Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Daikanyama Air and Nakameguro

Throughout the film, Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) spend most of their nights at the New York Bar in the Park Hyatt, but they did venture out of the comfort of their five star hotel on at least two occasions to explore Tokyo’s nightlife. On their first night out Bob and Charlotte make an initial stop at the night club ‘Air’ in Daikanyama, a hipster enclave adjacent to Shibuya. At Air they meet up with Charlie Brown (Fumihiro Hayashi) and make friends with several club goers (perhaps friends of Charlie’s) — most of whom are actually up-and-coming (at the time) Japanese influencers, actors and artists. Bob flirts with Akiko Mono, a Japanese actress and model and also speaks with Hiromix (Hiromi Toshikawa) a famous Japanese photographer and artist. As the night progresses, Bob tries to communicate (poorly) in French with Akimitsu Naruyama, owner of the contemporary art gallery ‘Gallery Naruyama’ in Kudanshita. <a href="https://black-harpoon.medium.com/lost-in-translation-filming-locations-daikanyama-air-and-nakameguro-453f56f37c7f">Website</a>