Shitsurakuen Filming Locations
Where was Shitsurakuen filmed? Shitsurakuen was filmed in 3 locations across Japan in the following places:
Shitsurakuen Filming Locations
Bayside Shinagawa is home to the Tennozu Isle, a high-rise complex with a boardwalk, brewpub, shops, and restaurants. Elegant Sengaku-ji Temple is the burial site for 47 renowned samurai. Colorful bridges span the tree-lined Meguro River, while Shinagawa Park has picnic spots and an aquarium. High-tech sports facilities built for the 2020 Olympics include climbing walls, cycle tracks, and beach volleyball courts.
Nishi-Azabu is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, which was a part of the former Azabu Ward. Nishiazabu is bordered by Minami-Aoyama on the north and west, Hiroo on the south, Moto-Azabu on the southeast, and Roppongi on the northeast. The Fujifilm company is located in 2 Nishi-Azabu.
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.
Shitsurakuen (1997)
Kuki is a veteran newspaper reporter who has been shuffled off to a book-development branch and finds escape in an illicit relationship with Rinko. Together they find the passion no longer present in their marriages.