A stamp rally (スタンプラリー) is an event or course dedicated to collecting stamps that follow a certain theme at sites such as train stations, rest areas, tourist attractions, museums, zoos, onsen towns, shopping malls, and other locations. The popularity of stamp rallies in Japan started with the phenomenon of the eki stamp. The distinction is that stamp rallies usually follow a certain theme and are only appear for a limited time, in contrast to standard eki stamps bearing the likeness of a station, which are usually available forever, or until they are redesigned. The term "stamp rally" is a wasei-eigo invention.
JR East KiHa 100 series 2-car "Pokemon With You" train
The JRW-500 Evangelion bullet train
Poster for the East Japan Railway Company 2019 Kinnikuman stamp rally
A Seibu train advertising Misato Watanabe's JUNGLE PARADISE concert. Trains operating during Seibu stamp rally collaborations have similar oval advertisements placed at the head of the train.
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.
