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Film · 2002

The Twilight Samurai — filming locations

3 places you can visit, in Kyoto, Shiga. 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 · 3

Shokokuji

Kyoto Start here

The Kyoto Zen complex used for the castle-town scenes of the film's samurai bureaucracy.

Getting there
Imadegawa Stn (Kyoto Subway Karasuma Line) · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • No photography indoors
Sources
たそがれ清兵衛

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Daikakuji

Kyoto

The Saga temple whose halls and pond stand in for the Unasaka clan's interiors.

Getting there
Saga-Arashiyama Stn (JR Sanin Main Line) · 18 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Worshippers come first
  • No photography indoors
Sources
たそがれ清兵衛

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Hikone Castle

Shiga

The surviving keep and moats used for the Unasaka castle Seibei serves.

Getting there
Hikone Stn (JR Tokaido Main Line) · 19 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
たそがれ清兵衛

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