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[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pTaYl.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pTaYl.jpg)

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?


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


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**.


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The shown image is located around 35°22'25"N 139°37'24"E ([Google
Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B022%2725.0%22N+139%C2%B037%2724.0%22E/@35.3738702,139.6233601,238m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d35.3736111!4d139.6233333))
which is in [Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanazawa-
ku,_Yokohama).

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ycj8R.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ycj8R.jpg)


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