J-Drama Pilgrimage | MR.BRAIN (2009) — 神田外語大学7号館, the 科警研 Exterior

TBS’s MR.BRAIN turns 神田外語大学 (Kanda University of International Studies) in Makuhari into one of the series’ defining places: the exterior of the fictional 警察庁科学警察研究所, or 科警研, where Ryuusuke Tsukumo works. The nationwide filming-location archive identifies Kanda University as this principal setting and specifies Building 7; a second location index likewise identifies the university’s Building 7 as the 科警研 exterior. The series premiered on May 23, 2009, with this institutional world already central to Tsukumo’s story.

The university is still active at 1-4-1 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba, and its official access page places the campus about a 15-minute walk from Kaihin-Makuhari Station. This memory uses a campus-level map coordinate rather than claiming an exact doorway, laboratory, camera position, or actor mark at Building 7.

Because this is a working university rather than a purpose-built tourist attraction, pilgrimage should follow current campus rules. View the setting only from areas open to visitors or during public events, and do not enter classrooms, offices, or other restricted spaces merely to recreate a shot.