Tengoku to jigoku Filming Locations
Where was Tengoku to jigoku filmed? Tengoku to jigoku was filmed in 9 locations across Japan in the following places:
Tengoku to jigoku Filming Locations
Enoshima is a small island off the Shōnan coast of Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture. It’s known for the Enoshima Shrine, with statues honoring Benzaiten, the Buddhist goddess. It's also home to the Enospa hot springs and the 19th-century, English-style Samuel Cocking Garden with its Sea Candle lighthouse. The Iwaya Caves feature tidal pools and Buddhist statues. Popular mainland beaches overlook the island.
High-energy shopping district Isezakicho centers on Isezaki Mall, an outdoor pedestrian arcade with mainstream boutiques and department stores. After-work crowds pack casual bars for happy hour, while karaoke rooms and live music venues fill up later on. The dining scene covers Western-style fast food as well as ramen shops, kaiten conveyor-belt sushi restaurants, and a popular, quirky cat cafe with pettable kittens.
Kamakura is a seaside Japanese city just south of Tokyo. The political center of medieval Japan, modern-day Kamakura is a prominent resort town with dozens of Buddhist Zen temples and Shinto shrines. Its most recognizable landmark is the Kotoku-in Temple’s Great Buddha, a roughly 13m-high bronze statue still standing after a 15th-century tsunami. Yuigahama Beach on Sagami Bay is a popular surfing spot.
Kanagawa is a coastal prefecture just south of Tokyo. To the east is the capital city, Yokohama, home to a large Chinatown lined with food stalls and restaurants. Also in Yokohama are the traditional, landscaped Sankei-en Garden and the Landmark Tower skyscraper with its rooftop garden. Ōsanbashi Pier features waterside paths and shops. Northeast is the city of Kawasaki and its Buddhist Kawasaki Daishi temple.
Nishi-ku extends into the bay at Minatomirai, a high-tech shopping and leisure area with waterfront parks and pier-side restaurants. Yokohama Landmark Tower has skyline views, and 1930s sailing ship Nippon Maru houses the Yokohama Port Museum. Inland attractions include the rose-filled English Garden and the red pandas of Nogeyama Zoo. The streets behind Yokohama Station are packed with sake, wine, and cocktail bars.
Yokohama, a Japanese city south of Tokyo, was one of the first Japanese ports opened to foreign trade, in 1859. It contains a large Chinatown with hundreds of Chinese restaurants and shops. It’s also known for Sankei-en Garden, a botanical park containing preserved Japanese residences from different eras, and the seaside Minato Mirai district, site of the 296m Landmark Tower.
Tengoku to jigoku (1963)
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.