However, this couldn’t be farther from the truth, asthe series was actually not filmed in Japan.

So which locations didShogunrely on to recreate the era in which the show takes place?

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Hiroyuki Sanada in Shogun on FX

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However, audiences might be surprised to learn that only some scenes at significant locations were shot there.

Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo are satisfied with ending the series where the book concludes.

Accompanied by some of the cast and crew, Sanada flew to London to doa single day of shooting.

Shogun-Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Toranaga riasing his right arm with a crowd behind him in FX’s Shōgun

When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.

They created the whole village and a whole castle stone wall that was the real height.

They created the Osaka Harbor.

The buildings were real.

Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Toranaga sitting and looking ahead with Anna Sawai in Shōgun

New episodes ofShogunpremiere every Tuesday on FX and stream on Hulu.

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