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| Where Was One Piece Season 2 Filmed? Cape Town Sets, Italian Inspiration and More. (Credits: Netflix) |
Netflix’s live-action One Piece Season 2 (2026) has wrapped production, and while the series is known for its ambitious storytelling and colourful pirate world, viewers are just as fascinated by the locations used to bring that universe to life. From vast studio builds in South Africa to coastal towns that inspired the show’s harbour scenes, the production leaned heavily on real-world places mixed with large-scale sets and visual effects.
Not every filming spot was publicly revealed during production. The decision was deliberate. Like many large Netflix projects, the team kept several locations under wraps to prevent disruptions from curious fans or visitors turning up on set. Even so, enough details have surfaced to piece together where the Straw Hat crew’s next chapter was brought to life.
Confirmed One Piece Season 2 Filming Locations
A clear breakdown of the main One Piece Season 2 filming locations, including studio hubs, real places that inspired the series, and nearby destinations fans might want to explore.
Cape Town Film Studios, South Africa — The Main Production Hub
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The beating heart of One Piece Season 2 production was Cape Town Film Studios in South Africa. Much of the series was built and filmed here, with enormous sets designed to recreate the fantastical world of the Grand Line.
Production designers constructed full environments inside the facility, including large ship decks, interior pirate hideouts and detailed harbour scenes. Some sequences were also filmed in the studio’s deep-water tank, allowing the team to stage realistic ocean scenes and ship movements.
Creator Eiichiro Oda visited the set while filming was underway and later praised the scale of the production. According to Oda, the attention to detail across the sets was remarkable, with multiple departments working to ensure the live-action version captured the spirit of the original manga.
Key sets reportedly built here included:
• Large ship environments such as the Straw Hats’ vessels
• Interior locations like taverns and pirate hideouts
• Dining areas inspired by the floating restaurant Baratie
• Map rooms and Marine headquarters interiors
Filming at Cape Town Film Studios officially wrapped in early 2026.
On-Location Filming Around Cape Town
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While the studio handled most controlled production, the show also used outdoor areas around Cape Town to capture broader landscapes and coastline views.
The region offers dramatic cliffs, ocean horizons and historic harbour areas that naturally resemble the fictional maritime world of One Piece. These backdrops helped sell the illusion that the Straw Hat crew were travelling through a vast pirate-era ocean.
Nearby coastal areas around Cape Town provided visual inspiration for several scenes tied to Grand Line travel sequences.
Sorrento, Italy — Inspiration for Loguetown
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Although much of the town seen in the series is enhanced with visual effects, the harbour aesthetic of Loguetown draws inspiration from Sorrento, a coastal town in southern Italy.
The waterfront layout and Mediterranean atmosphere helped shape the look of the execution harbour where the legendary pirate Gold Roger once faced the Marines in the One Piece story.
Landmarks overlooking the Bay of Naples, including historic seaside villas and cliffside architecture, helped inform the visual design used by the production’s art department.
In the series, only parts of the harbour environment resemble the real-world location; the rest of the town square and government structures were digitally expanded.
Florence, Italy — Architectural Inspiration for the World Government
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The imposing architecture seen in Loguetown’s government buildings borrows heavily from Florentine Gothic design.
Designers referenced well-known Renaissance structures when crafting the World Government’s façade. The visual cues — domes, stone arches and cathedral-like structures — echo elements commonly associated with Florence’s historic skyline.
These references helped ground the fictional city in recognisable European architecture, giving the series a richer historical texture even within its fantasy setting.
Positano, Italy — The Look Behind Shells Town
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Another Mediterranean location that influenced the show’s visual style is Positano, the famous cliffside town along Italy’s Amalfi Coast.
Its colourful stacked buildings and steep coastal layout served as inspiration for Shells Town, the Marine stronghold featured in the One Piece storyline.
In the series, the Marine fortress itself is digitally created, sitting above the town like a military outpost. But the underlying geography resembles Positano’s distinctive seaside terraces.
Barrie and Millbrook, Ontario — Secondary Production Locations
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Beyond South Africa, parts of production were also linked to locations in Ontario, Canada, particularly Barrie and Millbrook.
Barrie reportedly served as a secondary filming hub during earlier stages of production planning and support work. Meanwhile, Millbrook — a town often used for film productions thanks to its preserved streets and adaptable scenery — has been mentioned in connection with background sequences.
These locations were not major on-screen environments but contributed to logistical and production support during filming.
Key Story Locations Featured in Season 2
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Season 2 of the live-action series continues immediately after the events of the first season. The Straw Hat crew now sets course for the Grand Line, which means several major story destinations appear in the new episodes.
Locations featured in the story include:
• Loguetown — the historic port tied to Gold Roger
• Reverse Mountain — the gateway into the Grand Line
• Whiskey Peak — a mysterious town encountered by pirates
• Little Garden — a wild island filled with prehistoric dangers
• Drum Island — a snowy kingdom central to upcoming story arcs
Most of these places were recreated using a mix of large studio sets, outdoor locations and digital effects.
One Piece Season 2 Cast
The core Straw Hat crew returns for the new season, led by:
Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
Emily Rudd as Nami
Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro
Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp
Taz Skylar as Sanji
Season 2 also introduces a long list of new characters from the manga storyline, including:
Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0
Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9
Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5
Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine
David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3
Clive Russell as Crocus
Callum Kerr as Smoker
Julia Rehwald as Tashigi
Rigo Sanchez as Dragon
Sophia Anne Caruso as Miss Goldenweek
These additions signal that the show is expanding into larger arcs from the manga. Fans quickly began analysing every image released after Netflix confirmed that Season 2 had wrapped production.
Online discussions have focused heavily on the scale of the Cape Town sets. Many viewers were impressed by how closely the environments resemble the manga’s exaggerated pirate world while still feeling grounded in reality.
Others have been tracing the architectural inspirations used for towns like Loguetown, comparing screenshots with Italian coastal cities that appear to influence the show’s design.
Some viewers have also begun adding the real locations — particularly Sorrento and Positano — to their travel wish lists, hoping to visit the places that helped shape the Straw Hats’ world.
The upcoming season will push the story deeper into the Grand Line and introduce several major characters from the original manga.
For fans of the series, the real-world locations behind the show add another layer of intrigue. Some can be visited today, while others exist only inside massive studio builds designed specifically for the production.
And if Netflix releases more behind-the-scenes details in the months ahead, there may be even more filming locations to uncover. Have you spotted any places that look familiar while watching the series? Let us know your theories and favourite scenes — and keep an eye on Tonboriday as we continue tracking every location connected to One Piece Season 2.