Seichi junrei is a Japanese buzzword and internet slang term describing a form of pop-culture tourism or film tourism where fans of anime subculture-related media make visits to real-world locations featured as settings, backgrounds, or general inspiration for their favorite series. The "Seichi" prefix is often included in order to make a distinction between this secular fan behavior and religiously-significant Japanese Buddhist or Shinto Junrei (巡礼).
The discovery of the main gate of Washinomiya Shrine, which was reproduced in the opening of Lucky Star from roughly this camera angle, was a key moment in the early days of seichi junrei.
A blue plaque commemorating Sherlock Holmes' fictional residence at 221B Baker Street
Kasukabekyoei High School was used as the model school for Lucky Star, but it is not particularly visually distinct, making it a "sacred place" only for fans of the series.
The metasequoia trees in Namiseom are a "sacred site" for fans of Winter Sonata and are a site of seichi junrei. After the broadcast of Winter Sonata, the area around the trees was improved to accommodate the uptick of visitors.
The anime and manga fandom is a worldwide community of fans of anime and manga. Anime includes animated series, films and videos, while manga includes manga, graphic novels, drawings, and related artworks. The anime and manga fandom traces back to the 1970s and has an international reach.
Cosplayers at Yukicon 2014, a fan convention in Finland. Cosplay is a major part of the anime and manga fandom.
Display cases featuring typical Japanese anime and manga figurines in Akihabara
Visiting places where anime is set is called a ``Seichi junrei and Ōarai Town is famous as the sacred place of ``Girls und Panzer.
