Arashi Drama Locations

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If we are to talk about j-drama filming locations, we can mention a dozen places and a dozen favorite scenes. But right now, I selected a few for you.
I believe not only Arashians but also Japanese detective, mystery, and crime story lovers will love to visit these places. And if you are an Arashi fan, a.k.a. Arashian, you probably know all the theme songs of these dramas.

1. 99.9:
2. Maou:
3. Kagi no Kakatta Heya:
4. Kizoku Tantei:
5. Nazotoki wa dinner no ato de:
6. Lucky Seven:
7. Ryusei no Kizuna:
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99.9:

Jun Matsumoto fans probably will never forget Hiroto Miyama, the brilliant lawyer with unique methods of solving crimes. Arashi's Daylight song was the theme song of this drama's first season and for the second season, "Find the Answer" was the theme song. Inside of the Madarame Law Office filming location was Gulliver International Marunouchi Head Office in Tokyo.
The alley with a small restaurant where Miyama lived was Nogata Culture Market in Tokyo. This market has been there since the end of World War 2.

Maou:

Maou has a very dark story, but we all love the main character, the angelic lawyer Ryo Naruse, played by Ohno Satoshi. The theme song of Maou was Truth by Arashi.
The library where Shiori Sakita works, was filmed at Hadano City Library.
For the corridors and stairs of the Police department, they used the Kawasaki City Hall Main Building, and for the Church, they used Hodogaya Catholic Church.

Kagi no Kakatta Heya:

The Locked Room Murders is a tv drama based on the mystery novel "Kagi no Kakatta Heya" by Yusuke Kishi. Its theme song was Face Down by Arashi. In the leading role, we watch Ohno Satoshi as Kei Enomoto.
In the drama, a talented locksmith and security professional, Kei Enomoto, meets two lawyers, Aoto and Serizawa, and saves one of them from a vault. This scene took place in the Yokohama Information and Culture Center.
Fuchu City Hall and Warabi City Hall were the filming locations of police stations in the tv drama.
The stage play that Aoto and Enomoto watched together took place at Kawasaki Art Center.
The Shogi tournament filming location was Chiba City Education Hall. And another piece of information from the drama was that they shot the Nagano scenes in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
And lastly, in the special episode, the museum location was the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.

Kizoku Tantei:

The leading role, the mysterious Aristocrat detective, was played by Aiba Masaki. We all get surprised by seeing him as an arrogant character, don't we? Let's not forget he was a gentleman towards ladies.
I'll be there by Arashi was used as the theme song of this novel-adapted detective tv drama. This drama had filming locations in Saitama, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Kanagawa, and Gunma Prefectures. You can see plenty of nature scenes like rivers, forests, and bridges in this tv series. So I want to mention Nagatoro Valley as one of the locations in Kizoku Tantei.
People can enjoy visiting the six km long natural monument Nagatoro Valley in different seasons. In the summers, you can do rafting and canoeing, and you can enjoy viewing waterfalls, rivers, rocks, and autumn leaves in the autumn.

Nazotoki wa dinner no ato de:

Who can forget the arrogant but clever butler of Ojyosama Reiko? Especially if this butler is Sho Sakurai. The adventures of butler Kageyama and police officer Reiko are always fun. The theme song of the After Dinner Mysteries was Meikyuu Love by Arashi. This story was a novel adaptation. It also has a special episode and a movie sequel.
Kyu-Iwasaki-Tei Garden was the filming location of the home of Reiko Hosho. This place is the former estate of the founders of Mitsubishi.
There is a Japanese-style building, a Swiss-style billiard room, and a half-American, half-British-style-inspired house on the grounds of the Kyu-Iwasaki-Tei Garden. It's administered by the Tokyo metropolitan government now. You can visit the garden with a ticket. They used Kunitachi City hall as the police headquarters located in the drama and the Season's Wedding Hall in Yokohama as the mansion where Kyoichiro Kazamatsuri lived. In one of the episodes, they also used Shimotakaido Hachiman Shrine as a setting.

Lucky Seven:

Have you ever seen Jun Matsumoto fighting? If you've ever watched the Lucky Seven TV drama series, you would have seen his character Shuntaro Tokita fighting and flirting a lot. The theme song of the drama was Wild at Heart.
It is a story about seven detectives in a private eye company.
And the detective office's filming location was in the Tachiaigawa Shopping Street, close to Tachiaigawa station.
There were scenes at the Intersection in front of the Shimbashi station Hibiya exit, the Sumidagawa Terrace, Fuji Television Wangan Studio, and Shiodome City Center. They even have a few Haneda airport scenes.

Ryusei no Kizuna:

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a drama where Ninomiya Kazunari played a detective, but if you know, please let me know. Here is a story that contains mystery and crime. Beautiful days by Arashi was the theme song of the drama.
For the drama, they used Yokosukashi Bunka Hall as the police office filming location. The filming location of the scene where the kids see the shooting star was Osaki Park in Kanagawa Prefecture. They also used Gansenji Temple, Inokashira Park, and Kichijoji Station as filming locations.

We tried to gather information about the locations of dramas you may want to visit. Which drama is your favorite? Which places are the ones you want to go to the most? Let us know in the comments on CDJAPAN's social media posts. And if you are interested in Japanese detective stories, don’t forget to check out my Japanese Detectives, From Novels To Screen Article.

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