My Dress-Up Darling pilgrimage: 7 real-world locations

その着せ替え人形は恋をする

7 real-world locations from My Dress-Up Darling, found in Ikebukuro. Each one has a map link, and you can turn them into a route.

A high schooler from a family of hina doll makers, training to craft doll heads, grows closer to a cosplay-loving classmate through making costumes. They shop for fabric and wigs in Ikebukuro.

See the model route for this series, with visiting order and timings

Ikebukuro (7 spots)

  1. Dia Gate Ikebukuro

    Dia Gate Ikebukuro

    A "scenery spot" featured in the Ikebukuro cityscape shots in the story.

    📍 Open in Google Maps
  2. Higashi-Ikebukuro Central Park

    Higashi-Ikebukuro Central Park

    【Durarara!!】The park Mikado and Anri flee to, with the stone monument Izaya sits on and the fountain. | 【My Dress-Up Darling】Appears in the background.

    📍 Open in Google Maps
  3. Ikebukuro East Exit Five-Way Intersection

    An intersection that appears in the story.

    📍 Open in Google Maps
  4. Bikkuri Gado (Underpass)

    Bikkuri Gado (Underpass)

    Appears in the background as part of Gojo-kun and friends' route.

    📍 Open in Google Maps
  5. Spanish Steps (Sunshine City)

    Spanish Steps (Sunshine City)

    My Dress-Up Darling: the scene on the steps (the "Spanish Steps") between the Alpa shopping mall and the World Import Mart building.

    📍 Open in Google Maps
  6. Sunshine City

    【Durarara!!】An Ikebukuro landmark in the story: the building exterior and shopping around it. | 【My Dress-Up Darling】Appears in scenes set in Ikebukuro, including the adjacent Sunshine Plaza.

    📍 Open in Google Maps
  7. Naka-Ikebukuro Park

    Naka-Ikebukuro Park

    A park adjacent to Sunshine City that appears in the opening.

    📍 Open in Google Maps

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Pilgrimage etiquette and things to know

Most of the places listed are station passageways, shopping streets, parks and working businesses that other people use every day. Please do not block the way or disturb staff and customers. Follow the posted rules for photography indoors. Business hours and streetscapes change over time, so details here may differ from what you find on site.