J-Drama Pilgrimage | コウノドリ Dr. Storks (2015) — 須賀神社 / Atsuko's Prayer

Drama: TBS『コウノドリ』 / Kounodori / Dr. Storks (2015), scoped to the first 2015 television series and not the 2017 continuation.

The Nationwide Filming Location Guide identifies 須賀神社 / Suga Shrine in Shinjuku's Sugacho as the shrine visited by 竹下敦子 / Atsuko Takashita in Episode 6, broadcast 20 November 2015. TBS's own Episode 6 guest profile describes Atsuko as 43, finally pregnant after continuing infertility treatment and approaching 36 weeks, placing the shrine visit within one of the episode's high-risk-pregnancy storylines. The memory does not infer or invent the exact wording of her prayer.

This is a useful pilgrimage location because the production used a real, active neighborhood shrine rather than a fabricated religious set. The filming-location attribution is to the shrine itself; it does not establish a specific paving stone, prayer position, stair, actor mark, or camera angle.

Suga Shrine remains an active place of worship in Shinjuku. Its official contact page lists the shrine office at 5-6 Sugacho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, with reception hours of 9:00–17:00. Visitors should treat worship as the primary purpose of the site, avoid blocking worshippers or ceremonial activity, and follow any current photography guidance.

The stored coordinate, 35.6856409, 139.7217107, is a shrine-level anchor for Suga Shrine. It is not presented as Atsuko's exact prayer spot or a 2015 production position.