Filming locations near Sano

240 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 Ashikaga, 12 km west; the most filmed is Tokyo with 12 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Sano itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 240 115 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 83 towns & cities · 26 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 13 streets, squares & public space Closest · Ashikaga · 12 km Most famous · Tokyo

Within 25 km of Sano

1. Ashikaga · 12 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Alice in Borderland. City in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

2. 足利スクランブルシティスタジオ · 14 km west · Studios & sets

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Alice in Borderland

3. Tochigi · 16 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. City in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Kumagaya · 25 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Bullet Train. City in Saitama prefecture, Japan

2. Hirosegawara Depot · 28 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Bullet Train. Railway depot operated b the Chichibu Railway in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

3. JGSDF Camp Utsunomiya · 32 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Godzilla

4. Chikusei · 37 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Godzilla Minus One. City in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

5. Tochigi Prefectural Museum · 37 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Museum in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan

6. Shimotsuma · 38 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Kamikaze Girls. City in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

7. Utsunomiya · 38 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Capital city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

8. Ōmiya-ku · 46 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Rurouni Kenshin. Ward of Saitama, Saitama, Japan

9. Gunma Prefectural Government Building · 47 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. Building in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

10. Saitama · 51 km south · Towns & cities

    1 production — Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. City in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

11. Tsukuba · 52 km south-east · Towns & cities

    2 productions, per Wikipedia — Godzilla vs. Biollante, The Japanese Wife. City in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan

12. Shibukawa · 55 km west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Initial D. City in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

+ 8 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Ikaho Onsen · 61 km west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Initial D. Building in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

2. Higashikurume · 62 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Adrift in Tokyo. City in Tokyo, Japan

3. Haruna · 63 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Initial D. Dissolved municipality in Gunma district, Gunma prefecture, Japan

4. Higashimurayama · 63 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Godzilla 2000. City in Tokyo, Japan

5. Adachi · 63 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Tokyo Story. Special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan

6. Toshimaen · 64 km south · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Samsara. Former amusement park in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan

7. Ōme-shi · 65 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Shin Godzilla. City in Tokyo, Japan

8. Ekoda Station · 65 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Shall We Dance? Railway station in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan

9. Kasama · 65 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Godzilla Minus One. City in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan

10. Shin-Ei Animation · 65 km south · Studios & sets

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Look Back. Japanese animation studio

11. Senju Thermal Power Station · 65 km south · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Tokyo Story. Power plant

12. Matsudo · 65 km south-east · Towns & cities

    1 production — It's Tough Being a Man. City in Chiba prefecture, Japan

+ 205 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

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