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.

The area around Ryusen in Taito Ward served as one of the locations in the movie “Tremble All You Want” (2017). Scenes in which Yoshika Eto (Mayu Matsuoka) walks near her workplace were filmed at this location. This neighborhood is known as the town Meiji era authoress Ichiyo Higuchi used to live in. It was also depicted in various scenes of the masterpiece movie “Takekurabe.” In the vicinity, Ichiyo Memorial Museum gives praise to the literary achievements of Ichiyo Higuchi, Ichiyo Memorial Park features a monument to Takekurabe, and a statue of Ichiyo Higuchi can be found at Senzokuinari Shrine. Come enjoy these sightseeing spots as you visit the different locations of the movie that won the Audience Award at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival.

This is the Tokyo National Museum in Taito Ward which appears in the movie "Tornado Girl".(2017). The museum was the site of a lavish press party for the apparel company that employs the heroine- Akari (Kiko Mizuhara). Founded in 1872, the Tokyo National Museum is the oldest museum in Japan. The museum houses important cultural pieces from Japan and other Asian countries, with over 110,000 collections, it is possible to trace the art history of Japan from the Jomon era to the Edo era. In addition to the museum, there are restaurants and shops as well as a green garden. They host many classes and workshops so you might want to check their schedule.
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Ueno Park in Taito is one of the filming locations of the movie "Ohka: Saigo no Tokko" (2015). The movie was made for the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. The symbolic cherry blossoms in the movie was shot in the park chosen as one of the Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Viewing Sites. Within the park there is Shinobazu Pond, Saigo Takamori Statue, national galleries, museums and a zoo. It is a site worth visiting.

In the movie "Bolt from the Blue" ( 2013 ) one of the locations is in Asakusa's " Okuyama Omairi shopping arcade". Sensoji temple's gate leads to this subsequent street with a popular theater and Kimono shop in addition to also various eateries. It's a great shopping arcade to enjoy the downtown atmosphere.

In the movie 'Bolt from the Blue' (2013), magician Haruo (Yo Oizumi) sat on a bench in the lonely mood, and the scene was shot in this 'Imosaka Jido Yuen' park in Yanaka. Others scenes like an apartment of Haruo and Etsuko (Kou Shibasaki) walking in the falling cherry blossoms are shot in the surroundings of the park, that shows the emotional remains of old downtown.

In the movie 'Bolt from the Blue' (2013), Haruo (Yo Oizumi) and Shotaro (Gekidan Hitori) were passing by this 'Asakusa underground shopping street' on the way to the audition venue. It is the existing oldest underground mall in Japan with remains of retro shops. The atmosphere makes you go back to the days of Showa era with the nostalgic mood.