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LIAR GAME
LIAR GAME
A suspense story about Kanzaki Nao, an overly honest college student, who gets caught up in the "Liar Game" involving huge sums of money, and challenges it with genius con artist Akiyama Shinichi.
Synopsis
"LIAR GAME" is a TV anime produced by Madhouse for 2026, based on the manga of the same name by Shinobu Kaitani. Set in modern-day Japan, the story begins when Nao Kanzaki, an honest and easily deceived young woman, receives an invitation to the "Liar Game," a contest in which players deceive one another over enormous sums of money. Bound by ruthless rules that can leave participants saddled with crushing debt, Nao teams up with a genius swindler to face one psychological trap after another. It is a tense battle-of-wits suspense unfolding in the gap between human greed and trust.
Why visit the real-life locations
The mood of this Kanto-set battle of wits comes alive when paired with real architecture and landscapes. The Oya History Museum in Tochigi, a vast underground former quarry, is an otherworldly space whose solemn atmosphere suits tense negotiations perfectly. The Former Marquis Maeda Residence Western Building in Tokyo lends an air of refined, upper-class tension with its stately design. The Shonan Village Center in Kanagawa, an open hilltop facility, makes a fine finale for touring the story's world.
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Pilgrimage Spots（3 spots）
Oya History Museum
📍 909 Oya-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Filming location for the movies "LIAR GAME The Final Stage" and "LIAR GAME -Reborn-". A massive underground Oya stone quarry site 30m below ground, used for game venue scenes. Officially recorded by the Tochigi Film Commission.
Former Marquis Maeda Residence
📍 4-3-55 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Used as the exterior of the LGT office in the TV drama. A Tudor-style Western mansion completed in 1929, designated as a National Important Cultural Property.
Shonan Village Center
📍 1560-39 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Miura-gun, Kanagawa
An international conference and training facility used as a filming location for the LIAR GAME TV drama. Located on the hills of the Miura Peninsula, its futuristic architecture matches the atmosphere of the game venues in the series.