Starring Ren Meguro! Touring the filming locations of the movie “My Happy Marriage”! ! in Mie

Article creation: Nachapo

I'm Nachapo, Mie Prefecture's official PR ambassador. In addition to my day job as a nurse, I enjoy traveling to various places in Mie Prefecture on my road bike, which I introduce on Instagram.

▼Table of contents

• Movie "My Happy Marriage"
• story
• cast & staff
• Get the movie location map!
• Where can I get a location map?　　
• TsuCity
• KuwanaCity
• Kanto/Kansai area
• Movie theaters in the Tokai area
• SENJUJIHeadTempleoftheShinshuTakadaSchool (TsuCity)
• 1. Mieido (National Treasure)
• 2. Great Entrance (Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property)
• 3. Shishunkan (nationally designated important cultural property)
• 4. Unyuen (prefectural scenic spot)
• 5. Tsutenkyo Bridge (Nationally designated important cultural property)
• 6. Kuginukimon (TsuCity Tangible Cultural Property)
• 7. Sanmon (Nationally designated important cultural property)
• 8. Renshin-an (Nationally designated important cultural property)
• Senshuji summary/map
• Rokkaen (KuwanaCity)
• Josiah Conder, who designed Rokkaen
• 1. Old Takasu Palace
• 2. Outhouse
• 3. Ichibanzo
• 4. Japanese building first room/next room
• 5. Japanese building corridor
• 6. Western-style building 1st floor dining room
• 7. Western-style building 1st floor hall
• 8. Western-style building 2nd floor study
• 9. Garden (national scenic spot)
• Rokkaen Summary/Map
• At the end

What is the movie “My Happy Marriage”?

Here, we would like you to read the article while immersing yourself in the world of the movie, so we will introduce a brief story of the movie and the cast and staff.

story

``I wanted it. I want to stay with this person for as long as possible.''

Although Miyo was born into a prestigious family, she was treated like a servant by her stepmother and sister.One day, she was ordered to marry for convenience.
His opponent is Kiyoka Hisado, the head of a famous family with a special ability called ``supernatural ability,'' and a military commander rumored to be ruthless and ruthless.
Miyo has no place to return to and starts living with the Kudo family.
Eventually, while living with Miyo, Kiyoka becomes aware of Miyo's thoughtfulness and gradually opens up to her.

At that time, a [disaster] comes to the imperial capital. And Miyo is also in the hands of evil...
A cruel fate separates us...

cast & staff

Ren Meguro (Snow Man), who plays the role of the beautiful and ruthless main character, Kiyoka Kudo, is playing the lead role in a movie for the first time. Actress Mio Imada plays Miyo Saimori, who was born into a prestigious family but was treated like a servant by her stepmother and younger sister and grew up without knowing her parents' love.

Kiyoka Kudo: Ren Meguro (Snow Man) / Miyo Saimori: Mio Imada

Shinichi Saimori: Tsutomu Takahashi / Kanoko Saimori: Sayaka Yamaguchi / Kaya Saimori: Akari Takaishi / Flower: Ryoko Kobayashi

Yurie: Mirai Yamamoto / Koji Tatsuishi: Yuki Ogoe / Minoru Tatsuishi: Yusuke Hirayama / Keiko: Ryo Tamaki

Emperor: Renji Ishibashi / Yaito: Ryusei Onishi (Naniwa Danshi) / Tadanori Kururugi: Ukon Onoe / Yoshito Godo: Oshiro Maeda

Toya Mochizuki: Arata Sato (IMPACTors/Johnny's Jr.) / Shuta Okabe: Takumi Nishigaki / Kensuke Miyata: Shota Matsushima / Shinpei Sawamura: Daisho Takahashi

Tsuguharu Sudo: Manabu Hamada/Norio Kamomura: Kenjiro Tsuda/Arata Tsurugi: Keisuke Watanabe/Yoshinami Tsurugi: Shohei Hino

Get the movie location map!

First of all, I would like to get the movie location map!

Here, we will introduce the distribution location and distribution period.

Where can I get a location map?

They are being distributed at filming locations such as Rokkaen and Senshuji Temple, tourism-related facilities in TsuCity and KuwanaCity, and movie theaters in the Tokai area. It is also distributed in some areas in the Kanto and Kansai areas. Additionally, the distribution period will end as soon as the location map runs out.

*In principle, one copy per person. Please also check the business hours and holidays of each facility before visiting.

TsuCity

・ TsuCity Information (1st floor lobby)/Public Relations Division (3rd floor)

・Tsu Station Tourist Information Center Asto Tsu 1st floor

・ TsuCity Tourism Association (Tsu Station, Asto Tsu 2nd floor) SENJUJIHeadTempleoftheShinshuTakadaSchool Tea House, Renshinan

KuwanaCity

・ KuwanaCity Products Tourist Information Center (Kuwana Station Tourist Information Center)

・ KuwanaCity Tourism Division (2nd floor)

・Sumiyoshiura rest facility (in front of Rokkaen)

・Shukuba Tea House 1 (Kawaguchicho, Kuwana KuwanaCity)

Kanto/Kansai area

・ TsuCity Tokyo Office (11th floor, Japan City Center, 2-4-1 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

・Mie Terrace (2-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

・Mie Prefecture Kansai Office (8th floor, Osaka Station Building 4, 1-11-4 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture)

Movie theaters in the Tokai area

Aeon Cinema Tsu Aeon Cinema Tsunan Aeon Cinema Kuwana Aeon Cinema Toin
Aeon Cinema Suzuka 109 Cinemas Meiwa 109 Cinemas Yokkaichi Midland Square Cinema
Midland Cinema Nagoya Airport Aeon Cinema Wonder Aeon Cinema Odaka Aeon Cinema Okazaki
Aeon Cinema Nagakute Aeon Cinema Kakamigahara 109 Cinemas Nagoya United Cinema Toyohashi 18

Please check here for other distribution destinations.

Now, let's go to Senshuji Temple (TsuCity) and Rokkaen (KuwanaCity), where the photo was taken!

SENJUJIHeadTempleoftheShinshuTakadaSchool (TsuCity)

First, I would like to go to Senshuji Temple in TsuCity.

Senshuji is the head temple of the Takada school of Shinshu Buddhism, founded by Shinran Shonin. In 2017, Mieido and Nyoraido were the first buildings in Mie Prefecture to be designated as national treasures.

It's hard to tell from the photo, but it's the same size as two Tokyo Domes!
Among them are two national treasures and 11 nationally designated important cultural properties. Cherry blossoms bloom in spring and lotus flowers bloom in summer.

You can get a location map at Senshuji's teahouse, Renshin-an (number 8 in the precincts map above).
*Please note that this precinct guide map is not a filming location map.

You can go around in any order, but this time I would like to go around in the same order as the filming location map.

1. Mieido (National Treasure)

Both Miei-do and Nyorai-do are over 25 meters in height, making them the fifth largest national treasure wooden structure in Japan.
In 2017, it was designated as the first national treasure building in Mie Prefecture.
It took six years for the carpenter group that worked on Nikko Toshogu Shrine and other buildings to complete it.

The name Mieido is said to come from the fact that it enshrines a wooden statue of Shinran Shonin, as well as images of successive monks.

The place where I am sitting (where I worship) in the top left of the photo is called Sotojin, the place with the steps in front of it beyond the barrier is called Nakajin, and the gorgeous place in the back is called Naijin. The inner sanctum represents the Pure Land of Paradise. that's right. For this reason, a lotus, which is said to bloom in the Pure Land, was depicted in the inner sanctum.

The lotus flower has been considered a sacred flower since ancient times, as it has been said that it does not get stained by the mud.

Also, the environment in which the lotus grows is said to be a metaphor for us humans.
``The lotus is a flower that blooms only in mud.If we survive while being aware that we live in this mud (a world of greed and jealousy), we will be able to bloom beautiful flowers in the Pure Land of Paradise. This is what a monk who works at Senshuji Temple taught me.

<Highlight points in the movie>
A michodai was set up in the temple as the emperor's resting place, and the audience scene for Kiyoka, Yato, and their entourage was filmed.
The golden door of the chancel was said to have been closed when the photo was taken. Also, since there are worshipers during the day, the photos were taken throughout the night and into the morning.

From the west corner of Mieido, you can see cherry blossoms on your right in spring.

<Highlight points in the movie>
From here on, Arata (the heir of the Tsurugi family) will perform the Torigata ceremony.

2. Great Entrance (Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property)

The main entrance is the official entrance to Senshuji Temple, and is used to welcome members of the imperial family and is usually closed to the public.

<Highlight points in the movie>
In front of the main entrance, as the entrance to the Ministry of the Imperial Household, a signboard and rules (regulations) of the Ministry of the Imperial Household were posted.

3. Shishunkan (nationally designated important cultural property)

Shishunkan is an important cultural property that is not open to the public, and is a study hall for entertaining distinguished guests.
It was announced that the palace would be used as the place for Emperor Meiji's visit (temporary palace for the Emperor's visit), and in celebration of this, it was named ``Shushunkan''.

<Highlight points in the movie>
It is used in the scene where Kiyoka is reporting the insect incident to her superior, and it is the scene where she meets her love rival Arata for the first time.

4. Unyuen (prefectural scenic spot)

This garden adjacent to the back of both temples is called ``Unyuen'' and has been designated as a place of scenic beauty by the prefecture.
It is a stroll-style garden where you can walk around the pond, and the natural beauty is preserved as it is.

Once you cross the entrance bridge, you will find a path through a very beautiful bamboo forest.

If you keep going, you will come to a thatched gate, but please look back once after passing through the gate. I think this is the point where you can see the bamboo forest even more beautifully from inside the gate.

As you proceed past the gate, you will see two large rectangular slabs of stone forming a bridge. The pillars that support this bridge are also made of stone, so I was a little nervous as I crossed the bridge. If you go further inside, you will see the tea room called Anrakuan.

Anrakuan is not used in the movie, but you can tour it, so why not take a look at it as well? (Advance reservation required)

<Highlight points of the movie>
A scene was filmed where childhood friends Kiyoka and Yaito talked while walking through the bamboo forest near Anrakuan.

5. Tsutenkyo Bridge (Nationally designated important cultural property)

This corridor connects Nyorai-do Hall, a national treasure, and Miei-do Hall, and is designated as an important cultural property.
The lanterns are lit up only from January 9th to January 16th, which is called the Seven Nights.

<Highlight points in the movie>
A scene was filmed in which a formally dressed Yato (the prince who will inherit the throne) solemnly walks alongside his attendants.

6. Kuginukimon (TsuCity Tangible Cultural Property)

Kugikanmon is a gate built to separate the grounds of Senshuji from the temple town.
It is presumed that crossing the stone bridge and the Kugikanmon gate served as a spiritual barrier that separated the sacred space where the Buddha was enshrined from the secular space.

Senshuji Kugikanmon was designated as a tangible cultural property TsuCity in 2003 as a valuable piece that preserves the form of the Edo period.

<Highlight points in the movie>
A scene was filmed in which an Army Special Forces member was attacked by a man.
When shooting at night, a large electric fan was used to blow away the leaves, creating an eerie atmosphere.

7. Sanmon (Nationally designated important cultural property)

It is located in front of Mieido and corresponds to the main gate of Senshuji Temple.
It is a large two-story gate with a width of 20m, depth of 9m, and height of 15.5m.

This photo was taken from Mieido facing the Sanmon gate.

<Highlight points in the movie>
A moving climactic scene was filmed.
Seika was also photographed running up to Miyo, who was waiting with an umbrella in her hand.

8. Renshin-an (Nationally designated important cultural property)

Although Renshin-an does not appear in the movie, it is a temple cafe that uses a teahouse that is an important cultural property.

It seems that this Renshinan is currently attracting a lot of attention!
This signboard has become a new photo spot because the name of the main character, Ren Meguro, has the character ``Ren'' in it!

There is also a lotus rakugan in the store, which is also extremely popular and is often purchased by many people as souvenirs!
When I visited, the lotus pink Rakugan was already sold out. I heard that Sakura no Rakugan is also popular because the movie has cherry blossoms as its motif.

I received kabusetea, and after drinking it, you can pour ponzu sauce over it and eat the tea leaves.
It was softer than regular tea leaves, and I could eat it just like ohitashi!

Senshuji summary/map

That’s all for the first half of Senshuji! The total time spent there was about 2 hours, including time to take photos.
There will be other visitors, so please be respectful and have fun!

<Access>

【car】

Approximately 15 minutes from Tsu IC (parking available)

【train】

Approximately 5 minutes walk from JR "isshinden Station"

Approximately 20 minutes walk from Kintetsu Takada Motoyama Station

Approximately 15 minutes walk from Ise Railway “isshinden Station”

【bus】

Immediately get off at Mie Kotsu "Motoyama-mae"

Please check here for more details.

Rokkaen (KuwanaCity)

Next, I would like to move to Rokkaen in KuwanaCity!

Rokkaen (formerly Moroto Seiroku Residence) was built as the new residence of Moroto Seiroku II, a Kuwana businessman known as the Forest King.

There are buildings such as a Western-style building and a Japanese-style building within the vast grounds, which were completed in 1913 and remain almost exactly as they were then.

It was very impressive that the Western-style building and the Japanese-style building were not separate, but connected together!
Also, the Western-style building had a maid wearing Western clothes, and the Japanese-style building had a maid wearing Japanese clothes.

You can get a location map at the office next to the entrance.
*Please note that this precinct guide map is not a filming location map.

I heard that there are volunteers at Rokkaen who will guide you for free, so I asked them to guide me.
He was very knowledgeable and taught me a lot of things from various perspectives, such as the historical background and architectural styles.

Josiah Conder, who designed Rokkaen

When Seiroku Moroto, the second generation, was constructing his own mansion, he commissioned Josiah Conder, a well-known British architect in the architectural world of the time, to design a Western-style building.

Conder came to Japan in 1877 as a foreigner hired by the government to introduce modern Western architectural techniques. As a professor at the University of Tokyo, he was the first person in Japan to be involved in architectural education, and has also designed buildings such as Rokumeikan and Hisaya Iwasaki Residence.

However, many of the buildings designed by Conder were lost in the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Pacific War, and Rokkaen is one of the few remaining valuable works outside of the Kanto region. The Western-style building and Japanese building are designated as important cultural properties of the country, and the garden is designated as a national scenic spot.

1. Old Takasu Palace

This is the ``Old Takasu Palace'' of the Japanese-style building.

It is said that part of the palace of the Takasu clan in Kaizu Town, Gifu Prefecture was relocated there.
The former Takasu Palace is valuable as one of the few remaining structures of the former Takasu clan's camp, and has been designated as a cultural property by Mie Prefecture.

<Highlight points in the movie>
Miyo's room before her marriage was photographed. It seems that the tatami mats and shoji screens were removed to create an atmosphere of cold treatment.

2. Outhouse

The building is made with a lot of cedar wood, and was used as a Buddhist altar when it was built in 1938.

It is currently used as a tea room.

<Highlight points in the movie>
On the verandah, a memorable scene of Miyo and Hana when they were young and their mother Sumi was filmed.

3. Ichibanzo

This is the first storehouse of the Moroto family with a black plaster door.
The door had a very solid feel to it, and when I looked inside, I felt a dark, cold breeze.

<Highlight points in the movie>
The scene where Miyo was trapped was filmed.

4. Japanese building first room/next room

It was used as a tatami room for guests.

A single pine board and Yaku cedar are also used to create a luxurious structure.
In addition, the lintel (the upper frame of shoji screens and sliding doors) has hidden nails with chrysanthemum and paulownia flower motifs.
The imperial lineage has 16 chrysanthemum flowers, but in recognition of Mr. Moroto's achievements and as a consideration for welcoming noble people, a crest with 15 petals is used.

<Highlight points in the movie>
It was used as the room of the head of the Saimori family.
It seems that all the shoji screens were replaced because there was an intense action shoot.

You can see the Japanese garden clearly from the first room.
The room has a very calm atmosphere, so I was surprised that an action scene was filmed here.

5. Japanese building corridor

The Japanese-style building's hallways are unique in that they have two parallel corridors: a 29-tatami tatami hallway and a board hallway.
This was because the host and guests used the tatami room hallway, while the maids used the board hallway.

<Highlight points in the movie>
In the hallway of the parlor, the scene where Kiyoka rescued Miyo while being engulfed in flames was filmed.

6. Western-style building 1st floor dining room

This is the dining room on the first floor of the Western-style building, located next to the Japanese-style building.
The atmosphere was completely different from the Japanese-style building I was in earlier, and it gave me a strange feeling.

<Highlight points in the movie>
Miyo's younger sister Kaya's room was photographed, filled with dresses and accessories that girls dream of.

7. Western-style building 1st floor hall

The outer door has stained glass.
Also, there is a Western-style toilet with a faucet, and it was surprising to hear that it had been flushing since the building was completed 110 years ago!

The floor of the toilet uses the same imported tiles as the entrance, and I was told that these are the same tiles used at Rokumeikan.

<Highlights and points in the movie>
It was used as the entrance of the Saimori family. Action scenes, which were also seen in the trailer, are also being filmed.

8. Western-style building 2nd floor study

On the second floor of the Western-style building, there is a study and a living room that are bathed in light from a sunroom.
This sunroom overlooks the garden.

<Highlight points in the movie>
This study was turned into a dining room in the movie, and the scene where the Saimori family eats was filmed.
It seems that the table coordination was changed for each scene.

9. Garden (national scenic spot)

This garden was designated as a national scenic spot in 2001.

Because the Ibi River and the pond are connected, they seemed to enjoy watching the water level of the pond change according to the changes in the tide of the river.
In addition, there was a small hill in the corner of the garden, and the inside was used as an air raid shelter.
It is said that during the war, a bomb fell into the pond and damaged the entrance, but most of the building miraculously survived the war.

*It is not possible to tour the inside of the air raid shelter.

Also, the plum blossoms were blooming beautifully in front of the Japanese-style building. (as of early March)

<Highlight points in the movie>
A key item in the story, a cherry tree stump, was placed in the garden. Apparently it was covered in cherry blossom petals after the photo was taken.

Rokkaen Summary/Map

In the movie, Rokkaen appears as the mansion of the Saimori family, but by touring the filming locations, I was able to learn about the Moroto family, the head of Rokkaen, and I was able to enjoy it even more.

I knew about Rokkaen through SNS before I visited, and it was beautiful no matter where I looked, and I had a lot of fun taking pictures. Also, the Western-style building and the Japanese-style building had completely different tastes, so it felt like I was traveling back and forth between different eras and countries.

I think the atmosphere of the garden changes depending on the season, so I'd like to visit again in a different season!

[Opening hours] 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (However, entry is allowed until 4:00 p.m.)
[Closed days] Monday *If Monday is a holiday, the following weekday
Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29th to January 3rd)
[Admission fee] General (high school students and above) 460 yen (group fee 390 yen)
Junior high school students: 150 yen (group rate: 70 yen)
*Group rate: 20 people or more
*Free for elementary school students and younger (but must be accompanied by an accompanying person)
*If you have a disability certificate, please present it at the counter. (You can also present on the app)
Admission is free for you and up to three accompanying persons.

<Access>

【car】

Approximately 15 minutes each from "nagashima IC", "Wangan Kuwana IC", and "Kuwana IC"

【train】

Approximately 20 minutes walk from JR/Kintetsu "Kuwana Station"

【bus】

Approximately 10 minutes walk from Mie Kotsu "Tamachi"

Also, it took about an hour by car (using a toll road) from Senshuji to Rokkaen.

At the end

Thank you for reading until the end.

[Visiting the filming locations of the movie “My Happy Marriage”! ! What did you think of the article “in Mie”?
It was a lot of fun to be able to experience the worldview of the movie and learn about the history of the filming location at the same time!
Please come and visit us!

I would like to post the photos that I couldn't post this time on Instagram (@natyapo2)!

Additionally, there is a special site for the movie "My Happy Marriage" x Mie Prefecture that introduces filming locations and event information, as well as information on sightseeing spots and gourmet food around the filming locations, so be sure to check it out!