Tokyo, Japan
| Tokyo, Japan | |
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 Tokyo, Japan | |
| Language(s) Spoken: | Japanese |
Tokyo, Japan is the capital of and the largest prefecture in the nation, with a population of over twelve million. Although severely damaged during World War II, Tokyo has risen to become the technological, cultural, and economic center of modern Japanese society. It is the home of Hiro Nakamura, Ando Masahashi, Miko Otomo, and others.
Notable Locations
- Akihabara, the location of the Batsu-Batsu Gaming Convention
- Aoyama Cemetery
- Bowl-A-Rama
- The city streets
- Dial a Hero
- Harajuko Station
- Hiro's apartment
- Hiro and Ando's lair
- The karaoke bar (in Shinjuku)
- The Korakuen amusement park, next to the Tokyo Dome
- Meiji Jingu Stadium, home of the Tokyo Swallows
- Meiji Museum, home of the Kensei Tapestries
- Miko's apartment
- Museum of Cultural History
- Narita Airport
- Sam's Comics
- Shinjuku Bunka Cinema
- A Tokyo building
- The Tokyo subway
- Ueno Park
- Yamagato Fellowship
- Yamagato Industries
- Yamagato Tower
Notable Residents
- Miyoki Akayawa
- Armed guards: 1 · 2
- Reiko Asakawa
- Tatsuya Atsumi
- Matsu Bekku
- A biker gang
- A bouncer
- Chanting monks: 1 · 2
- A cubicle dweller
- Dai
- Kin Egami
- Flashback monk
- Fumio Fukazawa
- Yoji Hayata
- Hayata's goons
- Jiro
- Karaoke singers
- Kozumi
- Ando Masahashi
- Muffin Man's owner (Muffin Man)
- The Nakamura family (Kaito, Ishi, Kimiko, and Hiro)
- Old monk
- Hachiro Otomo
- Miko Otomo
- Tami Oyoki
- Ren Shimosawa
- A spitball boy and girl
- Taro
- A Yamagato employee
- A Yamagato guard
- A Yamagato Tower employee
Notable Visitors
- Arnold
- Edgar
- Fortune teller
- M. F. Harris
- Erica Kravid
- Lydia
- Adam Monroe (interred at Aoyama Cemetery)
- Daphne Millbrook
- Samuel Sullivan
About
Tokyo is the capital of Japan. It is a global city that serves as the financial capital of Asia and one of the financial centers of the world. Originally known as Edo, Tokyo received its current name, which means "Eastern Capital", when Emperor Meiji moved the capital to Tokyo from Kyoto in 1868. The greater metropolitan area of Tokyo is the world's most populous. Tokyo also offers world-class dining, nightlife, and shopping, and is home to a large number of multinational companies.
Trivia
- Scenes that take place in Tokyo are filmed primarily in Los Angeles's "Little Tokyo", around Astronaut Ellison South Onizuka Street and 1st Street.
- Shinjuku (where the karaoke bar is located) is a special ward of Tokyo. Shinjuku's tourism ambassador is Godzilla.
Memorable Quotes
"We are not special! We are Japanese!"
- - Ando Masahashi (to Hiro) (Genesis)
"Japanese people very lucky."
- - Ando (to Ernie) (Better Halves)
Gallery
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Ando and Hiro discuss teleportation in the streets of Tokyo. -
Tokyo has many subway stations. -
Hiro rides the subway home. -
Workers in Tokyo exercise on the roof of their building. -
The skyline darkens outside the windows of Yamagato. -
Miko's apartment has circular windows with views of Tokyo.
