🏙 Towns & cities
Himeji
city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
🇯🇵 Japan · 34.8152, 134.6854
Himeji is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
3 productions were filmed at 2 places inside Himeji rather than at Himeji itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Some scenes were shot in Kyoto and Himeji, Japan.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Himeji as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Movies filmed elsewhere in Himeji
3 productions shot at 2 places inside Himeji, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Himeji itself.
- You Only Live Twice Himeji Castle per Wikipedia 1967
- Ran Himeji Castle per Wikipedia 1985
- Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Engyō-ji Temple per Wikipedia 2021
Filming locations nearby
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Engyō-ji Temple
🇯🇵 Japan
Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Himeji Castle
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Japanese castle complex
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Shōdo Island
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island in Seto Inland Sea, Japan
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Akashi Municipal Planetarium
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museum with a planetarium in Akashi, Hyogo, Japan
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Himeji?
4 productions are recorded as filmed in Himeji, 3 of them at places inside it, including The Last Samurai (2003). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Himeji?
The Last Samurai (2003), covered by 65 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Himeji?
Himeji is in Japan, at 34.8152, 134.6854.
What other filming locations are near Himeji?
Engyō-ji Temple, Himeji Castle, Shōdo Island and Akashi Municipal Planetarium, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by SRIA, CC BY-SA 4.0.