This time we post filming locations based on Instagram’s request. The movie called リップヴァンウィンクルの花嫁, with the English titled A Bride for Rip van Winkle. It’s based on a novel with the same title and the movie was released in 2016. What I love about having this blog is when our readers request something that we usually don’t watch, so thank you for the request to cover the filming locations of this movie. Thank you and sorry that it took us a long time to write the post!

The first filming location is the opening scene where Nanami (Haru Kuroki) is waiting for his blind date, Tetsuya.

The street which is located in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, might look a little bit different than the movie because some shops have changed, but the post box still remains the same.

Moving on to the next place, the restaurant in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where Nanami and Tetsuya met with their family to officially engage.

The restaurant, Tanaka-ya, has a long history established since 1863. They actually offer their place for wedding reception. Their website has an English option and you can book it online which I found impressive. The food is on the pricier side as they offer a full kaiseki course. They give clear directions on how to find the restaurant, so you can find it easily.

Perhaps the next place is more affordable, it’s the cafe located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, where Nanami met Amuro (Ayano Go): Cafe La Bohème Shirogane.

Nanami who then works for Amuro meets her new “family” at a wedding reception, and Mashiro (Cocco) becomes her older sister. The restaurant where Nanami and Mashiro drank again from the wedding party is Downbeat in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Fast-forward, Nanami becomes a live-in maid in a big mansion together with Mashiro.

The movie is actually accurate when describes the house used to be a restaurant, because…. it is! It’s an Italian restaurant called Albergo Bamboo. Located in Hakone, you can rent the whole space if you want.

The last place would be the wedding dress shop where Nanami finally becomes Rip van Winkle’s bride.

It is a wedding dress shop, Live Love Laugh. Not sure if they really accept a walk-in customer like in the movie.

So, that’s it! This movie is not something that I typically watch because I never pick up something that has a 3-hour-long duration. I actually watched it at 2x speed, lol. But the story is very interesting, and the character development is also great.

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