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TV drama · 1988

Takeda Shingen — filming locations

7 places you can visit, in Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka. 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

Suwa Taisha

Nagano Start here

The shrine Shingen took as his protector after conquering Suwa; its Onbashira festival still fells trees on the mountain.

Getting there
Kami-Suwa Stn + 15 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
武田信玄 (NHK大河ドラマ)

Matsushiro Castle (Kaizu)

Nagano

The castle Shingen built to hold the Kawanakajima plain, where the drama's great battles are fought.

Getting there
Nagano Stn + 30 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
武田信玄 (NHK大河ドラマ)

Tokoji Temple, Kofu

Yamanashi

The Takeda family temple in Kofu, where the drama's domestic tragedies play out.

Getting there
Zenkoji Stn · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Admission fee required
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
武田信玄 (NHK大河ドラマ)

Kawanakajima Battlefield

Nagano

The confluence plain of the five Takeda–Uesugi battles the drama turns on; the park marks the 1561 field.

Getting there
Bus from Nagano Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
武田信玄 (NHK大河ドラマ)

Sunpu Castle site

Shizuoka

The Imagawa seat Shingen takes in 1568, the campaign that turns the drama south.

Getting there
Shizuoka Stn (JR Tokaido Main Line) · 15 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Admission fee required
Sources
武田信玄 (NHK大河ドラマ)

Takato Castle site

Nagano

The castle Shingen's fourth son held, and the last Takeda stronghold to fall in 1582.

Getting there
Bus from Inashi Stn · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
武田信玄 (NHK大河ドラマ)

Katsurao Castle site

Nagano

Murakami Yoshikiyo's mountain fort, abandoned in 1553 as Takeda pushed north.

Getting there
Sakaki Stn, then trail · 60 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
武田信玄 (NHK大河ドラマ)

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