Modern Tokyo Filming Locations
Where was Modern Tokyo filmed? Modern Tokyo was filmed in 7 locations across Japan in the following places:
Modern Tokyo Filming Locations
One of the city’s top shopping districts, Ginza is packed with upmarket boutiques and ritzy cocktail and sushi bars. Fine jewelry is sold in the 1930s Wako Honkan department store, while ultramodern Ginza Place specializes in high-tech electronics. On weekends, main drag Chuo Dori becomes a stylish pedestrian promenade. Traditional Japanese dance and drama is staged at the landmark Kabuki-za theater.
Marunouchi is a sleek business district surrounding the lush green Imperial Palace East Gardens. Tokyo Station Gallery shows modern art and architecture in a busy transit hub, while the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum houses 19th-century European paintings in a Meiji-era building. Dining options range from noodle bars to fashionable fusion restaurants, and shopping options cover mainstream brands and high-end designers.
Asakusa retains the vibe of an older Tokyo, with traditional craft shops and street-food stalls along Nakamise Street near the ancient Sensō-ji temple. Mid-19th-century Hanayashiki amusement park has rides and cafes, while riverside Kuritsu Sumida Park hosts regular festivals and firework displays. A trendy upscale dining scene is developing along the waterfront, while backstreets are lined with casual izakaya bars.
Midtown business district Hibiya has gleaming office towers around landmark Western-style garden Hibiya Park. Amid the flowers and fountains there is the Mikasa Mountain hill, with skyline views, while outdoor concert spaces host pop and folk musicians in summer. The nearby Nissay and Takarazuka theaters stage operas and classical Japanese plays, and surrounding pubs and cocktail bars are packed for happy hour.
Chiyoda City centers on the moats, gates, and pathways of the Imperial Palace East Gardens and adjoining Kokyo Gaien National Garden. Nippon Budokan hosts rock shows and martial arts tournaments, while the National Theatre stages kabuki plays and bunraku puppetry. Tokyo International Forum is a towering art and culture center. Upscale boutiques and bistros fill the busy commercial district around Tokyo Station.
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).
Modern Tokyo (1935)
This Traveltalks entry looks at pre-World War II Tokyo, highlighting the influences of Western culture.