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Key Doubles Down Filming Locations (Kanto Edition)

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Last updated 2026-09-24 — “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth — I’ll pay them back double.” This now-famous line that’s sweeping Japan and even Taiwan comes from the recently concluded Japanese drama Doubles Down, which aired in late September. Based on the novel The Miracle of the New Recruits by author Jun Ikeido...

Written by MOOK Scenic Spots Tourism Life Network, compiled and reported by Ren Xiang
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“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth — I’ll pay them back double!” This now-famous line that’s sweeping Japan and even Taiwan comes from the recently concluded Japanese drama Doubles Down, based on the novel The Miracle of the New Recruits by author Jun Ikeido. The drama follows a bank employee who refuses to give in to the old-school banking culture where subordinates are expected to take the fall. Doubles Down has become a cathartic hit among office workers, earning widespread acclaim and achieving impressive ratings — 42.2% in the Kanto region and 45.5% in the Kansai region for the finale. The filming locations featured in the drama have since become hot topics among fans. The story is roughly divided between Tokyo and Osaka (Kansai), so let’s start by taking a look at the key Tokyo filming spots.
 

Tokyo National Museum is one of the important settings in the drama. (Photo provided by Moleskine Editorial Department)

Mitsui Bank Main Building
The Sanwa Trust Bank, also known as the Mitsui Main Building, is actually a new structure rebuilt after the Great Kanto Earthquake. Lessons learned from the quake led to special seismic reinforcement, making its earthquake resistance more than twice the current legal standard. The building features a neoclassical style and was constructed using Italian marble. It has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan, and in 2005, the 39-story Mitsui Tower was added. In addition to the Mitsui Fudosan headquarters, the Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Nihonbashi branch, and the Mitsui Sumitomo Trust Bank, the seventh floor also houses the Mitsui Memorial Museum, which displays items from the Mitsui family collection.
 
◎ See Attraction → Mitsui Bank Main Building
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Tokyo National Museum
Housing five pavilions — the Main Building, the Oriental Pavilion, the Hyokeikan, the Heiseikan, and the Horyuji Homotsukan — Tokyo National Museum is the largest art museum in Ueno Park, a place rich in cultural atmosphere. The Main Building showcases Japanese art, the Hyokeikan displays Japanese archaeology, and the Heiseikan serves as a special exhibition space. A single admission ticket grants access to all collections, offering great value.
 
◎ See Attraction → Tokyo National Museum
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Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
The museum building itself is a beautiful red-brick structure full of vintage charm. Though not an original historical building, it was reconstructed based on detailed research of the original 1894 design drawings created by a British architect for the former site of the Mitsubishi offices. The 2nd and 3rd floors are used as exhibition spaces, while the 1st floor includes a historical materials room, a café called 1894 (housed in the original bank lobby space, offering an open and airy atmosphere), and a museum shop.
 
◎ See Attraction → Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
www.mook.com.tw/scenery.php?op=sceneryinfo&sceneryid=55227
 
 
Shinmarubiru
Located right in front of the Marunouchi entrance of Tokyo Station, Shinmarubiru grandly opened in the spring of 2007. Its lobby space, designed with classical European flair, attracts many well-dressed visitors. Following the success of Marubiru, it adds more commercial elements to the Marunouchi area. With about 150 shops selected for their unique and refined elegance, it offers a delightful shopping experience for businesspeople in the area.
 
◎ See Attraction → Shinmarubiru
www.mook.com.tw/scenery.php?op=sceneryinfo&sceneryid=47334
 

Taiwan’s Videoland Japan Channel will begin airing Doubles Down on October 7. While enjoying Kimura Takuya’s outstanding performance, viewers might also want to keep an eye out for the scenes shot at the above locations.
 
 
●  Read More: Doubles Down Doubles Down Filming Locations (Kansai Edition)
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The Mitsui Main Building, which houses the Sanwa Trust Bank, the Mitsui Art Museum, and others, is also a key setting in Doubles Down. (Photo provided by Moleskine Editorial Department)

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