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Stories Set in Japan
Japan is an island nation east of Korea with four main islands running from snowy Hokkaido to subtropical Okinawa. The 1868 Meiji Restoration ended feudal rule and forced fast industrialization, leaving stories torn between old customs and new cities. Hacksaw Ridge and Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train sit on its shelf as very different examples of that contrast. Open Japan on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Japan on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Japan
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Browse 580 books, 3,514 movies, 290 TV shows and 930 games set in Japan.
Inception
Cobb a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception" the…
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss who served during the Battle of Okinawa refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Your Name.
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen…
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Tanjiro Kamado joined with Inosuke Hashibira a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head and Zenitsu Agatsuma a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the…
John Wick: Chapter 4
With the price on his head ever increasing John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and…
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Princess Mononoke
Ashitaka a prince of the disappearing Emishi people is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way he encounters San a young human woman fighting to protect the forest and…
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class Shouko Nishimiya because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave…
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
The Red Ribbon Army an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 and seek vengeance against Goku…
My Neighbor Totoro
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away…
The 10 stories above are just a sample of the 5,314 in the catalogue for this entry. For the full live catalogue — with trailers, soundtracks, exact locations and time filters — open Japan in the StoryTerra app, where selecting the country on the map shows everything set there, including its cities like Tokyo. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.
Japan through time
Edo Japan (1603–1868) — Step back to Edo Japan, where samurai culture, ukiyo-e art, and strict social orders shaped a unique society rich in stories of honor and conflict. Explore Edo Japan
Post-War Japan (1945–1960) — The rapid reconstruction and modernization after WWII — depicted in films and stories about resilience and change across the entire country, from burnt cities to economic miracle. Explore Post-War Japan
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