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ZAIZOUBOU (財蔵坊)

Historical   |   Interior   | Exterior

Irreplaceable authenticity in this sprawling 7-room Edo-period mountain house offers fantastic shooting options with minimal need for art & staging department masking. With a real hand-thatched roof, functional Edo-period kitchen and mud-packed perimeter floors surrounding the raised tatami rooms and a fully useable attic area for amazing depictions of life during the period, this house structure is one of the best available throughout Japan that still sits in its original, natural setting. (See the video presentation and VR tour) The surrounding gardens and mountain location provide an unimpeded backdrop for the camera with no modern buildings, fences or other obstacles that need to be painted out of scenes in post. The floorplan works well as a mid-level ranking Samurai house, family farm house, Ronin mountain retreat, etc… (see sample video)

Zaizo Bo sits along old Japan’s longest original stone stairway that stretches an entire kilometer up to the main mountain shrine of Hikosan Jingu (est. 546AD).  There are numerous stone-paved mountain passages, inns, shops and other edo-period structures and vistas that offer additional shot options all within the samelocation without requiring a company move. The dramatic change of seasons provides four distinct looks that represent the best of traditional Japan. The flowering Sakura season in the spring followed by the deep lush Japanese moss-covered green of summer, the stunning autumn season and the occasional snow of winter… All captured through the camera lens offer the undeniable authentic look of Japan. With plenty of authentic antiquities available at this location, the need for outsourcing props is minimal.   The knowledgeable property managers are also wonderful technical advisors when assuring authenticity is desired.

Sample Scene

IRORI Japanese fire place

Suspended from large timbers, the functional Irori fireplace is essential to the authentic Japanese old-world lifestyle. 

Authentic Japanese kitchen

With a bamboo wet-floor area and sunken mud packed perimeter, this still functional Edo-period kitchen is an amazing location find! (Must see our 360 VR tour!)

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Household Shinto altar

No need for art department here! Everything in this Edo-period house is to authentic. Even the Shinto Altar. (See the sample movie scenes for Zaizobo)

Photos

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360° VR Tour

Come on in! Our 360 VR tour includes a complete walk-around the interiors, measuring tool for camera position mapping, 3D view pop-up house, floor plans and more. Just Click below!

Floor Plan

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Location Report 

Download the detailed production report for this location. Full technical scout report, area logistics, access information and more!

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Official Name

Soeda-machi Museum of History and Folklore (Zaizobo)

Address

1249 Oaza Hikosan, Soeda-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka prefecture

Transportations (by Car)

From Fukuoka airport : About 1 hour 30 minutes  (63.1km)

From Kitakyushu airport : About 1 hour 15 minutes (53.8km)

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