TV drama · 2024
Dear Radiance — filming locations
7 places you can visit, in Shiga, Kyoto, Fukui. 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 · 7
Shiga
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Where Murasaki Shikibu is said to have begun the Tale of Genji, watching the moon over the lake.
- Getting there
- Ishiyamadera Stn · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 石山寺 · 光る君へ
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Kyoto
A temple in Uji, where the last chapters of the Genji are set; its hydrangea garden fills in June.
- Getting there
- Mimurodo Stn · 18 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 光る君へ
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Kyoto
A shrine beside the old imperial palace grounds the drama's court scenes are set in.
- Getting there
- Jingu-marutamachi Stn · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 光る君へ
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Fukui
Echizen, where Murasaki Shikibu spent a year with her father — the park keeps her memorial.
- Getting there
- Takefu Stn · 21 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Sources
- 武生中央公園 · 光る君へ
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Ibaraki
NHK's open-air period set in Ibaraki, where much of the drama's Heian street life was filmed. Open to visitors.
- Getting there
- Mirai-daira Stn + 20 min by bus · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Closed on Mondays
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Sources
- ワープステーション江戸
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Kyoto
The Fujiwara clan shrine west of Kyoto, on the ground the drama's court politics move over.
- Getting there
- Bus from Mukomachi Stn · 8 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Few buses — check your return time before you go
- Sources
- 光る君へ
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Kyoto
The Yamashina temple where Emperor Kazan was tricked into taking vows in 986 — the coup the drama's court turns on.
- Getting there
- Misasagi Stn (Kyoto Subway Tozai Line) · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- 光る君へ
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