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TV drama · 1991

Tokyo Love Story — filming locations

4 places you can visit, in Ehime, Tokyo. 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

Baishinji Station

Ehime Start here

The seaside Matsuyama platform where Rika ties her handkerchief to the fence — the drama's closing scene.

Getting there
Baishinji Stn (Iyotetsu Takahama Line) · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Keep your voice down
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
梅津寺駅 · 東京ラブストーリー

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo

The tower the drama's Tokyo is framed against, in the series that defined the 1990s trendy drama.

Getting there
Akabanebashi Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road
Sources
東京ラブストーリー

Saigoyama Park

Tokyo

The Daikanyama hillside park the drama's Tokyo scenes are shot around.

Getting there
Daikanyama Stn (Tokyu Toyoko Line) · 12 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
西郷山公園 · 東京ラブストーリー

Shiba Park

Tokyo

The park below Tokyo Tower the drama's walking-and-talking scenes are shot in.

Getting there
Akabanebashi Stn (Toei Oedo Line) · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
東京ラブストーリー

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