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TV drama · 2000

Aoi: Tokugawa Sandai — filming locations

4 places you can visit, in Shiga, Kyoto, Hiroshima. 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 · 4

Otsu Castle site

Shiga Start here

The lakeside castle whose 1600 siege kept fifteen thousand western troops away from Sekigahara.

Getting there
Biwako-Hamaotsu Stn (Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
Sources
葵 徳川三代

Fushimi Castle Site

Kyoto

Where the siege that opened the Sekigahara campaign was fought; the present keep is a 1964 replica.

Getting there
Momoyama Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
葵 徳川三代

Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima

The Mori castle the drama's politics run through, rebuilt after the bomb flattened it.

Getting there
Jōhoku Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
葵 徳川三代

Ueda Castle

Nagano

The Sanada castle that held up the Tokugawa army on its way to Sekigahara in 1600.

Getting there
Ueda Stn (JR Hokuriku Shinkansen) · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
葵 徳川三代

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