Many movies and dramas shot in Hokkaido, such as “Love letter” and “Kitano Kuni Kara,” were beautifully filmed and has made deep impressions on a lot of people.
Late 2022, a beautiful new film was created, filmed in numerous locations in Hokkaido.
The name of the drama is “First love: Hatsukoi”. Read More
This drama is available exclusively on Netflix, but as of January 2023, it has received very high acclaim. We are able to get a filming location map of this drama at several places in Sapporo. I could also obtain one the other day, so let me introduce each location with English translation in this blog. The map in Japanese by PDF can be downloaded here.–>
Sapporo location map for “First love: Hatsukoi”
1, Sapporo Ekimae-dori
Kita5~Kita1 Chuo-Ku, Sapporo
* Sapporo central where Yae, a cab driver drives day and night
2, Sapporo Station
1-1 Nishi 4 Kita 6, Kita-Ku, Sapporo
* Cab stand where Harumichi ran in with Lilac in his arms.
3, MONTBLANC shop at Daimaru Sapporo 5F
7 Nishi 4 Kita 5, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo
* Department store where Yae was looking for a gift for Tsuzuru
4, Sapporo Community Plaza
Nishi 1 Kita 1, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo
* Northern Lights Building where Harumichi works
When I took this photo, some business men were sitting at the benches and eating lunch. This place located at just in front of Sapporo TV tower is open for everyone without any entrance fee.
5, Odori Bus Center
5 Higashi 1 Kita 1, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo
* Terminal station visited by Yae and Otaro
6, Sapporo Factory
1-2 Higashi 4 Kita 2, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo
* Place for fan meeting of 流星王子
Continue to Filming Location of First love: Hatsukoi Vol.2