Biruma no tategoto Filming Locations
Biruma no tategoto Filming Locations
Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country's largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century.
Hakone, in Japan's Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park west of Tokyo, is a mountainous town known for its hot springs resorts (onsen) and views of the iconic volcano Mount Fuji. It also encompasses Hakone Shrine, a Shinto shrine with a red “torii” gate overlooking Lake Ashi, which can be toured by boat, as well as the boiling sulphur springs of the Owakudani Valley.
Izu is a city in Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture, on the heavily forested Izu Peninsula. It’s known for its hot spring resorts and the Shuzenji Temple, a 9th-century Zen Buddhist site with a bamboo garden. Old-fashioned, English-themed steam trains operate along the narrow-gauge Shuzenji Romney Railway. The medieval Toi Gold Mine has restored tunnels and a gold museum. Nearby, the Kano River tumbles over Jōren Falls.
Odawara is a city in central Japan. The reconstructed 15th-century Odawara Castle has a museum with antique weaponry and armor. The surrounding Castle Ruins Park features kids’ rides and spring plum blossoms. Suzuhiro Kamaboko Museum highlights the traditional fish cake. The ruined Ishigakiyama Castle offers city views. Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History has dinosaur fossils and meteor fragments.
Biruma no tategoto (1956)
A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
