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The Wolverine (2013)

Where The Wolverine says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Japan on screen, mostly Australia in real life: a Tokyo chase, a bullet train and a snowy village

Scenes and places

The prisoner-of-war camp near Nagasaki, 1945 (1945)

In 1945 Logan is held in a Japanese camp near Nagasaki. When a bomber appears, he helps a young officer, Yashida, into a pit.

Set in Japanese prisoner-of-war camp near Nagasaki — A Japanese prisoner-of-war camp near Nagasaki in 1945, where Wolverine is held. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Bonna Point Reserve, Kurnell, Sydney — Early shooting; the reserve doubled as the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. Another fan blog instead lists it as the rescue scene, so the exact scene is not settled. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Yashida's funeral at Zojo-ji (2013)

At the funeral, armed men attack mid-ceremony. Logan fights to get Mariko out.

Set in Yashida's funeral, Tokyo — Yashida's funeral is held in Tokyo; armed men attack in the middle of the ceremony. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Zojo-ji, Minato, Tokyo — Funeral scene filmed here, with staff and extras reportedly over 400. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Chinese Garden of Friendship, Sydney — The fight after the funeral was filmed on a pontoon and ceremonial temple set built in the garden lake. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The chase through the streets of Tokyo (2013)

Logan and Mariko run through Tokyo with the attackers still on their trail. He tells her they need to get off the streets.

Set in Streets of Tokyo — Mariko and Logan flee through the city, still hunted by the same attackers. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Sotokanda, Akihabara, Tokyo — Real Tokyo streets used in the chase; the blog lists a pachinko parlour in Sotokanda. The coordinate is the area, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Brisbane Street, Surry Hills, Sydney — Street dressed to look Japanese. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Parramatta, Sydney — Street signs and number plates swapped for Japanese ones. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The fight on the bullet train (2013)

Logan and Mariko ride a bullet train with attackers closing in. A fight breaks out on the roof.

Set in Shinkansen to the end of the line — Logan and Mariko ride a bullet train while attackers close in, then step off at a station.

Filmed at JR Fukuyama Station, Hiroshima Prefecture — The arrival at the station was filmed outside here on 4 September 2012. The train fight itself was a green-screen set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Mariko's seaside home (2013)

Mariko takes Logan to her family's seaside home. He recovers and a closeness grows between them.

Set in Mariko's family home near Nagasaki — Mariko brings Logan to her family's quiet seaside home in the south. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Tomonoura, Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture — Filming here wrapped the Japan shoot on 11 September 2012. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Miyaura Port, Omishima, Ehime Prefecture — Fan blog places parts of this stretch at Miyaura Port. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Yashida's snowbound birthplace (2013)

Logan and Mariko's group head north to Yashida's birthplace, where a facility is built into the mountainside.

Set in Yashida's birthplace, a snow-covered mountain village — The group heads to Yashida's birthplace in the far north, where a facility is built into the mountainside.

Filmed at Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney — A snow-covered Japanese village was built here; the coordinate is the park, not the set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Picton, New South Wales — Logan's life as a recluse Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Bankstown Airport, Sydney — Logan's life as a recluse Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Logan (Wolverine) — An immortal mutant living as a recluse who is brought to Japan.
• Mariko — Yashida's granddaughter, whom Logan protects.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Wolverine's Japan really filmed?