TV drama · 2022
The 13 Lords of the Shogun — filming locations
10 places you can visit, in Shizuoka, Kanagawa, 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 · 10
Shizuoka
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Where the second shogun Yoriie was confined and killed — the turn the drama is built around.
- Getting there
- Shuzenji Stn + 10 min by bus · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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Kanagawa
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The shrine at the centre of Yoritomo's Kamakura, where the drama's council politics and its assassinations play out.
- Getting there
- Kamakura Stn (JR Yokosuka Line) · 14 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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Kyoto
The Kyoto temple complex the drama films its court scenes at, and a World Heritage site.
- Getting there
- Daigo Stn (Tozai Line) · 12 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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Kyoto
The mountain temple that holds the portrait long taken to be Yoritomo's, above the Kiyotaki river.
- Getting there
- Kyoto Stn + 50 min by bus · 20 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Admission fee required
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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Saitama
The earthworks of Hatakeyama Shigetada's residence, one of the drama's tragic figures.
- Getting there
- Musashi-ranzan Stn · 18 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 菅谷館
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Nara
The Nara temple burned in the 1180 Taira raid and rebuilt under Yoritomo's patronage — a thread through the drama.
- Getting there
- Kintetsu-Nara Stn (Kintetsu Nara Line) · 18 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Worshippers come first
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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Shizuoka
The Izu terminus for the temple where the second shogun Yoriie was confined and killed.
- Getting there
- Shuzenji Stn (Izuhakone Railway) · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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Kyoto
The Kyoto temple on the site of Go-Shirakawa's palace, sacked by Yoshinaka in 1183.
- Getting there
- Shichijo Stn (Keihan Main Line) · 8 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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Shiga
The temple whose warrior monks joined the anti-Taira rising the drama's first act turns on.
- Getting there
- Miidera Stn (Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line) · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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Nara
The Fujiwara temple burned in the 1180 raid on Nara that turns opinion against the Taira.
- Getting there
- Kintetsu-Nara Stn (Kintetsu Nara Line) · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Worshippers come first
- Sources
- 鎌倉殿の13人
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