Maps of Movies

Lost in Translation (2003)

Where Lost in Translation says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film shot on real Tokyo streets and in a real hotel, some of it without permits, so you can walk where Bob and Charlotte wandered

Scenes and places

The hotel bar where two strangers meet (2003)

Bob drinks in the hotel bar while a lounge band plays. Guests recognise him as a film star and a woman sends drinks to his table.

Set in Park Hyatt Tokyo — The Shinjuku hotel where Bob and Charlotte stay, with the bar on the 52nd floor where they first cross paths. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The hotel occupies floors 39-52 of Shinjuku Park Tower.

Filmed at Park Hyatt Tokyo, Shinjuku Park Tower (Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) — Filmed inside the real hotel: rooms, bar and pool. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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A night out that ends in a pachinko parlor (2003)

The night out with Charlie and his friends turns chaotic: a fight breaks out and the group runs through a pachinko parlor.

Set in Naka-Meguro — Bob and Charlotte's night out with friends turns chaotic around Naka-Meguro. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Naka-Meguro Station area (Naka-Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) — Filmed around the station, including the pachinko parlor called Botan in the credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Karaoke: Bob takes the microphone (2003)

Friends crowd a private karaoke room. Bob is pushed to take the microphone and sings.

Set in Karaoke Kan, Shibuya — A private karaoke room where Bob is pushed to sing. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Karaoke Kan Shibuya, Udagawacho 30-8 (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan) — Filmed at this karaoke house. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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A hospital visit where language gets in the way (2003)

Charlotte's injured toe sends Bob and her to a hospital where language gets in the way.

Set in Tokyo Medical University Hospital — Charlotte's injured toe sends the two to a hospital. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Nishi-Shinjuku 6-7-1 (Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) — Filmed at this hospital. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Kyoto's shrine and temple (2003)

Charlotte travels to Kyoto, crossing the Heian Shrine pond on stepping stones and watching a traditional wedding procession at Nanzen-ji.

Set in Heian Shrine, Kyoto — Charlotte's trip to Kyoto takes her to shrines and temples. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Heian Shrine (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan) — Brief scenes filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Nanzen-ji (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan) — A traditional wedding procession scene is filmed at this temple. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The sushi bar in Daikanyama (2003)

Charlotte has invited Bob to a sushi place in Daikanyama, where he tries to make a stranger laugh.

Set in Sushiya no Ichikan, Daikanyama — A sushi bar where Bob tries to make a stranger laugh. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Sushiya no Ichikan, Daikanyamacho 9-5 (Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan) — Filmed here; the restaurant is now closed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Shibuya Crossing (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan) — Charlotte crosses the packed intersection in the rain Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Omote-sando Station (Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan) — Charlotte rides the subway Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Jogan-ji, Nakano (Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) — Charlotte visits a temple Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Shabuzen, Shibuya Creston Hotel B1 (Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan) — A tense shabu-shabu lunch Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Near Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No.1 (Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) — Bob sneaks out of the hotel Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Nishi-Shinjuku, Chuo-dori (Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) — A crowded Shinjuku street late in the film Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Shuto Expressway Route 302 (Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) — Bob arrives in Tokyo Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Rainbow Bridge (Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan) — Tokyo Bay skyline Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Tokyo Tower (Minato, Tokyo, Japan) — The tower in the Tokyo skyline Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Kyoto Station (Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan) — The trip to Kyoto Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Bob Harris — An American film star in Tokyo, where his Suntory whisky ads are on every billboard.
• Charlotte — A young American left alone in Tokyo, wandering from the hotel into the city.

Questions answered on the map

• Where in Tokyo did Bob and Charlotte's night out really happen?