Tenchijin Filming Locations
Where was Tenchijin filmed? Tenchijin was filmed in 2 locations across Japan in the following places:
Tenchijin Filming Locations
Hachiōji is a city in the western part of the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area. Tokyo Fuji Art Museum has collections of ceramics, ukiyo-e woodblock prints and Western art. A boardwalk winds through oak tress in nearby Komiya Park. To the west, forest surrounds the ruins of Hachiōji Castle. A cable car, a chairlift and trails lead up Mount Takao. Near the summit, a long-nosed goblin statue guards the Yakuoin Temple.
Nagaoka is a city on Japan’s main Honshu Island. In the center, near the Shinano River, the Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art has 20th-century Japanese works and a sculpture garden. Niigata Prefectural Museum of History exhibits prehistoric Jōmon pottery. North of the city, the grand Yahiko Shrine sits at the foot of Mount Yahiko. A cable car ascends to the peak. Southeast are the hot springs of Yomogihira.
Tenchijin (2009)
The story centers on Naoe Kanetsugu, a loyal and devoted samurai in Echigo Province in the 16th century. Kanetsugu was trained in his early childhood by Uesugi Kenshin and after his death, served Kenshin's adopted son Kagekatsu and is known for his extreme loyalty to the Uesugi family. He also made every effort to protect the people of Echigo with a strong sense of justice and genuine sympathy toward commoners.