The Müuse Atlas

Japan

13 areas on the atlas. Aichi Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture and Tokyo.

Regions

Aichi Prefecture1 area

Kanagawa Prefecture1 area

Kyoto Prefecture2 areas

Osaka Prefecture1 area

Tokyo8 areas

Every area

AkihabaraFilming in Akihabara, Tokyo. Buildings faced floor to ceiling in printed advertising rise above a warren of tiny electronics stalls under the elevated tracks.

ArashiyamaFilming in Arashiyama, Kyoto. A wide shallow river crossed by a long low bridge, with a bamboo grove and a walled temple garden a short walk from the bank.

AsakusaFilming in Asakusa, Tokyo. A red temple gate opens onto a covered arcade of low shopfronts, with an old amusement park and rickshaws on the street outside.

DotonboriFilming in Dotonbori, Osaka. A canal walled by giant lit signboards, including the running man billboard above Ebisubashi that John Wick Chapter 4 used for its opening Osaka street.

GionFilming in Gion, Kyoto. Wooden teahouses with lattice fronts and hanging lanterns line narrow stone paved lanes, with a canal and cherry trees on one edge.

KabukichoFilming in Kabukicho, Tokyo. Every building front along the grid is stacked floor to roof with illuminated signage for bars, clubs and pachinko halls.

KagurazakaFilming in Kagurazaka, Tokyo. Stone paved side alleys run off the main slope, with black timber fences and paper lanterns outside old ryotei restaurants.

Kiyosumi-ShirakawaFilming in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo. Warehouse blocks and canal bridges surround a station where two subway lines meet.

NakameguroFilming in Nakameguro, Tokyo. A concrete lined canal runs between low shops and workshops, cherry trees leaning over the water from both banks.

OsuFilming in Osu, Nagoya. A fully covered shopping arcade, with shops and small restaurants on both sides.

ShibuyaFilming in Shibuya, Tokyo. A scramble crossing under wrapped video screens, with department stores, rail viaducts and narrow bar lanes climbing the slopes behind it.

ShimokitazawaFilming in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. Low rise pedestrian lanes too narrow for cars, lined with secondhand shops, small theatres and coffee bars around a station whose tracks now run underground.

YamateFilming in Yamate, Yokohama. Painted Western residences and a brick church sit above the harbour on a sloping bluff.