Filming in Japan
Gunma Part 1: 2,000m mountains just 1 hour or two from Tokyo
Gunma Prefecture is located north of Tokyo. It is extremely accessible, with the central city, Takasaki only an hour or two away by Shinkansen bullet train, but it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Kanto region, surrounded by magnificent nature and with seasonal scenery to enjoy. There is a wide range […]
Japan’s Tropical Paradise 2: Iriomote Island
Following on from the previous article on Ishigaki Island, this article introduces Iriomote Island. Japan is a long and narrow island nation from north to south, and you can enjoy a richly varied climate and weather. Okinawa Prefecture is located at the southern end of the archipelago and offers a tropical climate and beautiful seas. […]
Japan’s Tropical Paradise 1: Ishigaki Island
When you think of Japan, you may imagine traditional and historical cities like Kyoto and Kamakura, or cutting edge technological places like Shibuya and Akihabara in Tokyo, but there are many other locations in Japan where you can enjoy nature. In the north of Japan, there are sites with plenty of snow, such as Hokkaido, […]
Kyoto Part 2: Rakusai, western part of Kyoto where you can feel the rich nature of Kyoto
Rakusai is home to many World Heritage Sites such as Kinkakuji Temple, Ryoanji Temple and Saiho-ji Temple (see separate articles for details), which are all mentioned when talking about Kyoto. In the past, emperors and aristocrats built mountain villas in this area to enjoy hunting and leisure, and it is a quiet area with the […]
Filming in Niseko, Hokkaido, for Channel News Asia
I would like to share with you a programme for which I was involved in the filming as a fixer in Japan last December. We covered the real estate boom in Niseko, a luxury ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan, for “Money Mind”, a financial TV programme by Channel NewsAsia, a Singaporean TV Network.We teamed up […]
CueRio helped the production of a story of The Straits Times
Last summer, Rio had an opportunity to accompany Straits Times reporter, Walter Sim, to Mie Prefecture for his story. The article featured "Amas" or professional divers there and was published in the 14 January issue. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/from-mermaids-to-mermen-japan-s-ama-divers-evolve-with-the-times Rio was there as a videographer, and although his camerawork may not have been perfect, with some unfamiliar challenges […]
Locations with typical Japanese scenery part 2: Southern Japan
Happy new year! We are going to continue to provide you with useful information for filming in Japan this year. In this article we introduce you to towns in the south part of Japan that still retain a traditional Japanese appearance. We will mainly present you to the western part of Japan, but there are […]
CueRio helped a filming in Mie Prefecture
In 2022, CueRio was involved in various film shoots. As we were told that we can share the news, we would like to write about the memorable coverage we were involved in this summer. At the end of July, we went to Mie Prefecture for three days for this project. A foreign newspaper was covering […]
Recomended Filming Locations in Nagasaki
Earlier this month, we had an opportunity to travel around Nagasaki for location scouting. During this time, we updated information about Nagasaki and would like to introduce some of our recommended locations for filming. About Nagasaki Nagasaki is a prefecture located in the Kyushu region in south-west Japan. It is a very scenic place, known […]
Interview with Ms. Romana Romanyshyn and Mr. Andriy Lesiv
Last week we assisted with Nippon TV's interview with Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, the authors of the picture book, "How War Changed Rondo". This book was created after the August 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The three main characters are portrayed as fragile objects such as glass, balloon, and paper, to depict how fragile […]