Towns & cities
Kamigyō-ku
ward of Kyoto
Japan · 35.0297, 135.7567
Kamigyō-ku is where 1 anime is set, according to its Wikipedia article: Wikidata records their setting only as the country. Nothing on this atlas was filmed here.
3 productions were filmed at 3 places inside Kamigyō-ku rather than at Kamigyō-ku itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
Movies filmed in Kamigyō-ku
3 productions shot at 3 places inside Kamigyō-ku, each named beside it. No statement names Kamigyō-ku itself, so everything here is recorded against somewhere inside it.
- The Twilight Samurai Shōkoku-ji Temple per Wikipedia 2002
- The Challenge Shōkoku-ji Temple per Wikipedia 1982
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity Amida-ji Temple per Wikipedia 1973
Set here, per Wikipedia
Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Kamigyō-ku, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Shōkoku-ji Temple
Japan·under 1 km
Buddhist temple in Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Amida-ji Temple
Japan·under 1 km
Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Kamigyō-ku, Japan
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Towns & cities
Demachi Shopping Street
Japan·1 km east
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Towns & cities
Kita-ku
Japan·1 km north
ward of Kyoto
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Landscapes & nature
Kamo River Delta
Japan·1 km east
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Landmarks & buildings
Demachiyanagi Station
Japan·2 km east
railway station in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Kamigyō-ku?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in Kamigyō-ku, 3 of them at places inside it.
Which is the best known production filmed in Kamigyō-ku?
The Twilight Samurai (2002), covered by 20 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Kamigyō-ku?
Kamigyō-ku is in Japan. Its coordinates are 35.0297, 135.7567.
What other filming locations are near Kamigyō-ku?
Shōkoku-ji Temple (under 1 km), Amida-ji Temple (under 1 km), Demachi Shopping Street (1 km east), Kita-ku (1 km north) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
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 桂鷺淵, CC BY-SA 4.0.