Filming locations near Kyoto

131 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot: every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Teramachi Street, 1 km south; the most filmed is Kamo River Delta with 1 recorded production.

Everything recorded against Kyoto itself (rather than at a named spot near it) is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 131 55 towns & cities · 44 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 18 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 7 streets, squares & public space Closest · Teramachi Street · 1 km Most famous · Osaka

Within 25 km of Kyoto

1. Teramachi Street · 1 km south · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Battles Without Honor and Humanity. Street in Kyoto, Japan

2. Miyako Messe · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Anatahan. Convention center in Kyoto, Japan

3. Heian Jingū · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Lost in Translation. Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

4. Nakagyō Ward · 2 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Tora-san's Cherished Mother. Ward of Kyoto

5. Chion-in Temple · 2 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Last Samurai. Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

6. Higashiyama-ku · 2 km south-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: The Last Samurai, Tora-san's Cherished Mother. Ward of Kyoto

7. Nijō Castle · 2 km west · Castles & palaces

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: The Last Samurai, 13 Assassins. Castle in Kyoto, Japan

8. Kyoto University · 2 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: No Regrets for Our Youth. National university located in Kyoto, Japan

9. Konkaikōmyō-ji Temple · 2 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: 13 Assassins. Buddhist (Jōdo sect) temple in Kyoto, Japan

10. Kamo River Delta · 2 km north · Landscapes & nature

    1 production: Break Through!

11. Nanzen-ji Temple · 2 km east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Lost in Translation. Building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

12. Kiyomizu-dera · 2 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

    3 productions, per Wikipedia: Memoirs of a Geisha, Wasabi. Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

+ 28 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Ibaraki · 28 km south-west · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Rurouni Kenshin, Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno. City in Ōsaka prefecture, Japan

2. Neyagawa · 30 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Shōten. City in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

3. University of Osaka · 31 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Samsara. Higher education institution in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

4. Ōmihachiman-shi · 33 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Rurouni Kenshin. City in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

5. 近鉄あやめ池遊園地 · 35 km south · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Sayonara

6. Nara Juvenile Prison · 35 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alice in Borderland. Prison in Japan

7. Hokke-ji Temple · 36 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Baraka. Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan

8. Tōdai-ji Temple · 36 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Barbarian and the Geisha. Japanese Buddhist temple in Nara

9. Nara · 36 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production: Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. City in Nara prefecture, Japan

10. Hōzan-ji Temple · 37 km south · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Manhunt. Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan

11. Sakuya Konohana Kan · 38 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Alice in Borderland. Botanical garden in Osaka, Japan

12. Kōnoike Shinden · 38 km south-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Rurouni Kenshin. New land development in mid-Edo Period, located in Kawachi Province, Japan

+ 53 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Port of Kobe · 62 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: You Only Live Twice, Sayonara. Port in Japan

2. Maizuru · 62 km north-west · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Fullmetal Alchemist, Godzilla Minus Zero. City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

3. 神戸港港島トンネル · 63 km south-west · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alice in Borderland

4. Port Island · 63 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Outrage. Island in Kobe, Japan

5. Kobe · 63 km south-west · Towns & cities

   12 productions, per Wikipedia: You Only Live Twice, Sayonara. Capital city of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

6. 生田東門商店街 · 63 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Outrage

7. Chūō-ku · 63 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Black Rain. Ward of the City of Kobe, Japan

8. Kita-Suzurandai Station · 64 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alice in Borderland. Railway station in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, Japan

9. Nankin-machi · 64 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Shinjuku Incident. Chinatown of Kobe, Japan

10. Motomachi · 64 km south-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Black Rain. Neighborhood in Chuo-ku, Kobe

11. Yunoyama Onsen · 64 km east · Landscapes & nature

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Tora-san, His Tender Love. Building in Mie Prefecture, Japan

12. Minatogawa-zuidō · 67 km south-west · Streets & squares

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Shinjuku Incident

+ 14 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

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