Filming locations near Osaka

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 Togano-chō, 1 km north; the most filmed is Osaka-jō Hall with 1 recorded production.

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

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Within 100 km · 131 54 towns & cities · 44 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 19 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 7 streets, squares & public space Closest · Togano-chō · 1 km Most famous · Kyoto

Within 25 km of Osaka

1. Togano-chō · 1 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Shall We Dance? Neighborhood in Kita-ku, Osaka

2. Umeda · 1 km north-west · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Black Rain, Shall We Dance? Neighborhood in Osaka

3. Osaka Umeda Twin Towers North · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Black Rain. Building in Kita-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

4. Nakanoshima · 1 km west · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: You Only Live Twice, Manhunt. Sandbank in Kita-ku, Osaka

5. Ōsaka Station · 1 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Tokyo Story. Railway station in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan

6. Osaka-Umeda Station (Hankyu) · 1 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Black Rain. Railway station in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan

7. Kita-ku · 1 km north-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Black Rain, Shall We Dance? One of the 24 wards of the City of Osaka

8. Osaka International Convention Center · 2 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus. Convention center in the city of Osaka, Japan

9. Chūō-ku · 2 km south-east · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia: Tokyo Story, Black Rain. Ward in Osaka

10. 大阪府庁舎 · 2 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Black Rain. Building in Chuo-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

11. Kyōbashi · 2 km east · Streets & squares

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Black Rain. Bridge over Neya River in Osaka, Japan.

12. Osaka Castle · 2 km east · Castles & palaces

    2 productions, per Wikipedia: Tokyo Story, Black Rain. Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan

+ 37 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Port of Kobe · 25 km west · Landscapes & nature

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

2. Port Island · 26 km west · Landscapes & nature

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

3. 神戸港港島トンネル · 27 km west · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alice in Borderland

4. Hokke-ji Temple · 28 km east · Towns & cities

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

5. Nara · 28 km east · Towns & cities

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

6. Kobe · 28 km west · Towns & cities

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

7. Chūō-ku · 28 km west · Towns & cities

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

8. 生田東門商店街 · 28 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Outrage

9. Kishiwada · 29 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. City in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

10. Nankin-machi · 29 km west · Towns & cities

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

11. Kishiwada Castle · 29 km south-west · Castles & palaces

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. Building in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

12. Motomachi · 29 km west · Towns & cities

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

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

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Porto Europa · 67 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Fullmetal Alchemist

2. Kizu River · 70 km east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Rashomon. River in Mie and Kyoto prefectures, Japan

3. Tsuge Station · 71 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production: Tora-san's Cherished Mother. Railway station in Iga, Mie prefecture, Japan

4. Ōmihachiman-shi · 73 km north-east · Towns & cities

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

5. Himeji Castle · 76 km west · Castles & palaces

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: You Only Live Twice, Ran. Japanese castle complex

6. Himeji · 76 km west · Towns & cities

   6 productions, per Wikipedia: The Last Samurai, You Only Live Twice. City in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

7. Kōko-en · 76 km west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Rurouni Kenshin. Garden in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan

8. Engyō-ji Temple · 80 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production: The Last Samurai. Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

9. Lake Biwa · 82 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Kagemusha. Freshwater lake in Japan

10. Maizuru · 87 km north · Towns & cities

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

11. Tonomine Highlands · 90 km north-west · Landscapes & nature

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Norwegian Wood

12. Mount Gozaisho · 91 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

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

+ 5 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

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