🏞 Landscapes & nature
Lake Biwa
freshwater lake in Japan
🇯🇵 Japan · 35.2550, 136.0800
Lake Biwa 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.
“The scene where the protagonists travel through Lake Biwa on a boat was in fact shot on a pool in the studio, with added smoke.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Lake Biwa 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.
Filming locations nearby
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🌍 Countries & regions
Japan
🇯🇵 Japan
island country in East Asia
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Nijō Castle
🇯🇵 Japan
castle in Kyoto, Japan
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🏙 Towns & cities
Kyoto
🇯🇵 Japan
city in the Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Heian Jingū
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Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Nanzen-ji Temple
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building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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🌍 Countries & regions
Shiga Prefecture
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prefecture of Japan
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Lake Biwa?
1 production is recorded as filmed at Lake Biwa, including Ugetsu (1953). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Where is Lake Biwa?
Lake Biwa is in Japan, at 35.2550, 136.0800.
What other filming locations are near Lake Biwa?
Japan, Nijō Castle, Kyoto, Heian Jingū and 2 more, 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 Lonely Planet Japan, CC BY-SA 4.0.