TV drama · 2017
Naotora: The Lady Warlord — filming locations
7 places you can visit, in Shizuoka, Aichi. 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
Shizuoka
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The Ii family temple where Naotora took her vows; the garden behind it is by Kobori Enshu.
- Getting there
- Kanasashi Stn + 10 min by bus · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- おんな城主 直虎
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Shizuoka
The shrine that holds the document signed 'Jiro Hozzho' — the evidence the drama's premise rests on.
- Getting there
- Kanasashi Stn + 15 min by bus · 8 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Residential area — people live here
- Sources
- おんな城主 直虎
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Shizuoka
The hill fort the Ii held their valley from; the climb takes fifteen minutes and the view explains the geography.
- Getting there
- Kanasashi Stn + 10 min by bus · 15 min walk
- Before you go
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Keep your voice down
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- 井伊谷城 · おんな城主 直虎
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Shizuoka
The fortress the Takeda and the Tokugawa fought over for a decade, kept as earthworks on a wooded ridge.
- Getting there
- Kakegawa Stn + 25 min by bus · 20 min walk
- Before you go
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- おんな城主 直虎
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Aichi
The Matsudaira seat the drama's Ii clan is drawn into orbit around as Ieyasu rises.
- Getting there
- Okazaki-koen-mae Stn (Meitetsu) · 9 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- おんな城主 直虎
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Shizuoka
Ieyasu's castle through the years Naotora holds Iinoya for the Ii.
- Getting there
- Enshu-byoin Stn (Enshu Railway) · 13 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
- Sources
- おんな城主 直虎
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The lakeside fort of the Ii's neighbours on Hamana, taken in the campaigns the drama covers.
- Getting there
- Bus from Suza Stn · 10 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
- Sources
- おんな城主 直虎
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