The Twilight Samurai
Film · 2002
Hikone Castle
The surviving keep and moats used for the Unasaka castle Seibei serves.
Getting there: Hikone Stn (JR Tokaido Main Line) · 19 min walk
Hikone: anime and film locations you can walk between
The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor and 7 places in all, from 7 titles, inside 1.7 km.
Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.
Titles · 7
The Hidden Blade
Film · 2004
Hikone Castle
The second castle in the film's Unasaka, used for the gate and moat scenes.
Getting there: Hikone Stn (JR Tokaido Main Line) · 19 min walk
Love and Honor
Film · 2006
Hikone Castle
The surviving keep used for the domain castle Shinnojo serves at.
Getting there: Hikone Stn (JR Tokaido Main Line) · 19 min walk
Sengoku Basara
TV anime · 2009
Sawayama Castle Ruins
The hill east of Hikone that carried Ishida Mitsunari's castle; earthworks and a view are what is left.
Getting there: Hikone Stn · 16 min walk
Castle Defense
TV anime · 2017
Hikone Castle
The Ii family castle — a surviving keep and a National Treasure.
Getting there: Hikone Stn · 20 min walk
Sekigahara
Film · 2017
Hikone Castle
The keep Ii Naomasa's line built after the battle, with Sawayama's stones reused; the film's Eastern-army thread ends here.
Getting there: Hikone Stn (JR Tokaido Main Line) · 19 min walk
Bloom Into You
TV anime · 2018
Hikone Station
The lakeside town the series is set in; the castle is straight out of the east exit.
Getting there: Hikone Stn · 1 min walk