In the movie 'A Story of Yonosuke' (2013), Chiharu (Ayumi Ito) takes her younger brother Yonosuke (Kengo Kora) to a lounge, which is a garden lounge of this RIHGA ROYAL HOTEL TOKYO. The ceiling of the atrium is decorated with a gorgeous chandelier, and you can see the Okuma garden full of greenery over a large window. This is the space where you can forget that you are in the middle of Tokyo.

In the movie, 'Norwegian Wood' (2010), this Waseda University (Nishi-Waseda 1) was used as a university Watanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama) attended. The author Haruki Murakami is also a graduate of this university. Besides, a courtyard of Toyama Campus No.3 and the Okuma garden was also used in the movie, and may Waseda students took part in as extras and staffs.

In the movie 'Helter Skelter' (2012), Lirico (Ekika Sawajiri) was walking with a man by holding his arm in this 'Wakabahigashi Park' in Yotsuya. Tree-lined streets of the lily, stone pillar, and fountains are beautiful in the park, which is used for the filming of TV and magazines. It is also recommended to go on a date to walk around.

The ''Tokyo EDO Theater'' that Aki visited after arriving in Tokyo in the consecutive NHK drama "Ama-chan", is actually the ''Ameyoko Center Building'' in Ueno. Although the shopping district is always bustling with tourists and local people, during shooting an ''Ame Onna'' flag was displayed, and music clips by GMT47 were played. The entire town turned into a stage where Aki aspired to be an idol.

“Hanayashiki” in Taito-ku is the oldest amusement park ever in Japan which was opened in 1853. The amusement park is also famous for Japan’s oldest surviving roller coaster built in 1953. This rare amusement park with the atmosphere with retro twist is featured in many films and dramas. How about a unique amusement park experience while your filming location tour in Asakusa?

A park commonly known as “Ueno Park” in Taito-ku. The park is a home to various cultural facilities, including museums, art museums, and the zoo. It is also famous for the statue of Takamori Saigo, one of the most famous last samurais, created by renowned sculptor, Koun Takamura. The park is featured as filming location for various movies and TV dramas, including NHK’s asadora Amachan. The park surely is one of the most popular parks in Tokyo, where its visitors can enjoy various appearances that change season to season, and its Shinobigaoka situated on the hill being designated as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Viewing Sites.

One of the filming locations in the drama series "The River's Edge - Ookawabata Detective Agency" (2014) is in Asakusa at the "Miuraya the pleasure boat" service. Various boating courses are set up to cruise around Tokyo Skytree and the Odaiba area. Why don't you take time to enjoy boating entertainment on a fine day?

One of the filming locations in Asakusa in the drama series "The River's Edge - Ookawabata Detective Agency" (2014) is here at the "Hatsune Koji" street. The street is full of the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial neighborhood with many ingenious, tasteful shops. "Kazu-chan's," which serves tasty stew, where Muraki (Joe Odagiri) goes for an inquiry to obtain background information is located here as well. Once the weekend hits, men and women of all ages gather here to enjoy a glass of drink with a horse racing newspaper in a hand. A wisteria trellis canopies the street and a cool breeze blows in summer.

It is here in Asakusa at "Fuji Park" that Takano (Takamitsu Nonaka), a leading member of the Ryusei-kai yakuza group, confesses his love for Reiko (Aoi Yoshikura) in the drama series "The RIver's Edge - Ookawabata Detective Agency" (2014).

One of the drama filming locations is here at Rokku Broadway Street in the "The River's Edge - Ookawabata Detective Agency" (2014) series. The street used to be called the Asakusa Rokku show business street and big name performers and actors including Kiyoshi Atsumi, who made his name as the character Tora-san, Kinichi Hagimoto, and Beat Takeshi polished their artistry in this city. We recommend that you get out for a stroll looking for the six gods of artistry, such as the god of instrument playing, So-shin, the god of singing, Bai-shin, or the god of acting, Gi-shin that are enshrined in the city.

It is here on the "Asakusa Rokku (the 6th district) -dori" street where the hall at which the client comedians who are not so popular perform manzai stand-up comedy in the "The RIver's Edge - Ookawabata Detective Agency" (2014) series. The pictures, along with the profiles of the performers and celebrities who have strong ties with Asakusa can be found here. The street is typical of Asakusa, the city of performing artistry, and you can walk in the footsteps of the celebrities who enriched the movie and entertainment scenes from the Showa era to the present day.

The scenes where the characters walk in Sensoji temple were shot here for the "The River's Edge - Ookawabata Detective Agency" (2014) series. The senso-ji is the oldest temple in Tokyo, and it is one of the most visited tourist spots in Tokyo, with approximately 30 million annual visitors. You can enjoy the different appeals of the temple when walking in the temple precinct, especially when lit up at night, as in the episode.

It is the "Asakusa Hisago-dori Shopping Street" that often appears in the drama series "The River's Edge - Ookawabata Detective Agency" (2014). This 180-meter-long shopping arcade has the stylish concept that Asakusa represents. The Asakusa Hanayashiki amusement park is right in the vicinity.

It is here around the "backstreets of Akakusa Kannon Temple" neighborhood that the Ookawabata Detective Agency was set up in the drama series "The River's Edge - Ookawabata Detective Agency" (2014).　

In the NHK drama "Ama-chan" (2013), the scene in where a young Haruko (Kasumi Arimura) tells her mother, Natsu (Nobuko Miyamoto), "I want to go home", was shot at Shinobazunoike Bentendo" in Ueno Park. During the shooting even the etras where wearing clothes from the time period to reproduce the first year of the Heisei era. After the location tour the nearby, boats, museums, and Zoo in Shinobazunoike make this area very enjoyable for a Tokyo walk.

In the NHK drama"Ama-chan" (2013), the scene of GMT47 members Aki (Rena Nōnen), Hiroshi (Koike Teppei), and Abe-chan (Katagiri Hairi) distribute leaflets of Iwate product exhibition was shot at "Okachimachi panda Square". On the shooting day, an Iwate product exhibition and flags decorated the area, as such it was just like a product exhibition had been held in earnest. Regualarly mini concerts and morning yoga is done here too, making it an oasis for people.

The NHK drama "Ama-chan" (2013) scene where Aki (Rena Nōnen) sees off Hiroshi (Teppei Koike), and Natsu BaPa (Nobuko Miyamoto) and Daikichi (Tetta Sugimoto) come to Tokyo was shot in "Ueno pedestrian deck". As a pedestrian bridge connecting Showa-dori East and West from the front entrance of Ueno Station, there are a lot of people crossing it.

In NHK drama "Ama-chan" (2013), the "Daimyo Clock Museum", located Yanaka, was taken as a boarding house destination by the GMT members. As a downtown (shitamachi) style area with many wooden houses remaining, Yanaka stes the stage for many other dramas. In the museum you can gaze upon the watches made by Edo era watchmakers of lord Okakae, valued worldwide as works of art.

The place university professor Peter Kirk (Bill Pullman) jumps off at the beginning of the movie “The Grudge” (2004) is located in a corner of the Yanagi Bridge neighborhood in Taito Ward. From the nearby Yanagi Bridge, which is the first bridge from the mouth of the Kanda River, you can gaze downstream at the confluence of Kanda River and Sumida River. A daily flow of people cross the bridge that straddles the boundary between Chuo Ward and Taito Ward. Because the area was once a flourishing red-light district, embellishments in the shape of flower hairpins adorn the railings of the bridge. Yakatabune (Japanese-style houseboats) are usually moored alongside the river but can sometimes be seen coming and going under the bridge. This location still has the nostalgic atmosphere of Edo.

In the movie 'The Wolverine' (2013), the escape scene of Logan (Hugh Jackman) and Mariko (TAO) was shot here on the 'Ueno pedestrian deck'. On the day, a large scale of the shooting was held with about 400 staffs and extras. There are many people crossing the pedestrian bridge connecting across the Showa-dori in the east and west from the front of the Ueno station entrance.