The area has also become a favorite filming location for period dramas set in the Edo Period when boats were a popular mode of transportation and river and maritime shipping thrived ("Abarenbo Shogun," "Onihei Hankacho," "Kenkyaku Shobai," etc.).
水運が発達し、船での移動が盛んに行われた江戸を舞台とした時代劇の格好のロケ地になっている（『暴れん坊将軍』・『鬼平犯科帳』・『剣客商売』等）。