Highlights Play and Study in Chiyoda

 ドラマや映画の舞台を歩いて楽しむ、丸の内・日比谷・半蔵門・永田町エリアのロケ地散策
  • Walking around Nagatacho, Marunouchi, Hibiya, Hanzomon and Nagatacho–locations of dramas and films.
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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.

KITTEKITTE, a former post office building that changed into a complex, appears in many dramas.

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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.

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  • Tokyo Central Post Office, which was completed in 1931, is known as a masterpiece of a modernist architecture. At that time, vertical windows were popular in Western-style architecture, but its wide opening and horizontal window wall became a topic of conversation as an innovative design. On the fourth floor, the former postmaster's room has been reproduced using the materials of the time.
  • Inside the building, there are as many as 36 restaurants of various types, such as a café, bakery, Izakaya (Japanese -style pub), Ramen Noodles restaurant and other kinds of restaurants. There are many other shops to choose from including clothes, miscellaneous goods and stationery shops. During the location hopping, you can enjoy eating and shopping as well.
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 KITTE

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Address 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-3216-2811

The Industry Club of JapanAdopting a method of ancient Greek architecture. Like a movie set–The Industry Club of Japan Hall

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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.

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  • The Industry Club of Japan is a corporation established by a business person in Taisho era for development of Japan. In 1920 (Taisho 9), the corporation had The Industry Club of Japan Hall built as a social club to promote friendship.

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.

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 The Industry Club of Japan

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Hibiya SarohAn open garden restaurant where various stories developed–HIBIYA SAROH

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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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  • HIBIYA SAROH has various dishes on the menu: from Western-style "Nostalgic Showa-style rice omelet" to multiethnic food such as an Asian dish "Tokyo SAROH Rice." Also, they have a wide range of beer from all over the world, including German and Belgium beer.

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 Hibiya Saroh

Hibiya Saroh Read more

Address 1-1 Hibiya Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-3591-2411
Business Hour OPEN 11:30 a.m~ CLOSE 09:00 p.m.

Metropolitan Police Department HeadquartersTokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) Headquarters that adds reality to many detective dramas

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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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  • Inside the TMPD, you can catch a glimpse of what the police do every day at the Police Reference Room, Interaction Square TMPD Class, Command and Control Center and the like. Especially, at the Command and Control Center, you can see police officers actually receiving 110 calls and the 110 calls receiving desks, the Radio Dispatch Console System and the 1,000-inch large display device. You can enjoy the visit even with your children.

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 Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters

Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters Read more

Address 2-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-3581-4321

The Diet Front ParkDiet Building Front Garden–appears in "AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo" also in "Shin Godzilla."

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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

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  • Diet Building Front Garden is located five-minute walk from Subway Nagatacho Station or Kokkai-Gijido-Mae Station. This garden is adjacent to The Diet Building and it is well taken care of by dividing it into two parts: the Japanese-style garden ( South Garden) and the Western-style garden (North Garden). In the South Garden, there used to be a residence of Kuki clan, who played a big role in Edo Era. Later, in Meiji Era, the residence turned into the residence of Arisugawanomiya, then Kasumigaseki Imperial Palace. On the other hand, the North Garden is said to be the place where there was a residence of Kiyomasa KATO and II family.
  • In the garden more than 100 cherry blossom trees of various kinds are planted and in spring, they turn the park brilliant pink. Other than cherry blossoms trees, dogwoods donated by America are planted and are in full bloom from the middle of April to the beginning of May.
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 The Diet Front Park

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Address 1-1 Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Akasaka Prince Classic HouseThe Classic House at Akasaka Prince with full of elegance of a western-style house

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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.

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  • 館内では「レストラン ラ メゾン Inside the building, there is a restaurant, La Maison Kioi. At that time, the place was used as a VIP room. You can enjoy modern French dishes prepared with seasonal foodstuffs. It is recommended to enjoy afternoon tea relaxed at the terrace seat in the garden surrounded by roses.

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 Akasaka Prince Classic House

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Address 1-2 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Hotel New Otani TokyoHotel New Otani, which has a full of elegance. Important persons of the world have visited it.

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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.

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  • The hotel consists of three unique buildings: EXECUTIVE HOUSE ZEN, THE MAIN and GARDEN TOWER. They are well-equipped with restaurants, banquet halls, shops, spas and a sports club. A room appears in a film, "You Only Live Twice" and is used as a hideout of an enemy organization. Also, in a drama, "Only Just Married", the hotel was used as a main character's working place.
  • Another distinctive feature of Hotel New Otani is that it is surrounded by leafy Japanese garden in which a pond is placed at the center. Outside the garden spreads an extensive garden that has about 40,000 square meters. At GARDEN LOUNGE on the lobby floor, you can enjoy dining looking at seasonal trees and plants and flowers, which only this hotel can offer.
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SPOT INFORMATION
 Hotel New Otani Tokyo

Hotel New Otani Tokyo Read more

Address 4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-3265-1111
Business Hour Corresponds to the store

SUMMARY

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.

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