Filming locations near Kobe

26 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Port of Kobe, 3 km south-east; the most filmed is Engyō-ji Temple with 1 recorded production.

Everything recorded against Kobe itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 26 10 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 8 towns & cities · 4 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 4 castles, palaces & great houses Closest · Port of Kobe · 3 km Most famous · Kyoto

Within 25 km of Kobe

1. 🏞 Port of Kobe · 3 km south-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — You Only Live Twice. Port in Japan

2. 🏛 Kita-Suzurandai Station · 7 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Alice in Borderland. Railway station in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, Japan

3. 🏞 Hōrai Valley · 16 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Hidden Fortress. Small gorge in the Rokko Mountains, a designated area of the Setonaikai National Park in western Japan. Located in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture

4. 🏞 Yodo River · 21 km east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Black Rain. River in Japan

5. 🏛 Osaka International Airport · 25 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Black Rain. Airport in Hyogo and Osaka prefecture, Japan

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. 🏙 Namba · 28 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Black Rain. Neighborhood in Chūō-ku and Naniwa-ku, Osaka

2. 🏙 Osaka · 28 km east · Towns & cities

   3 productions, per Wikipedia — Tokyo Story, Black Rain. Designated city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

3. 🏙 Dōtonbori · 28 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Black Rain. Human settlement in Japan

4. 🏰 Kishiwada Castle · 30 km south-east · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. Building in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

5. 🏙 Himeji · 49 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Last Samurai. City in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

6. 🏰 Himeji Castle · 49 km west · Castles & palaces

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — You Only Live Twice, Ran. Japanese castle complex

7. 🏛 Engyō-ji Temple · 54 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — The Last Samurai. Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

8. 🏙 Nara · 56 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production — Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. City in Nara prefecture, Japan

9. 🏰 Katsura Imperial Villa · 57 km north-east · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Ugetsu. Building in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

10. 🏙 Ukyō Ward · 59 km north-east · Towns & cities

    1 production — Tora-san's Cherished Mother. One of the eleven wards of the city of Kyoto

11. 🏙 Enshō-ji · 60 km east · Towns & cities

    1 production — Spring Snow. Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. 🏛 Ryōan-ji Temple · 61 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Late Spring. Temple in Kyoto, Japan

2. 🏰 Nijō Castle · 62 km north-east · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Inception. Castle in Kyoto, Japan

3. 🏙 Kyoto · 63 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production — Lost in Translation. City in the Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

4. 🏛 Shōkoku-ji Temple · 64 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Challenge. Buddhist temple in Japan

5. 🏛 Heian Jingū · 65 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Lost in Translation. Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

6. 🏞 Kamo River Delta · 65 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production — Break Through!

7. 🏛 Nanzen-ji Temple · 65 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Lost in Translation. Building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

8. 🏛 Kyoto Institute of Technology · 67 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Rhapsody in August. University

9. 🏛 Kyoto International Conference Center · 68 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Challenge. Building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

10. 🏛 Tsuge Station · 98 km east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production — Tora-san's Cherished Mother. Railway station in Iga, Mie prefecture, Japan

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