Filming locations near Kyoto

29 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 Heian Jingū, 1 km north-east; the most filmed is Kamo River Delta with 1 recorded production.

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

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Within 100 km · 29 10 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 10 towns & cities · 5 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 4 castles, palaces & great houses Closest · Heian Jingū · 1 km Most famous · Osaka

Within 25 km of Kyoto

1. 🏛 Heian Jingū · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

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

2. 🏰 Nijō Castle · 2 km west · Castles & palaces

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

3. 🏞 Kamo River Delta · 2 km north · Landscapes & nature

   1 production — Break Through!

4. 🏛 Nanzen-ji Temple · 2 km east · Landmarks & buildings

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

5. 🏛 Shōkoku-ji Temple · 2 km north · Landmarks & buildings

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

6. 🏛 Kyoto Institute of Technology · 4 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Rhapsody in August. University

7. 🏙 Ukyō Ward · 5 km west · Towns & cities

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

8. 🏛 Ryōan-ji Temple · 5 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

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

9. 🏛 Kyoto International Conference Center · 6 km north · Landmarks & buildings

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

10. 🏰 Katsura Imperial Villa · 6 km south-west · Castles & palaces

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

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. 🏙 Nara · 36 km south · Towns & cities

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

2. 🏞 Lake Biwa · 39 km north-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Ugetsu. Freshwater lake in Japan

3. 🏛 Osaka International Airport · 39 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

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

4. 🏙 Enshō-ji · 41 km south · Towns & cities

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

5. 🏙 Osaka · 43 km south-west · Towns & cities

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

6. 🏙 Dōtonbori · 45 km south-west · Towns & cities

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

7. 🏙 Namba · 45 km south-west · Towns & cities

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

8. 🏛 Tsuge Station · 48 km east · Landmarks & buildings

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

9. 🏞 Yodo River · 48 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

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

10. 🏞 Hōrai Valley · 49 km south-west · 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

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. 🏞 Port of Kobe · 62 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

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

2. 🏙 Kobe · 63 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Godzilla: Final Wars. Capital city of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

3. 🏛 Kita-Suzurandai Station · 64 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

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

4. 🏙 Komono · 67 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production — Tora-san, His Tender Love. Town in Mie district, Mie prefecture, Japan

5. 🏰 Kishiwada Castle · 71 km south-west · Castles & palaces

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

6. 🏛 Suzuka Circuit · 73 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — F1. Motorsport track in Japan

7. 🏙 Yokkaichi · 78 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production — Tora-san, His Tender Love. City in Mie Prefecture, Japan

8. 🏙 Kuwana · 84 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Handmaiden. City in Mie Prefecture, Japan

9. 🏰 Himeji Castle · 100 km west · Castles & palaces

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

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