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The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Where The Karate Kid Part II says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Mr. Miyagi's Okinawa was a village built from scratch on the windward side of Hawaii

Scenes and places

The parking lot where Miyagi tweaks a nose (1985)

Right after Daniel's tournament win, furious Kreese attacks his own student Johnny in the parking lot. Miyagi steps in, disables Kreese without hurting him, and turns a deadly threat into a tweak of the nose. The humiliation makes Johnny and the others walk away from Cobra Kai.

Set in Tournament parking lot, Los Angeles — Los Angeles is the film's narrative location; the exact lot is not named in the sources, so the pin marks the city. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A parking lot used to link this sequel to the first film's final scene.

The letter from Okinawa (1985)

Daniel arrives after his senior prom, dumped by Ali. Miyagi receives a letter saying his father is dying and decides to go home to Okinawa. Miyagi tells Daniel about Yukie, the woman he loved and the best friend Sato who was arranged to marry her, and Daniel decides to go with him.

Set in Mr. Miyagi's home, Los Angeles — Miyagi's home in Los Angeles; the pin marks the city, not the address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Miyagi's house and yard, where the sequel's trip to Okinawa begins.

Arrival and Sato's warehouse (1985)

Miyagi and Daniel land and are greeted by Chozen Toguchi, who drives them to one of Sato's warehouses. There he reveals he is Sato's nephew and Sato demands that Miyagi fight him. Miyagi adamantly refuses, and Sato calls him a coward.

Set in Okinawa Island, arrival and Sato's warehouse — Island-level pin; the sources do not name the airport or the warehouse location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Okinawa Island, the real home of Miyagi-style karate in the story.

Looking for a village on an air base (1985)

Daniel and Miyagi cannot find Tomi Village on a map and keep running into the air base. A guard tells them they are standing on it, then points them down a road. Miyagi stops at a point where his father first taught him to fish.

Set in Kadena Air Base, Okinawa — Large US air base on Okinawa; in the film a sergeant tells them they are standing on the village. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Kadena is the biggest US air base in the Pacific, as Daniel says in the film.

Tomi Village and the drum technique (1985)

Miyagi and Daniel are welcomed by Yukie and her niece Kumiko. They learn that Sato's supertrawlers have emptied the sea and that the villagers rent their land from him. Miyagi shows Daniel the family dojo and the den-den daiko, the drum technique, while Daniel and Kumiko grow close and Chozen picks fights.

Set in Tomi Village (fictional) — Miyagi's fictional home village; the film places it on Okinawa but it was filmed in Hawaii.

A small farming and fishing village that depends on Sato.

Filmed at Windward side of Oahu, Hawaii (set village) (Windward side, Oahu, United States) — Principal photography took place in this part of Oahu; a privately owned property held the built village. Pin marks the island, not the exact property. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The typhoon and the bell tower (1985)

On the day of the fight a typhoon strikes the village and everyone seeks shelter. Sato's house collapses and he is trapped in the wreckage. Miyagi and Daniel rush to free him, and Daniel then goes back out to save a child trapped on a bell tower.

Set in Tomi Village bell tower (fictional) — The same fictional village; no filming place for this scene is named in the sources.

A bell tower in the village struck by the storm.

The O-bon festival at the castle (1985)

The day after the storm Sato returns with a work crew, asks Miyagi's forgiveness and hands over the deed. He also hosts the O-bon festival, a festival in honor of the dead, in a nearby ceremonial castle and invites Daniel. Chozen has a final grudge to settle.

Set in Ceremonial castle (fictional) — A ceremonial castle near the village where Sato hosts the O-bon festival; no real location is named in the sources.

The ceremonial castle used for the O-bon celebration in the film.

Characters

• Daniel LaRusso — A teenage karate champion who follows his teacher to Okinawa.
• Mr. Miyagi — Daniel's karate teacher, called home to Okinawa by his dying father.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Mr. Miyagi's Okinawan village really filmed?