TV drama · 2005
Yoshitsune — filming locations
4 places you can visit, in Iwate, Yamaguchi, Kyoto. 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
Iwate
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The gold hall of the Fujiwara who sheltered Yoshitsune, and where the drama ends. A World Heritage site.
- Getting there
- Hiraizumi Stn · 32 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Very crowded — expect queues
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Sources
- 義経 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Yamaguchi
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The strait where the Taira were destroyed and the child emperor drowned — the end the whole story runs towards.
- Getting there
- Shimonoseki Stn + 15 min by bus · 3 min walk
- Before you go
- Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
- Keep your voice down
- Only there at low tide — check the times before you go
- Sources
- 義経 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Iwate
The Pure Land garden of the same Fujiwara capital, laid out as it was in the twelfth century.
- Getting there
- Hiraizumi Stn · 15 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Worshippers come first
- Keep your voice down
- Sources
- 義経 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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Kyoto
The mountain temple north of Kyoto where the boy Ushiwakamaru is said to have trained.
- Getting there
- Cable car from Kurama Stn, then the temple path · 25 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- A real trail — wear shoes you can climb in
- Worshippers come first
- Sources
- 義経 (NHK大河ドラマ)
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