TV drama · 2012
Taira no Kiyomori — filming locations
8 places you can visit, in Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nara. 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 · 8
Kyoto
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The imperial temple of the retired emperors the drama's politics turn on. A World Heritage site.
- Getting there
- Omuro-Ninnaji Stn · 6 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 平清盛 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Hiroshima
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The over-water shrine Kiyomori rebuilt in its present form and made the Taira's own.
- Getting there
- Ferry from Miyajimaguchi · 12 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
- Sources
- 平清盛 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Kyoto
The bridge of the Yoshitsune and Benkei legend, on the road through the Taira's Kyoto.
- Getting there
- Kiyomizu-gojo Stn · 1 min walk
- Before you go
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 平清盛 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Kyoto
Where the boy Yoshitsune was sent, up the mountain north of the city.
- Getting there
- Tahōtō Station Stn · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 平清盛 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Kyoto
The shrine of the war god that both the Taira and the Minamoto claimed, on the hill above the river junction.
- Getting there
- Iwashimizu-Hachimangu Stn · 9 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 平清盛 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Nara
The Fujiwara temple burned in the 1180 Taira raid on Nara, one of the drama's turning points.
- 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
- 平清盛 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Shiga
The Otsu temple that took Mochihito's side against the Taira in 1180 and was burned for it.
- 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
- 平清盛 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Kanagawa
The Minamoto shrine in Kamakura, the rival house the drama is set against.
- 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
- 平清盛 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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