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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.

Locations · 5

Ueno Park

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)

Sengan-en

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)

Kaneiji

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)

Tsurumaru Castle Gate

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)

Kajuji

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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