As it is represented by the big hit anime "Your Name", fans visit real places that appeared in the anime, such as Tokyo, Hida, Nagoya, Hiroshima, etc... It made a movement like "Pilgrimage to sacred places" in Japan. Among fans, this "Pilgrimage to the sacred place" was inactive and the local side has always been a "receiver". However recently, the act of promoting local places in anime as an act of "offence" has increased and it started to attract people's mind from abroad.
Municipalities/ Commerce and Industry/ Companies/ Film Commission and others of local places in Japan are cooperating and collaborating to activate the "Pilgrimage to the sacred place" through several works. So that's what "Japan's Local Anime" is! Prefectures, municipalities and others take the initiative to appeal the features of the region, customs, history, special products and tourist spots by "Japan's Local Anime".
This time imagine-nation introduces "Japan's Local Anime" by focusing behind the scenes and on the secrets of its big hit!