Beautiful Life (2000) | Aoyama 2-chome Intersection — Shuji and Kyoko’s Meeting Point

The filming-location record for TBS’s Beautiful Life identifies 青山二丁目交差点 (Aoyama 2-chome Intersection) in Kita-Aoyama as the intersection where Shuji Okishima and Kyoko Machida meet. TBS’s official program synopsis describes their relationship beginning with a fateful traffic encounter, making this road junction an important starting point for the drama’s central romance. The series premiered on 16 January 2000. Aoyama 2-chome remains a real, busy public intersection on Aoyama-dori at the southern entrance to the Meiji Jingu Gaien ginkgo avenue. Current road documentation places the junction where Tokyo Metropolitan Route 414 meets Aoyama-dori. The coordinate used here, 35.671750, 139.721055, is the mapped road-intersection point. It should not be interpreted as an exact wheel, motorcycle, actor, or camera position within the 2000 shot. This is an easy pilgrimage stop because it can be observed from ordinary public sidewalks, but it is also an active traffic junction. Do not stand in the carriageway, block crossings, or attempt to reproduce the traffic action shown in the drama. The surrounding streetscape has changed over more than two decades, while the intersection’s relationship to the Gaien avenue remains legible. Sources: TBS Program Catalog; 全国ロケ地ガイド; 道路WEB current road guide.