Your Name., Both Halves: From the Yotsuya Stairs to Hida-Furukawa

Your Name. (2016) is a story about two places, a Tokyo neighborhood and a mountain town, and a pilgrimage that takes in both is the most satisfying way to do it. Two days covers the highlights.

Day 1: Tokyo

Morning, Suga Shrine. Take the Marunouchi Line to Yotsuya-sanchome and walk about 7 minutes to the Suga Shrine stairs. Go early on a weekday, keep it quiet (it's a residential street), and step aside for people heading home or to school.

Afternoon, head for Hida. The usual route from Tokyo is the Tokaido Shinkansen to Nagoya, then the JR Limited Express Hida, about two and a half hours to Takayama. Some Hida trains continue to Hida-Furukawa; otherwise change at Takayama. Stay the night in Takayama or Furukawa.

Day 2: Hida-Furukawa

Morning, the station and the library. Hida-Furukawa Station appears on the film's trip to Hida, and Hida City Library, next to city hall, is the model for the library scenes. It's a working public library: ask at the counter before taking photos inside, and keep other patrons out of your shots. When you post, the library asked people to add "飛騨市図書館きたよ" ("I came to Hida City Library").

Late morning, Keta Wakamiya Shrine. Often cited as a shrine in the film, and host of the Furukawa Festival.

Afternoon, Takayama. Head back to Takayama, which also happens to be Hyouka's hometown.

Optional: the lookalike lake

If your route runs along the JR Chuo Line, stop at Kami-Suwa for Tateishi Park. Its view of Lake Suwa became famous for resembling Itomori's lake. It isn't an official location, but at sunset nobody minds.

Know before you go

• The film's station scenes include fictional details, like train timings and platforms, so don't expect perfect matches.
• In 2016, the production committee asked visitors to the film's locations to be considerate, after complaints about noise and odd-hour visits. That's still the standard.
• The library's photo rules here date from 2016; ask for the current policy.