Koi Filming Locations
Where was Koi filmed? Koi was filmed in 4 locations across Japan in the following places:
Koi Filming Locations
Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about 40 kilometres east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people per km².
Tochigi is a city in Japan’s Kantō region, north of Tokyo. The Kuranomachi area is known for its centuries-old warehouses. Several of these are home to the Kuranomachi Museum of Art, with works by local artists. To the southwest, stone steps surrounded by hydrangea in summer lead up the slope of Mt. Taihei to Ōhirasan Shrine. Farther southwest, Mikamoyama Park has trails, cherry trees and herb gardens.
Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin in the central Chūbu region of Japan. Nagano is categorized as a core city of Japan. Nagano City is the highest prefectural capital in Japan, with an altitude of 371.4 meters.
Tokyo, Japan’s busy capital, mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers to historic temples. The opulent Meiji Shinto Shrine is known for its towering gate and surrounding woods. The Imperial Palace sits amid large public gardens. The city's many museums offer exhibits ranging from classical art (in the Tokyo National Museum) to a reconstructed kabuki theater (in the Edo-Tokyo Museum).
Koi (2013)
The story is set in the 70s where Fumiko is an university student, who gets involved romantically with her assistant professor Katase Shintaro and his wife Hinako. However, on 28 February 1972, the police finds Shintaro seriously injured and a young man working in a electronics store dead in a bungalow at Karuizawa while Fumiko and Hinako are also present at the scene. The truth behind the case is not known and the case is quickly classified as a crime of passion which leads to Fumiko being sent to prison. 40 years later, a report writer Torigai Mitsuhiko comes to know about this case and goes to interview the elderly Fumiko in prison which leads him to find out what really happened at the bungalow.