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TV drama · 1978

Ogon no Hibi — filming locations

4 places you can visit, in Tottori, Kyoto, Shiga. 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 · 4

Tottori Castle

Tottori Start here

The castle of Hideyoshi's 1581 starvation siege, one of the campaigns the merchant supplies.

Getting there
Bus from Tottori Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
Sources
黄金の日日

Fushimi Castle site

Kyoto

Hideyoshi's last castle, where the merchant hero's fortunes turn; the present keep is a 1964 replica on the hill.

Getting there
Momoyama Stn (JR Nara Line) · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Do not enter private property
Sources
黄金の日日

Azuchi Castle site

Shiga

Nobunaga's lakeside castle, whose building the merchant of the drama supplies and profits from.

Getting there
Azuchi Stn (JR Tokaido Main Line) · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
黄金の日日

Nanbanji site

Kyoto

The marker for the Jesuit church of 1576, the Kyoto the drama's Christian merchants move through.

Getting there
Karasuma Stn (Hankyu Kyoto Line) · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
黄金の日日

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