JAPAN – Shinmoedake in Kyushu // You Only Live Twice (1967)
What a thrilling hike: Toxic fumes steam from the air, authorities close down roads, ice clouds appear. Welcome to Blofeld’s Volcano! We had quite the hiking day.
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Bond’s Big Fat Buddha Wedding
JAPAN – Seiganto-ji in Nachikatsuura // You Only Live Twice (1967)
Seiganto-ji is a remote Buddhist temple – surrounded by a spiritual forest. In “You Only Live Twice” it plays an important role. And you should take your time when visiting.
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Island of Death
JAPAN – Hashima Island off Nagasaki // Skyfall (2012)
A battleship-shaped island off the Japanese coast is the villain hideout in “Skyfall”. Fitting: Hashima Island itself has a dark past.
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Sumo Sights
JAPAN – Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo // You Only Live Twice (1967)
Sumo is an important sport in Japan – and rich in tradition. You won’t be able to visit the real sumo hall from “You Only Live Twice” anymore. But we know some tricks to give you the proper sumo feeling.
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Bonds Backdrop
JAPAN – Akime // You Only Live Twice (1967)
Not Tokyo, not Himeji, not Kobe – but the really remote fisher village Akime is one of the key filming locations in “You Only Live Twice”. No wonder, locals are going crazy with worshipping the movie.
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Training at a Treasure
JAPAN – Himeji Castle // You Only Live Twice (1967)
Himeji Castle is a Japanes national treasure – and a beautiful James Bond location. Though the crew couldn’t finish filming due to an outrage.
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Home of the Tiger Clan
JAPAN – Shimadu Shigetomi-so in Kagoshima // You Only Live Twice (1967)
In “You Only Live Twice”, Tiger Tanaka shows Bond some Japanese hospitality in his luxury home. The location is beautifully frozen in time.
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New Otani, Old Oasis
JAPAN – The New Otani Hotel in Tokyo // You Only Live Twice (1967)
Tokyo might be a megacity – but there is an location of peace right in its center. The New Otani luxury hotel has a 400-years old Japanese garden, an oasis of its kind. Only Bond can’t enjoy the place: He gets attacked here twice.
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TOMORROW NEVER DIES Movie Locations – Hamburg to Bangkok
Twice has Bond visited Ha Long Bay in Vietnam – and twice had it actually been filmed in Thailand. Both places are equally beautiful. As are all other “Tomorrow Never Dies” Movie Locations.
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SKYFALL Movie Locations – from Istanbul to Scotland
James Bond travels the world, since more than 50 years. These are the Skyfall movie locations, from Istanbul to London. And from Japan up to Scotland. Continue reading