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TV drama · 2015

Hanamoyu — filming locations

3 places you can visit, in Yamaguchi, Kanagawa. 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

Shokasonjuku Academy

Yamaguchi Start here

The one-room school where Yoshida Shoin taught the men who made the Meiji state — the drama's whole cast passes through it. A World Heritage site.

Getting there
Higashi-Hagi Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No photography indoors
Sources
花燃ゆ

Chofu Museum, Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi

The Choshu domain's records and the relics of the men the drama follows.

Getting there
Chofu Stn + 10 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • Closed on Mondays
Sources
花燃ゆ

Yokohama Archives of History

Kanagawa

The archive on the 1854 treaty site — the opening the Choshu men of the drama set themselves against.

Getting there
Nihon-odori Stn (Minatomirai Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
花燃ゆ

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