Minor Locations in Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan

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This is a list of minor locations featured in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series. This list includes maps, places and transportation.
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Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan

Mutsu-kabe HillOsato HouseRohan's Grandmother's InnThe LouvreGucci WorkshopMillionaire VillageMillionaire Village's VillaHyogara RocksGymMika's ApartmentMutsu-kabe ShrinePower PlantJugo Shishi's OfficeUsed BookstoreKatahira HouseMutsu-kabe VillageNizaemon's HouseSacred Tree

Mutsu-kabe Hill

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (OVA): Mutsu-kabe Hill

Mutsu-kabe Hill (六壁坂, Mutsukabe-zaka) is six mountains northwest of Morioh that Rohan buys to investigate before a subway bypass could be built there. The Osato family has lived in a mansion located in the mountains for three hundred years, producing miso for the local village. The entirety of the mountains belonged to them in the past. The place is haunted by the Mutsu-kabe Hill Yokai.

Osato House

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (OVA): Mutsu-kabe Hill
Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 6 (TV Drama): Mutsu-kabe Hill

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The Osato Family's property, situated in the middle of the mountains. It is a luxurious property with several traditional Japanese style buildings. The body of Gunpei Kamafusa is hidden in the attic.

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  Private room

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  Living room

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  Attic

Rohan's Grandmother's Inn

Manga Debut: Rohan au Louvre
Spin-Off Debut: Rohan au Louvre (Film)

A Japanese-style inn managed by Rohan's Grandma situated in Morioh. When Rohan's Grandfather died, his wife closed the inn and decided to rent the rooms by the year instead. The inn was situated far from Morioh's train station and was in a calm area. Its hot water came from a hot spring. Rohan's Grandmother had strict rules for the renters. They couldn't smoke, have a pet, cook, play any instrument not play mahjong, introduce any furniture, use a hair dryer nor use a motorbike. Couples were forbidden as well as children. The inn would close at 10 PM and a curfew was in place. As a result, it was almost empty.

The Louvre

MangaAnime

Manga Debut: Rohan au Louvre
Spin-Off Debut: Rohan au Louvre (Film)

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The Louvre (ルーヴル, Rūvuru) is a famous French museum situated in Paris and containing works of art from all periods and origins. The museum has no less than 350,000 works of art, available or not to the visitors. At one point, it contains the cursed painting "Under the Moon." According to Gaucher Bigotte, the museum originates from a 13th-century building and became a museum in 1793, a few years before Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor. When Rohan visits the Louvre to see Under the Moon, he learns that it has been left in the abandoned Z-13 storage room of the museum, which used to contain works of art before being emptied due to the Seine river threatening to flood the area. Rohan, Gaucher, a translator named Noguchi, and two firemen venture into Z-13 and discover the painting, but only Rohan survives the encounter.

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  Office

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  Z-13 reserve room

Gucci Workshop

Manga Debut: Kishibe Rohan Meets Gucci

A workshop belonging to the Gucci company, situated in the suburbs of Florence. Rohan Kishibe visits the workshop to have his bag repaired.

Millionaire Village

MangaAnime

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5: Millionaire Village
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5 (OVA): Millionaire Village
Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 1 (TV Drama): Millionaire Village

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Millionaire Village (富豪村, Fugō-mura) is a secluded village up in the mountains, situated 80 km northwest of Morioh. There are no road leading to this village, yet there are more than 11 palatial mansions in this village, a heliport and even an Isetan store. The villas all belong to people who didn't come from upper-class backgrounds, but became rich after purchasing a a villa at the age of 25. The prices are quite low for the properties, but the village is strict about manners and will refuse to sell to anyone who lacks manners. When Rohan and Kyoka visit the village to purchase a mansion, they discover that the village is situated in sacred lands, where the Gods of the Mountain test buyers to see if they have manners and take something precious to them if they fail.

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Millionaire Village's Villa

MangaAnime

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5: Millionaire Village
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5 (OVA): Millionaire Village
Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 1 (TV Drama): Millionaire Village

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The villa that Kyoka Izumi wants to buy. The master of the house is unseen and Rohan Kishibe and Kyoka only interact with the butler, Ikkyu. The villa's land covers 800 tsubos (2648 square kilometers) of land, but only a small part of the house is seen, the entrance area and the guest's room. The OVA expands on the villa, showing more of the property, including a luxurious reception hall and a garden.

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Hyogara Rocks

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 6: Poaching Seashore
Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (TV Drama): Poaching Seashore

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Hyogara Rocks (ヒョウガラ列岩, Hyōgara Retsugan) is a reef inhabited by abalones and owned by the Higashikatas, situated north of Boyoyoing Cape. Rohan and Tonio Trussardi poach several abalones here for use in a meal for Tonio's lover Vergina. In the drama adaptation, a natural arch serves as the entrance to the small bay, and as another gate between the world of the mundane and the world of the supernatural.

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  Map of the reef

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Mochizuki Residence

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 4: The Harvest Moon

The residence of the Mochizuki family, situated near Rohan's house in Morioh. The property is known to contain a living room and kitchen, as well as a backyard spacious enough to accommodate the entire family.

Gym

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9: The Run
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (OVA): The Run
Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 4 (TV Drama): The Run

Main article: Morioh Grand Hotel

A gym on the eighth floor of Morioh Grand Hotel, which Yoma Hashimoto and Rohan Kishibe frequent. Its treadmills are facing the windows, having a special setting allowing them to pick up speed and can be stopped with a remote controller. They also offer special services such as dedicated trainers and deals for bodybuilding equipment like protein powder.

Mika's Apartment

MangaAnime

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9: The Run
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (OVA): The Run
Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 4 (TV Drama): The Run

Mika Hayamura's apartment. She lives here with Yoma Hashimoto. At one point, Yoma becomes obsessed with sports and litters the apartment with sports equipment, and eventually covers the wall in bouldering holds.

Mutsu-kabe Shrine

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 10: Hot Summer Martha
Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 7 (TV Drama): Hot Summer Martha

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A shrine belonging to Mutsu-kabe Shrine Priests whose ancestors protected a 800-year-old Japanese yew tree, known as a "Sacred Tree". The tree contains an entrance blocked by a stone to a cavity that formed 500 years ago which contains a mirror where Yabubako-Hoshi lives. If someone and/or their Stand get caught in the mirror's reflection, then they get replaced by it for 3 months. In order to undo Yabubako-Hoshi's actions, a person needs to flip the mirror 360 degrees to the left without getting caught. It can also be undone by letting someone else flip the mirror, which makes them the new victim.

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  Shrine in the TV drama adaptation.

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  Yew tree in the drama.

Power Plant

Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 11: Drip Painting Style

A fossil fuel power plant that an eco-terrorist tried to blow up in order to reduce CO₂ emissions. Rohan, unwilling to accept the resulting irreversible damage to Morioh, uses carbon monoxide to incapacitate the terrorist at the edge of the premises.

Jugo Shishi's Office

Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (TV Drama): Kushagara
Novel Debut: Kushagara

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Jugo Shishi's office. Like any mangaka's office, there is a drawing desk, a regular desk and bookshelves full of books for references. It also has a small table, a small couch and chair and a refrigerator. It is noticeably messier than Rohan's own office, but its state worsens after Jugo Shishi becomes obsessed with the word "kushagara," becoming filled with books and loose sheets of paper.

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Used Bookstore

Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (TV Drama): Kushagara
Novel Debut: Kushagara

A bookshop specialized in selling old books. Rohan visits it for the first time in Kushagara to experience its atmosphere, although he prefers to buy from new books. Jugo barges in to demand ancient encyclopedias from the seller.

Katahira House

Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 3 (TV Drama): Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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Mai Katahira's house in the TV Drama. It is a modern, well lit and well ordered house, with an emphasis on open spaces and ambient lights. One highlight of the house is the plush tent that Mai's daughter, Mao, has built and in which she stays inside nearly all the time.

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Mutsu-kabe Village

Spin-Off Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 6 (TV Drama): Mutsu-kabe Hill

A village situated near Mutsu-kabe Hill.

Nizaemon's House

Spin-Off Debut: Rohan au Louvre (Film)

After Nizaemon Yamamura was cast out of his clan, he lived in a more humble house in the countryside with his wife Nanase.

Sacred Tree

Spin-Off Debut: Rohan au Louvre (Film)

A sacred tree in a shrine whose black sap was used as a pigment for the painting Under the Moon. It was felled by Nizaemon Yamamura who collected the sap to complete his painting.