Locations

This is a list of locations found in the film Wolf Children.

## Cities and Towns

**NOTE:** *The names of these locations are not canon. Here, they are only named after the places the movie based itself onto.*

### Kunitachi, Tōkyō

**Kunitachi** (Japanese:国立市, Rōmaji: *Kunitachi-shi*) is a city located in the western portion of Tōkyō Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan.

This is where the "Hokushin Dry Cleaners" and the "Hakujūji" stores are located, as well as the "Asahi Children's Hospital" and the "UOTA Animal Hospital".

Kunutachi is the inspiration for the city Hana and Ōkami/Wolf Man resided in before Hana moved to Kaiichi in the countryside with her children after her husband's death.

### Kamiichi, Toyama

**Kamiichi** (Japanese:上市町, Rōmaji: *Kamiichi-machi*) is a town located in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

This is where Hana moved to get away from the prying eyes of the people of her old town. There, she rents a farmhouse.

## Stores

### Hokushin Dry Cleaners

**Hokushin Dry Cleaners** (Japanese: クリーニングほくしん, Rōmaji: *Hokushin Cleaning*) is a dry cleaning store. This is where Hana worked when she was at university. In real life, this store is situated in Kunitachi, Tōkyō.

### Hakujūji (Coffee & Cake)

**Hakujūji** (Japanese: 南口店, Rōmaji: *Hakujūji*) is a *café* / *pâtisserie* (pastry shop). In real life, this store is situated in Kunitachi.

## Dwellings

### Hana's apartment

**Hana's apartment** is a medium-sized apartment where Hana lived back in Kunitachi, before moving to the countryside.
This website contains a detailed top-down view plan of her apartment (note that the website is in Japanese).

### Hana's farmhouse

**Hana's farmhouse** is a large farmhouse where Hana moved in with her children to escape the prying eyes of the townspeople from her old town. It has a very big yard, on which Hana grows crops to feed her children.

The house and the surrounding areas are based on this farmhouse in Kamiichi (website is in Japanese).

## Educational institutions

### University

The **university** is where Hana and Ōkami studied and met for the first time. It is situated in Kunitachi.

It is based on the real life Hitotsubashi University, in Tōkyō.

### Elementary school

The **elementary school** is where Ame and Yuki went studying after starting school at 6 years old. Sōhei Fujii also studied there. The school is situated in Kamiichi.

### Middle school / Junior high

The **middle school** is where Yuki went studying after graduating from elementary school. The school isn't shown, but at the end of the movie, Yuki started junior high at 12 years old.

## Health facilities

### Asahi Children's Hospital

The **Asahi Children's Hospital** (Japanese:朝日小児クニリツク, Rōmaji: *Asahi Pediatric Clinic*) is a pediatric clinic situated in Kunitachi. When Yuki was sick, she was indecisive between going to this clinic or the veterinary clinic, since Yuki is half-human, half-wolf. The hospital is situated in Kunitachi.

### UOTA Animal Hospital

The **UOTA Animal Hospital** (Japanese:うおた動物病院, Rōmaji: *UOTA Animal Hospital*) is a veterinary clinic situated in Kunitatchi. When Yuki was sick, she was indecisive between going to this clinic or the pediatric clinic, since Yuki is half-human, half-wolf. The clinic is situated in Kunitachi.

## Other locations

### Grocery store

The **grocery store** is where Hana usually bought her food in the beginning of the film.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunitachi,\_Tokyo
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamiichi,\_Toyama