White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Filming Locations
Where was White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki filmed? White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was filmed in 2 locations across Japan in the following places:
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Filming Locations
Hiroshima, a modern city on Japan’s Honshu Island, was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Today, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park commemorates the 1945 event. In the park are the ruins of Genbaku Dome, one of the few buildings that was left standing near ground zero. Other prominent sites include Shukkei-en, a formal Japanese garden, and Hiroshima Castle, a fortress surrounded by a moat and a park.
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).
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
Using extensive interviews with survivors and archival footage, an examination reveals the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.