TV drama · 2009
Tenchijin — filming locations
4 places you can visit, in Niigata, Yamagata, Kanagawa. 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
Niigata
Start here
Uesugi Kenshin's mountain stronghold, where the drama's hero grew up in service.
- Getting there
- Kasugayama Stn · 42 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
- 天地人 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Yamagata
Where the Uesugi moved after Sekigahara, and where the drama's hero governed. The shrine in the moat holds Kenshin.
- Getting there
- Yonezawa Stn + 10 min by bus · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Keep your voice down
- Worshippers come first
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Sources
- 米沢城
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Kanagawa
The Hojo stronghold besieged in 1590, the campaign that pulls Kanetsugu's Uesugi into Hideyoshi's order.
- Getting there
- Odawara Stn (JR Tokaido Main Line) · 9 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
- Sources
- 天地人 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Fukushima
The Aizu castle the Uesugi held before Sekigahara, the move that provoked Ieyasu's northern campaign.
- Getting there
- Nishi-Wakamatsu Stn (JR Tadami Line) · 23 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Narrow passage — do not stop to shoot
- Sources
- 天地人 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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