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Jujutsu Kaisen: The Real Shibuya of the Shibuya Incident

In Jujutsu Kaisen, 31 October 2018 turns Shibuya Station into a sealed trap, and the fighting that follows is the best-known arc of the series. The places in the story are real ones, from the station's lowest platform to Aoyama Cemetery.

Contains major story spoilers.

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Timeline & locations

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  1. The Shibuya Incident does not start in Shibuya itself. In the anime the Mei Mei team, made up of Mei Mei, Ui Ui and Itadori, gathers at Aoyama Cemetery before heading into the district. The real cemetery is a large graveyard that spans two Tokyo wards, Minato and Shibuya.

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    Visitor guidance: Public cemetery; keep to the paths and be quiet.

  2. In episode 32, right after Satoru Gojo arrives in Shibuya, the third basement level of Shibuya Hikarie appears on screen. Here he sees the crowds shut in by the veil and understands what the enemy wants. Once he has taken it in, he heads for basement level 5. The pin marks the Hikarie building as a whole; the series does not show a single exact corridor.

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    Location precision: The sources name only basement level 3 of Hikarie, so the pin marks the whole building.

    Visitor guidance: Hikarie is a public building; its basement connects to the station.

  3. On 31 October 2018 a special veil is dropped around Shibuya Station and the civilians inside are trapped. Gojo slips down to basement level 5 and meets Jogo, Hanami and Choso, and the fight begins. Then Geto appears, opens the Prison Realm and Gojo is sealed on the same spot. The real Toyoko and Fukutoshin platforms are on that level, and the fight is set on the Fukutoshin platform. By the end the area around the station lies razed.

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    Visitor guidance: The Fukutoshin platform is open to all passengers.

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  4. At exit 2 the Mei Mei team arrives and Itadori splits off from them. On basement level 2 he runs into Inago-guy, a grasshopper curse that Mahito brought here to guard a veil and that has been preying on civilians. Itadori fights it and exorcises it. The station is served by the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines.

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    Visitor guidance: Take the Chiyoda or Fukutoshin line; exit 2 is the one used in the scene.

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  5. In episode 38, Naobito Zen'in, Maki and Nanami fight Dagon in a connecting passage inside Shibuya Mark City. The pin marks the building as a whole, because the sources describe only a passage and not its exact spot.

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    Location precision: The guide names a connecting passage inside Mark City without giving its exact position.

    Visitor guidance: Mark City is a public building that links the station and Dogenzaka.

  6. In episode 40, Megumi Fushiguro and his father Toji start their fight at the Scramble Crossing. The guide puts the scene in front of the TSUTAYA building. The pin sits at the centre of the crossing, so the exact camera position is approximate.

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    Location precision: The guide places the fight at the crossing, in front of a named shop, but no exact spot is documented.

    Visitor guidance: Public street crossing; watch the traffic lights.

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