Hida City, Gifu Prefecture rakes in a whopping 18.5 billion yen in tourist dollars as fans of the film make pilgrimages to the region.
The town of Itamori, which provides a lot of the backdrop for scenes in the smash hit anime film, Your Name, is a totally fictional place.
But as with many fantasy anime, the sleepy village in Your Name pulls a lot of inspiration from real-life locations.
No word yet on how much Your Name has boosted Tokyo’s tourism revenue, but we have a feeling they’re doing just fine.
→ Full news story
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Want to submit Anime content?
Animefice covers the latest Anime news.
Gamefice covers the latest Game news.
Screenfice covers the latest Film & TV news.
The Artifice is a long-form writing platform that covers a wide spectrum of art forms.