to Sumida Park · Sakura Bridge. Sumida Park · Sakura Bridge is included for city orientation. The available citation supports Your Name’s broader Tokyo connection, but does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Weathering With You · Chikyūdō second-hand bookshop
Makoto Shinkai is credited as director and writer on Weathering With You. The work’s existing location story leads to Chikyūdō second-hand bookshop. Chikyūdō second-hand bookshop is included for city orientation. The available citation supports Weathering With You’s broader Tokyo connection, but does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Weathering With You — credits ↗︎Editorial source — Weathering With You ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 10 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Sensō-ji ↗︎
Your Name — Sensō-ji
Sensō-ji is included for city orientation. The available citation supports Your Name’s broader Tokyo connection, but does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Tokyo Tower ↗︎
Weathering With You — Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower is included for city orientation. The available citation supports Weathering With You’s broader Tokyo connection, but does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Sumida Park · Sakura Bridge ↗︎
Your Name — Sumida Park · Sakura Bridge
Sumida Park · Sakura Bridge is included for city orientation. The available citation supports Your Name’s broader Tokyo connection, but does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Imado 1-1, Taito City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Chikyūdō second-hand bookshop ↗︎
Weathering With You — Chikyūdō second-hand bookshop
Chikyūdō second-hand bookshop is included for city orientation. The available citation supports Weathering With You’s broader Tokyo connection, but does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
1-39-9 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo
Open street map ↗︎gallery 遊美 ↗︎
Your Name — gallery 遊美
gallery 遊美 is included as verified arts centre context for exploring Your Name. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.
gallery 遊美, tokyo
Open street map ↗︎KEY Studio-Shibuya ↗︎
Your Name — KEY Studio-Shibuya
KEY Studio-Shibuya is included as verified arts centre context for exploring Your Name. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.
38 渋谷区
Open street map ↗︎Kinohaus ↗︎
Your Name — Kinohaus
Kinohaus is included as verified arts centre context for exploring Your Name. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.
Kinohaus, tokyo
Open street map ↗︎d47 MUSEUM ↗︎
Weathering With You — d47 MUSEUM
d47 MUSEUM is included as verified museum context for exploring Weathering With You. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.
d47 MUSEUM, tokyo
Open street map ↗︎Kawasaki Robostage ↗︎
Weathering With You — Kawasaki Robostage
Kawasaki Robostage is included as verified museum context for exploring Weathering With You. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.
Kawasaki Robostage, tokyo
Open street map ↗︎NHK放送博物館 ↗︎
Weathering With You — NHK放送博物館
NHK放送博物館 is included as verified museum context for exploring Weathering With You. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.
1 港区
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1973-02-09
Born 9 February 1973
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Your Name ↗︎
Your Name
Weathering With You ↗︎
Weathering With You
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Tokyo ↗︎
Hotel windows, crossings, record districts and late-night counters. Discover Tokyo through rhythm rather than postcard shorthand.
Your Name ↗︎
Real stairs, stations and neighbourhood views anchor an animated story whose emotional geography depends on recognisable Tokyo.
Weathering With You ↗︎
Rooftops, weather and rail corridors connect the film’s climate fantasy to precisely observed urban movement.