Towns & cities
Taitō-ku
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
Japan · 35.7125, 139.7800
Taitō-ku is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions, 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.
15 productions were filmed at 17 places inside Taitō-ku rather than at Taitō-ku itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Filming locations were in Tokyo (Adachi, Chūō, Taitō and Chiyoda), Onomichi, Atami and Osaka.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Taitō-ku 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.
- Tokyo Story 1953
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Shin Ultraman
2022
“Ultraman and Mefilas' first conversation in their human disguises was filmed at Asakusa Ichimon, an Izakaya restaurant in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan.” Wikipedia
Movies filmed elsewhere in Taitō-ku
15 productions shot at 17 places inside Taitō-ku, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Taitō-ku itself.
- You Only Live Twice Kuramae Kokugikan per Wikipedia 1967
- The Wolverine Akihabara per Wikipedia 2013
- The Grudge Kanda River per Wikipedia 2004
- Stray Dog Ueno per Wikipedia 1949
- Wasabi Akihabara per Wikipedia 2001
- Perfect Days Asakusa Station 2023
- Kikujiro Sensō-ji Temple per Wikipedia 1999
- One Wonderful Sunday Ueno Zoo per Wikipedia 1947
- The Forest Asakusa per Wikipedia 2016
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Ueno Imperial Grant Park per Wikipedia 1964
- Norwegian Wood Kan'ei-ji Temple per Wikipedia 2010
- Gung Ho Asakusa per Wikipedia 1986
- Tokyo! Tokyo University of the Arts per Wikipedia 2008
- Love in Tokyo Ueno per Wikipedia 1966
- Spring Snow Ueno per Wikipedia 2005
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Towns & cities
Asakusa
Japan
town located in Taitō-ku, Tokyo
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Landmarks & buildings
Kuramae Kokugikan
Japan
building in Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Towns & cities
Akihabara
Japan
Neighborhood/district of Chiyoda ward, Tokyo
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Landmarks & buildings
Ueno Station
Japan
railway station and metro station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Kan'ei-ji Temple
Japan
Buddhist temple in Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Ueno Imperial Grant Park
Japan
park in Tokyo, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Rinno-ji Temple
Japan
building in Tokyo, Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Kanda River
Japan
river in Tokyo
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Streets & squares
Yanagibashi Bridge
Japan
road bridge over the Kanda river in Tokyo, Japan
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Towns & cities
Ueno
Japan
neighborhood in Taitō city, Tokyo, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Asakusa Station
Japan
railway station and metro station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Sensō-ji Temple
Japan
Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Ueno Zoo
Japan
zoo in Tokyo, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Jōmyō Temple
Japan
Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect dedicated to Amitābha Buddha in Taitō-ku, Japan
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Towns & cities
Ueno-Sakuragi
Japan
town located in Taitō-ku, Tokyo
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Landmarks & buildings
Tokyo University of the Arts
Japan
higher education institution in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Tokyo National Museum
Japan
art museum in Tokyo, Japan
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Ueno Station
Japan·under 1 km
railway station and metro station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
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Towns & cities
Ueno
Japan·under 1 km
neighborhood in Taitō city, Tokyo, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Rinno-ji Temple
Japan·under 1 km
building in Tokyo, Japan
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Landmarks & buildings
Tokyo National Museum
Japan·under 1 km
art museum in Tokyo, Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Ueno Imperial Grant Park
Japan·under 1 km
park in Tokyo, Japan
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Landscapes & nature
Ueno Zoo
Japan·under 1 km
zoo in Tokyo, Japan
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Taitō-ku?
17 productions are recorded as filmed in Taitō-ku, 15 of them at places inside it, including Tokyo Story (1953) and Shin Ultraman (2022). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Taitō-ku?
Tokyo Story (1953), covered by 47 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Taitō-ku?
Taitō-ku is in Japan. Its coordinates are 35.7125, 139.7800.
What other filming locations are near Taitō-ku?
Ueno Station (under 1 km), Ueno (under 1 km), Rinno-ji Temple (under 1 km), Tokyo National Museum (under 1 km) 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 Ellywa at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.