In Mirai no Mirai, where is the protagonist's family house in Japan?


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Does anyone know where this location might be in Japan? Or is this a purely
fictional location? I'm particularly interested in their house designs. The
protagonist's neighbors' houses seem to be elevated. Is there a name for that
style?




From an [interview](https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/mamoru-
hosoda-on-mirai-fatherhood-and-the-meaning.html) with Mamoru Hosoda, the
film's director:

> Mirai is not set in Toyoma but rather in **Yokohama** , which is a port city
> that was one of the first cities to be modernized because of its contact
> with the West. I chose Yokohama, a city that is constantly changing, because
> Mirai is a story about how a family can change but always remains itself.

So, no this location is not fictional.

Regarding the house design or style, as @AkiTanaka mentioned, [these are
called stepped houses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirai_\(film\)). The link
also mentions that the house is located in **Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama**.




From an [interview](https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/mamoru-
hosoda-on-mirai-fatherhood-and-the-meaning.html) with Mamoru Hosoda, the
film's director:

> Mirai is not set in Toyoma but rather in **Yokohama** , which is a port city
> that was one of the first cities to be modernized because of its contact
> with the West. I chose Yokohama, a city that is constantly changing, because
> Mirai is a story about how a family can change but always remains itself.

So, no this location is not fictional.

Regarding the house design or style, as @AkiTanaka mentioned, [these are
called stepped houses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirai_\(film\)). The link
also mentions that the house is located in **Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama**.

