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Lost in Translation

Nanzen-ji

Kyoto · Japan  ·  The stone path

Lost in Translation filmed at Nanzen-ji, Kyoto. The temple grounds and aqueduct where Charlotte walks and ties a paper fortune.

Nanzen-ji, Kyoto
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Where to go

35.011525, 135.792721

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Lost in Translation (2003)
On screen
Kyoto
In real life
Nanzen-ji, Kyoto
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
90 minutes
Confidence
Probable

Nanzen-ji today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Lost in Translation film at Nanzen-ji?
At 35.011525, 135.792721 in Kyoto. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Nanzen-ji?
Open to the public, ticketed. Allow about 90 minutes.
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