Acclaimed and spectacular anime series set in Taisho-era Japan. It follows Tanjiro Kamado, a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal, whose life changes tragically when his family is slaughtered by a demon and his sole surviving sister, Nezuko, is transformed into a demon himself. Heartbroken but driven by iron determination, Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps to find a cure to restore his sister's humanity and avenge his family. The show is famous for its dazzling animation by ufotable, emotional storytelling, and breath-taking combat.
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Ōkawasō (Ashinomaki Onsen) — "just like the Infinity Castle!"fan association
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A hot-spring ryokan in Aizuwakamatsu whose multi-level atrium, with a floating stage (ukibutai) at its centre, recalls the Infinity Castle. It does not appear in the work and has no official link to it: it is a place fans associate with Demon Slayer.
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Ashikaga Flower Park — the Final Selection wisteriafan association
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Famous for its roughly 150-year-old "miracle great wisteria", it evokes Mount Fujikasane, where the Final Selection takes place surrounded by wisteria — the flower demons hate. It does not appear in the work and has no official link to it: it is a place fans associate with Demon Slayer.
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Ittō-seki (Yagyū) — the split boulderfan association
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A huge boulder split cleanly in two beside Amanoiwatate Shrine; legend credits the cut to the swordsman Yagyū Sekishūsai. Fans visit because it recalls the boulder Tanjirō cuts at the end of his training. It does not appear in the work and has no official link to it: it is a place fans associate with Demon Slayer.
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Mount Kumotori — the Kamado family homesetting
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In the story, the Kamado family lives on Mount Kumotori, Tokyo's highest peak (2,017 m), on the border with Saitama and Yamanashi. From here Tanjirō goes down to town to sell charcoal at the start of the story.
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Asakusa — meeting Muzansetting
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On his second mission Tanjirō reaches Taishō-era Asakusa and, in the crowd, recognises the scent of Muzan Kibutsuji, the demon who turned Nezuko (manga vols. 2–3; anime episode 7). (The pin marks the district.)
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Hōmangū Kamado Shrine — Tanjirō's surnamefan association
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A Dazaifu shrine that shares its name with the Kamado family and was, by tradition, founded to guard the ancient Dazaifu government seat against evil. It is the best known of the "Kamado shrines" that became pilgrimage spots. It does not appear in the work and has no official link to it: it is a place fans associate with Demon Slayer.
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Kyoto Railway Museum — the Mugen Train locomotiveofficial collab
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The Mugen (Infinity) Train is based on the 8620-class steam locomotives. The museum keeps No. 8630 — the closest look-alike, since it has no smoke deflectors — and in an official collaboration in December 2020 it ran on the museum tracks bearing a "無限" (Mugen) plate.
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Meiji-mura Museum — echoes of the Mugen Train and Butterfly Mansionfan association
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An open-air museum of Meiji- and Taishō-era buildings in Inuyama. Fans come for a steam locomotive said to resemble the Mugen Train and a building that looks like the Butterfly Mansion. It does not appear in the work and has no official link to it: it is a place fans associate with Demon Slayer.
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Hachiman Kamado Shrine — the demons' stairwayfan association
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A Beppu shrine bearing the Kamado name and a local legend: a demon had to build a hundred-step stairway in one night and failed when the cock crowed at the ninety-ninth. It does not appear in the work and has no official link to it: it is a place fans associate with Demon Slayer.
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