noun Internet Slang

seichi junrei

SAY-chee JOON-ray · noun · slang

A pilgrimage to real-world locations featured in anime.

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The fan practice of travelling to real places that inspired or appeared in an anime or manga, treating them as 'sacred sites' to visit and photograph.

“They did a seichi junrei to the shrine from Your Name.”
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seichi junrei In A Sentence

They did a seichi junrei to the shrine from Your Name.

Origin & Usage

Japanese 聖地巡礼 (seichi junrei), 'holy-land pilgrimage', borrowed from religious pilgrimage language.

Variants anime pilgrimage

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What is seichi junrei?

It's the fan practice of travelling to real-world locations that inspired or appeared in an anime or manga, treating them as 'sacred sites' to visit and photograph.

Where does the term come from?

From Japanese 聖地巡礼, literally 'holy-land pilgrimage', borrowing language from religious pilgrimage.

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