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Film · 2025

Kokuho — filming locations

3 places you can visit, in Osaka, Kyoto, Wakayama. 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

Tamatebashi

Osaka Start here

The 1928 suspension footbridge over the Ishikawa used for the film's river scenes.

Getting there
Domyoji Stn (Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line) · 4 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
国宝 (映画)

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Toji

Kyoto

The Kyoto temple whose five-storey pagoda frames the film's kabuki world; the grounds carry its Kyoto scenes.

Getting there
Toji Stn (Kintetsu Kyoto Line) · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Worshippers come first
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
国宝 (映画)

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Dojoji

Wakayama

The Kishu temple of the Anchin and Kiyohime legend, and so of the kabuki dance the film is built around.

Getting there
Dojoji Stn (JR Kisei Main Line) · 8 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
国宝 (映画)

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