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Film · 1996

Shall We Dance? — filming locations

4 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Saitama. 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

Keio-Tamagawa Station

Tokyo Start here

The commuter station Sugiyama passes every evening; the dance school he keeps staring at from the train window was set above a station on this line.

Getting there
Keio-Tamagawa Stn (Keio Sagamihara Line) · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Residential area — people live here
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
Shall we ダンス?

Fuda Station

Tokyo

A small Chofu stop used for the platform shots on Sugiyama's route home. The dance-school windows were filmed nearby.

Getting there
Fuda Stn (Keio Line) · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Residential area — people live here
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
  • Never step onto the tracks
Sources
Shall we ダンス?

Ekoda Station

Tokyo

The Seibu station whose platform view of a lit upstairs window gave the dance school its position.

Getting there
Ekoda Stn (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
江古田駅 · Shall we ダンス?

Sayamagaoka Station

Saitama

The Seibu station used for the platform shots of the dance-school window in the film's opening.

Getting there
Sayamagaoka Stn (Seibu Ikebukuro Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Residential area — people live here
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
狭山ヶ丘駅 · Shall we ダンス?

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