Where is Barefoot Gen set?
Japanese manga series
Barefoot Gen (1973) — 1 real place Japanese Wikipedia files it under as its setting, in Japan. Wikidata records no setting for this manga at all, so this is a category rather than a statement, and it is labelled that way below. Where the manga takes place, not where it was made: a manga is drawn and filmed nowhere, so this is the only kind of location it has.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Places per Japanese Wikipedia — “広島市を舞台とした舞台作品” category
Japanese Wikipedia’s “広島市を舞台とした舞台作品” category lists 1 place. A category is an editor’s judgement rather than a sourced statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
Filmed in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many places is Barefoot Gen set in?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 1 place named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Was Barefoot Gen filmed anywhere?
No. A manga is drawn and filmed nowhere, so the places on this page are where its story is set, from Wikidata's narrative location and from Wikipedia's setting categories.
Where does this information come from?
Narrative location statements on Wikidata, and the setting categories Wikipedia editors file the work under, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is guessed from the plot.