Where was Lost in Translation filmed?
2003 film directed by Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation (2003) was filmed in Tokyo and Kyoto — 2 recorded filming locations in Japan. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Tokyo
🇯🇵 Japan
capital and largest city of Japan
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🏙 Towns & cities
Kyoto
🇯🇵 Japan
city in the Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 11 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
New York City
🇺🇸 United States
most populous city in the United States
“After production concluded, Coppola supervised 10 weeks of editing by Sarah Flack in New York City.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Kabukichō
🇯🇵 Japan
quarter located in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
“The opening scene was done at Yasukuni-dōri in Kabuki-chō.” Wikipedia
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🛣 Streets & squares
Shibuya scramble crossing
🇯🇵 Japan
scramble crossing in Tokyo, Japan
“Since the screenplay was sparse, missing details were often addressed during shooting, and Coppola allowed a significant amount of improvisation in dialogue, especially from Murray.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Nishi-Shinjuku
🇯🇵 Japan
neighborhood in Shinjuku city, Tokyo, Japan
“The last scene of the 2003 film Lost in Translation was filmed at Chūō-dōri close to Shinjuku train station.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Jōgan-ji Temple
🇯🇵 Japan
building in Tokyo, Japan
“Filming also took place at Jōgan-ji (Nakano, Tokyo).” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Omotesandō Station
🇯🇵 Japan
metro station in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
“Charlotte's ride at the subway was taken at Omote-sando Station at the Hanzōmon and Ginza lines platform.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Naka-Meguro Station
🇯🇵 Japan
railway station metro station in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
“The chase scene after the bar and through the Pachinko parlor "Botan" were around Naka-Meguro Station.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Heian Jingū
🇯🇵 Japan
Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
“Brief scenes were also filmed in Kyoto at the Heian Shrine, and Nanzen-ji.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Nanzen-ji Temple
🇯🇵 Japan
building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Tokyo Medical University
🇯🇵 Japan
Japanese private medical university in Tokyo
“Scenes of the 2003 film Lost in Translation were filmed there.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Shinjuku Park Tower
🇯🇵 Japan
building in Tokyo, Japan
“The hotel featured prominently in Academy Award-winning film Lost in Translation.” Wikipedia
Places whose own article says it was shot there
6 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Heian Jingū Japan
“Parts of the 2003 film Lost in Translation were filmed there.” Wikipedia
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Jōgan-ji Temple Japan
“It was a filming location of the 2003 movie Lost in Translation.” Wikipedia
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Naka-Meguro Station Japan
“Scenes of the 2003 film Lost in Translation were filmed around there.” Wikipedia
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Nanzen-ji Temple Japan
“Parts of the 2003 film Lost in Translation were filmed there.” Wikipedia
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Omotesandō Station Japan
“Scenes of the 2003 film Lost in Translation were filmed there at the Hanzōmon and Ginza lines platform.” Wikipedia
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Kyōto Station Japan
“Parts of the 2003 film Lost in Translation were filmed on Kyoto Station's Shinkansen platforms.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Japan, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- Inception 2010
- Tokyo Vice 2022–2024
- Suicide Club 2001
- Love Exposure 2008
- Paper Planes 2015
- Asura 2025–
- Diary of a Shinjuku Thief 1968
- Noriko's Dinner Table 2005
- Adrift in Tokyo 2007
- Mezamashi TV 1994–
- The Godfather 1972
- The Avengers 2012
Set in the same places
- Tokyo Ghoul
- Weathering with You
- Akira
- 5 Centimeters Per Second
- Only Yesterday
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Need for Speed: ProStreet
- From Up on Poppy Hill
- Steins;Gate
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- SimCity
- Tokyo Godfathers
More filmed in Japan
- Inception 2010
- Skyfall 2012
- The Last Samurai 2003
- The Wolverine 2013
- Around the World in 80 Days 1956
- High and Low 1963
Every filming location in Japan →
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Lost in Translation have?
2 places recorded on Wikidata, and 11 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Japan.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Inception (2010), Tokyo Vice (2022–2024), Suicide Club (2001), Love Exposure (2008) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.