ON LOCATION · JAPAN FILM LOCATION TOURS
The 8 best japan film location tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and which city it leaves from. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Review of Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, with sets, activities, transport tips, pricing, accessibility, and advice for Harry Potter fans.
Train in samurai swordplay, wear a kimono, watch professional actors, and film your own action scene at Kyoto’s Myokaku-ji Temple.
“Excellent activity, very fun and hosts were very entertaining! Would thoroughly recommend”
Review of Tokyo’s Harry Potter Studio Tour, with Great Hall sets, Diagon Alley, booking tips, timing, value, and practical advice.
“If you love everything about Harry Potter than this place is must do! The highlight for us was watching the moving stairs. Please allow at least 4 -5 hours to see everything. The gift shop is also amazing!”
Tour a Tokyo anime studio, visit the Suginami Anime Museum, and learn manga drawing with an English-speaking guide.
“Seiko our tour guide was outstanding! She was thorough and very accommodating. We could tell she loves what she does. Her excitement and enthusiasm really made our experience great. Learning to draw characters was one of the highlights of our tour. Definitely recommend it.”
Capture Osaka with a cinematic 3-minute video, 30 to 40 photos, posing help, kimono options, and creative shoots delivered in three days.
“Absolutely loved it, Irven took some amazing photos and at some really cool locations. Highly recommend booking this for some cinematic and high quality photos taken in Osaka.”
Paddle Tomonoura’s Ghibli-inspired coast, visit Abuto Kannon or Sensuijima, and enjoy a friendly half-day sea kayak trip from Fukuyama.
“Yasuhiro Murakami, is a wonderful guide. His knowledge, equipment and English are very good. We saw the beautiful Bandai-ji Temple. Had a meal together afterwards. Delicious!”
Capture Osaka after dark with a private cinematic video and photo session through Shitennoji, Isshinji, Shinsekai, and Nipponbashi.
“Booking this photography and cinematic video session through Viator was one of my best decisions. The artist is incredibly skilled, punctual, and very easy to work with. They understood exactly what I wanted and guided me throughoRead more”
Meet Hiroshima lacquer master Naoya Takayama, tour his studio, paint with urushi, and receive a handmade gift in this intimate two-hour workshop.
“I highly recommend doing this workshop! I chose it because not only do I enjoy creative arts, but also because I wanted to explore more of Hiroshima’s history than the devastation and sadness of war and the atomic bomb. Today I went on a joyful and inspiring journey through time in the world of one of Hiroshima’s greatest artisans, Naoya Takayama. Naoya’s work is highly respected in Japan. He has won many awards and was commissioned to create gifts for the dignitaries attending the G7 Summit held in Hiroshima in 2023. Naoya, through his English Interpreter, the delightful Kazumi, explained the history and then demonstrated the techniques used to create…”
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