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Film · 2005

Always: Sunset on Third Street — filming locations

3 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kyoto. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Locations · 3

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Start here

The tower going up through the film — 1958, the year Japan looked up at it for the first time.

Getting there
Akabanebashi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
東京タワー · ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日

Ueno Station

Tokyo

Where the film's girl arrives from the north on the night train, into the Tokyo of 1958.

Getting there
Ueno Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日

Umekoji roundhouse

Kyoto

The preserved roundhouse and steam locomotives used for the film's 1958 railway scenes; now part of the Kyoto Railway Museum.

Getting there
Umekoji-Kyotonishi Stn (JR Sanin Main Line) · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日

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