
Locations are indispensable for dramas and films. Even a casual scenery plays a vital role to give stories reality and persuasiveness. As a matter of fact, do you know that one place is repeatedly used for different works as a location? In Chiyoda City, there are many places used as a location repeatedly. Visiting locations, you will be able to sympathize more with dramas and films. This time, we will introduce seven places especially known as locations in Marunouchi, Hibiya, Hanzomon Bridge and Nagatacho areas.

KITTE, directly connected to the underpass of Marunouchi Line at Tokyo Station, is a complex that was constructed preserving and renovating a part of former Tokyo Central Post Office building. On the commercial floors between the first basement and the eighth floors, there are popular restaurants and specialty shops that make you feel Japanese aesthetics. KITTE appears in dramas, "Downtown Rocket", "The Ship of Theseus", "The Confidence Man JP", "You and I on the G String" and so on. The exterior and the rooftop were used as a location.

The Industry Club of Japan Hall with elegant taste has been used as locations for many dramas such as "The Wife of Gegege", "Gu・Ra・Me!~Prime Minister's Cook~" and "Downtown Rocket." Only members are allowed to enter the hall, but just looking at the movie-set looking exterior from outside, you can feel the history at that time.
For the design, a massive pillar called Doric order was adopted that was used for ancient Greek architecture and made the entrance wide in consideration of welcoming state guests. After the repair work, the western part of the hall has been preserved as it was at that time and designated as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

HIBIYA SAROH is a well-established garden restaurant founded in 1949. The first floor of the restaurant has no outer walls and there are terrace tables, which is not typical for a restaurant.
HIBIYA SAROH in Hibiyakoen is a popular restaurant as a location. The terrace seats appear in dramas like "99.9–Criminal Lawyer" and "SUITS."
It must be fun to dine at the table that starring actors and actresses used while visualizing the scene.
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| Address | 1-1 Hibiya Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| TEL | 03-3591-2411 |
| Business Hour | OPEN 11:30 a.m~ CLOSE 09:00 p.m. |

The exterior of TMPD Headquarters appears in numerous detective dramas. Recently, it has appeared in dramas like "TEAM–Metropolitan Police Department Special Investigation Headquarters", "Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange" and the like and it makes the dramas persuasive.
This familiar TMPD was built in 1980 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of TMPD. Inside, you can see Command and Control Center that receives 110 calls and a detention facility.
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| Address | 2-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| TEL | 03-3581-4321 |

At Diet Building Front Garden, many dramas and film shooting have been done. For example, a film, "Shin Godzilla", dramas, "Your Home is My Business", "And Then There Were None." Especially, in a drama, "AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo", Diet Building Front Garden frequently appears and in NHK drama series, "TOTO Neechan: Fatherly sister", a shooting was done in front of the clock tower in the North Garden. In the South Garden, there used to be a residence of

1930年に李王家の東京邸として建てられた「赤坂プリンス クラシックハウス」。戦後は初代・赤坂プリンスホテルとして開業し、2016年には照明器具や外壁など主要な部分を復元しました。 The Classic House at Akasaka Prince built as a residence in Tokyo of the Yi Imperial Family. After the war, it opened as the first Akasaka Prince Hotel and in 2016, they restored the main parts such as lighting equipment and outer walls. At present, it is used as a wedding hall and has been registered as Tokyo designated tangible cultural property. It is known as a precious architecture that preserves the remnant of a residence in Peerage era. Also, in a drama, "The 19th Medical Chart", the scene in the waiting room of a wedding hall was shot inside the building.

The historical hotel, Hotel New Otani was constructed in 1962 for The Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964 as the first high-rise hotel in Japan. So far, the hotel has been the main venue of Tokyo Summit three times. It has welcomed important persons from all over the world for over 50 years.
Hotel New Otani Tokyo Read more
| Address | 4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| TEL | 03-3265-1111 |
| Business Hour | Corresponds to the store |
KITTE
Imperial Palace・ Tokyo Sta.・ Hibiya
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The Industry Club of Japan
Imperial Palace・ Tokyo Sta.・ Hibiya
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Hibiya Saroh
Imperial Palace・ Tokyo Sta.・ Hibiya
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Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters
Koujimachi・Hanzoumon・Nagatacho
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The Diet Front Park
Koujimachi・Hanzoumon・Nagatacho
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Akasaka Prince Classic House
Koujimachi・Hanzoumon・Nagatacho
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Hotel New Otani Tokyo
Koujimachi・Hanzoumon・Nagatacho
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Your favorite drama and movie will be unforgettable ones. Location hopping is recommended.
This time, we introduced various kinds of locations from classical and modern buildings to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters. Location pilgrimage makes you like your favorite dramas and films even more. By actually visiting the places, you can find something new on the location site and see more detailed features. If you want to spend your holiday in a different way, please try pilgrimage.