My Geisha Filming Locations

Kyoto, once the capital of Japan, is a city on the island of Honshu. It's famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, as well as gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses. It’s also known for formal traditions such as kaiseki dining, consisting of multiple courses of precise dishes, and geisha, female entertainers often found in the Gion district.

Miyajima, or Itsukushima, is a semirural island with an iconic floating shrine where a giant red torii gate rises from the bay. Forest trails lead to other tranquil Shinto and Zen sites around the peak of Mt. Misen. Tsutsumigaura Nature Park has a protected beach, and families watch sea lion shows at Miyajima Aquarium. Old-style wooden shops and cafes sell oysters and hina folk dolls on lantern-lit Machiya Street.

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south.

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).