The Real-Life Locations Of Detective Conan Movies

Article by Özlem Burcu Öztürk

While Detective Conan fans are curiously waiting for this year's movie, Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine, which is going to be about Ai Haibara, Let's take a look at some real-life locations from previous releases. For the curious audience, the upcoming 26th Detective Conan movie will be released in Japan on April 14, 2023.

This article created with the information gathered online. you can also check our anime location article: Tokyo's Anime Movie Real-Life Locations
After reading this article, you may actually visit the locaions in Japan.
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1. The Scarlet Bullet:
2. Crossroad in the Ancient Capital:
3. The Bride Of Halloween:
4. The Crimson Love Letter:
5. Zero The Enforcer:

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The Scarlet Bullet:

The 24th Detective Conan movie, Scarlet Bullet, takes place in Nagoya City in Aichi Prefecture. We see Akai's family members in different locations in the movie trailer.
There are a lot of scenes that take place around Nagoya Station. But it is said that there are fictional parts about the location in the movie too. So we think Meitetsu Nagoya Station is the general model for the station in the Scarlet Bullet movie. The airport in the trailer is based on Chubu Centrair International Airport. It is an airport on an artificial island in the Aichi prefecture.
Meiko Triton Bridges is where the scene of Sera Masumi with her motorbike and Conan with his skateboard takes place. Meiko Nishi Ohashi Bridge, Meiko Chuo Ohashi Bridge, and Meiko Higashi Ohashi Bridge are known as the Meiko Triton Bridges. The bridges are also one of the symbols of Nagoya.




We also see places modeled from Mirai Tower and Oasis 21 in the Shuichi Akai scenes. Mirai Tower is also known as Nagoya Tv Tower. It was Japan's first Tv tower which was built in 1954. It is illuminated at night. Oasis 21 is a large glass structure that contains a bus terminal, restaurants, and stores.







And lastly, Nagoya Castle is seen in the Shukichi Haneda scene. Nagoya Castle is the first castle designated as a National Historic Site. It is equal to National Treasures.

Crossroad in the Ancient Capital:

The 7th Detective Conan movie takes place in Kyoto. And we get to know more about the first love of Hattori Heiji. It looks like the Sanno Temple, where Hattori Heiji sees his first love, is a fictional place. But there are several other places we can share with you as real-life locations. Rokkaku Temple, Modoribashi Bridge, Bukkoji Temple[also known as the "Temple of the Buddha's Light], Gojou Bridge, Benkei Stone, Kiyomizudera Temple, Kurama-Dera Temple, and Kamo River are the real-life locations from the anime movie you can enjoy visiting.







Kiyomizudera Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a four-story building, and you can see the beautiful scenery of Kyoto from the Kiyomizu Stage. And it looks like there is a saying in Japanese about making decisions. If you make a big decision, you can say "It is like jumping down from the Kiyomizu Stage."

In Kuramadera Temple, in June Takekirie-Shiki ceremony is held. There is a belief that cutting bamboo logs in the ceremony prevents bad things from happening to everyone.

The Bride Of Halloween:

The 25th Conan movie, The Bride Of Halloween, takes place around Shibuya. So you can never miss seeing the famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing. It is one of the most well-known pedestrian scrambles in the world and appeared in many movies and tv shows.

The Crimson Love Letter:

It is the 21st Detective Conan Movie, and the story takes place around Karuta tournaments, and a girl who claims to be Hattori Heiji's fiancée appears. The Karuta tournament area is a model from the Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts & Culture in Kyoto.

Zero The Enforcer:

The 22nd movie of Detective Conan revolves around the man with three faces: Public Security Bureau Agent Rei Furuya, Detective Toru Amuro, and Black Organization's Bourbon.

In the trailer, we see Amuro speaking with Conan in a place modeled from Hibiya Park. It's said that Nihonbashi also appeared as a meeting place for Kazami and Amuro in the movie.

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