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
Nagano
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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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