TV drama · 2018
Segodon — filming locations
5 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Kagoshima, 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.
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Tokyo
Start here
Saigo's bronze statue stands here, at the edge of the park where the last shogunate loyalists made their stand.
- Getting there
- Ueno Stn · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Keep your voice down
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- 西郷どん (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Kagoshima
The Shimazu garden with Sakurajima framed as its borrowed landscape, where the drama's Satsuma politics play out.
- Getting there
- Sengan-en Stn (JR Nippo Main Line) · 1 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Keep your voice down
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 西郷どん (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Tokyo
The Ueno temple where the Shogitai made their stand in 1868 against the army Saigo commanded.
- Getting there
- Uguisudani Stn (JR Yamanote Line) · 5 min walk
- Before you go
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 西郷どん (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Kagoshima
The Satsuma castle gate, rebuilt in 2020, at the foot of the hill Saigo's last stand was fought on.
- Getting there
- Shiyakusho-mae Stop (Kagoshima Tram) · 4 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 西郷どん (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Kyoto
The Yamashina temple of the court families the Satsuma men negotiate with in Kyoto.
- Getting there
- Ono Stn (Kyoto Subway Tozai Line) · 8 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 西郷どん (NHK大河ドラマ)
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