Morioh
Morioh (杜王町 Moriō-chō) is a fictional town located within Japan's S City, M (Momoji) Prefecture,[1] and the setting of the majority of the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion.
History
The town was founded by Date Masamune. The coastline is saturated with condos, touring guides and vacation homes. Tourism is the town's main source of income; but, recently, there has been an unprecedented boom in the microchip manufacturing industry.
On March 11, 2011, before the events of the story, a great earthquake and tsunami (in reference to the Tohoku earthquake) struck the town, inflicting remarkable damage. In response to the approaching tsunami, the coastline sections were abandoned as sacrifices to protect the remainder of the city and its occupants. Restoration of the damaged areas is still underway, leaving many homeless and suffering.
Countless people were killed or are missing. With a significant amount of residential and industrial buildings damaged, refugees and the unemployed make up many of the survivors. The aftermath of the earthquake remains of primary concern in Morioh. The night after the event, the town became isolated by strange protuberances known as the Wall Eyes.[1]
Geography
According to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan's official map, Central Morioh extends three kilometers inland from the coast and is located on a pleateu fifteen meters above sea level. Because of its placement so close to the sea, the coastline sections were abandoned in order to protect the remainder of the city and its occupants. After the quakes, several Wall Eyes litter the area between the coastline and the mainland.[1]
Culture
Morioh's local delicacies include:
- Beef Tongue with Miso Pickles[1]
- Mitsudango, dango of rice containing soybean, sesame seeds, cream; and honey, as speciality.[2]
Locations
The place where Josuke Higashikata was discovered. It is a plot of land situated right in the middle of the area uplifted by the earthquake, Josuke himself being found near a spring, and Yoshikage Kira having been buried at the bottom of said spring. It is situated near the Higashikata estate and the soil here has supernatural properties allowing an Equivalent Exchange.
Yoshikage Kira's home. Situated in the building 258, "Tsutsujigaoka", it is a small but comfortable residence fitted with modern furniture.
During the Soft & Wet story arc, the condo is booby-trapped by Ojiro Sasame. When Yasuho Hirose and Josuke Higashikata enter the condo, they are stuck in the middle of the multiple traps Ojiro has placed to injure their limbs.
Yasuho Hirose's home. A modest underground apartment in which Yasuho lives with her mother Suzuyo Hirose. Although you have to climb a small set of stairs to go to the front door, entering leads immediately to a platform from which one has to descend to reach the living room. Yasuho has her own room in this apartment.
Namesake: Hasekura Tsunenaga (Retainer of Date Masemune)
It is presumably named for Hasekura Tsunenaga, a historical figure who was a retainer to Date Masemune, the founder of Morioh in-universe and Sendai in real life.
A landmark of Morioh, it is a lone pine situated right at the edge of the coast. It was once situated at the top of a mound, over a small cavern with a shrine put there by the Higashikata Family where they used to perform equivalent exchanges to save the heir from the Rock Disease. The cavern also apparently leads to the Higashikata's underground facilities.[3] It is said that the famous mangaka Shotaro Ishinomori meditated here.
Morioh's commercial district, situated near the train station. It is the touristic hub of the town and one of its economic hubs, as it is full of shops and has an arcade.
The Higashikata Fruit Parlor is the shop of Norisuke Higashikata IV, where he sells high-class fruits to his customers. The unsold fruits are used as ingredients for the café situated above the parlor itself.
Morioh Stadium (杜王スタジアム Moriō Sutajiamu) is the local baseball stadium of the Seiten Birdies and is owned by Maako Kitani. It is also where Aisho Dainenjiyama works as a security guard. Aisho conducted a trade of the Locacaca with local baseball star Atsunori Iwakiri.
Morioh's harbor. Contains an industrial area. It is also used as a port for private boats, and Tamaki Damo attacks Yoshikage Kira and Josefumi Kujo there. It is partially wrecked when Killer Queen makes a bomb explode there.
Damokan Cleaning (ダモカンクリーニング Damokan Kurīningu) is Tamaki Damo's dry cleaning business. A now abandoned building since Damo's death.
Namesake: Stone Ocean (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part)
Mutsu-kabe Shrine (六壁神社 Mutsukabe Jinja) is a shrine situated near the TG University Hospital. Its pond is the home of Dolomite since he's lost his limbs.
Mount Hananero (鼻炉山 Hananero-yama) is one of the mountains situated near Morioh. Used as a ski resort in the winter, as it is equipped with a ski lift. Rai Mamezuku lives on said lift in the summer.
Namesake: Hasekura Tsunenaga (Retainer of Date Masemune)
Morioh's jail. Rai Mamezuku is imprisoned here by the police after his capture.
A hat shop in Morioh, founded in 1891. It sells all kinds of hats, like sailor hat, baseball caps, caps, and cowboy hats. Josuke Higashikata and Yasuho Hirose visit the shop and learn that Yoshikage Kira has recently bought a sailor hat there.
A convention center, which Joshu visits to greet the idol Rena Nanami and buy merchandise of her.
See Also
- Ichio River[1]
- Clover Bridge[1]
- S City
- Higashikata House
- Shakedown Road
- Joestar Jizō
- TG University Hospital
- Twin Pines
Map
Residents
Chapters

- JJL Chapter 1: Welcome to Morioh
- JJL Chapter 2: Soft & Wet, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 3: Soft & Wet, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 4: Soft & Wet, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 5: Soft & Wet, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 6: Soft & Wet, Part 5
- JJL Chapter 7: Josuke, Go to the Higashikata Family
- JJL Chapter 8: California King Bed, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 9: California King Bed, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 10: California King Bed, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 11: Family Tree
- JJL Chapter 12: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 1
- JJL Chapter 13: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 2
- JJL Chapter 14: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 3
- JJL Chapter 15: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 4
- JJL Chapter 16: "Paisley Park" and "Born This Way", Part 5
- JJL Chapter 17: The Lemon and the Tangerine
- JJL Chapter 18: "Shakedown Road", Part 1
- JJL Chapter 19: "Shakedown Road", Part 2
- JJL Chapter 20: "Shakedown Road", Part 3
- JJL Chapter 21: "Shakedown Road", Part 4
- JJL Chapter 22: Morioh 1901
- JJL Chapter 23: Paper Moon Deception, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 24: Paper Moon Deception, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 25: Paper Moon Deception, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 26: Tsurugi Higashikata's Goal, and the Architect
- JJL Chapter 27: Norisuke Higashikata, Tsurugi Higashikata, and Yotsuyu Yagiyama, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 28: Norisuke Higashikata, Tsurugi Higashikata, and Yotsuyu Yagiyama, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 29: Norisuke Higashikata, Tsurugi Higashikata, and Yotsuyu Yagiyama, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 30: King Nothing
- JJL Chapter 31: "I Am a Rock", Part 1
- JJL Chapter 32: "I Am a Rock", Part 2
- JJL Chapter 33: Josuke! Go to the Higashikata Fruit Parlor
- JJL Chapter 34: Every Day Is a Summer Vacation, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 35: Every Day Is a Summer Vacation, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 36: Every Day Is a Summer Vacation, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 37: Every Day Is a Summer Vacation, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 38: Jobin Higashikata Is a Stand User
- JJL Chapter 39: Doobie Wah, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 40: Doobie Wah, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 41: Doobie Wah, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 42: Doobie Wah, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 43: Love Love Deluxe, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 44: Love Love Deluxe, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 45: Love Love Deluxe, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 46: Love Love Deluxe, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 47: Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 48: Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 49: Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1 (Flashback)
- JJL Chapter 51: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 52: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 3 (Flashback)
- JJL Chapter 53: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 54: Walking Heart
- JJL Chapter 55: Walking Heart, Breaking Heart
- JJL Chapter 56: Milagro Man, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 57: Milagro Man, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 58: Dawn of the Higashikata Family
- JJL Chapter 59: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 60: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 61: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 62: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 63: Dolomite's Blue Lagoon, Part 5
- JJL Chapter 64: Mother and Child
- JJL Chapter 65: The Plant Appraiser - Rai Mamezuku (31), Part 1
- JJL Chapter 66: The Plant Appraiser - Rai Mamezuku (31), Part 2
- JJL Chapter 67: The Plant Appraiser - Rai Mamezuku (31), Part 3
- JJL Chapter 68: Urban Guerrilla and Doremifasolati Do, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 69: Urban Guerrilla and Doremifasolati Do, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 70: Urban Guerrilla and Doremifasolati Do, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 71: The Qing Dynasty Hair Clip
- JJL Chapter 72: North of the Higashikata House. The Orchard
- JJL Chapter 73: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 74: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 75: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 76: Ozon Baby's Pressure, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 77: Head to T.G. University Hospital
- JJL Chapter 78: Orthopedic Surgeon - Dr. Wu Tomoki
- JJL Chapter 79: Doctor Wu and Awaking 3 Leaves, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 80: Doctor Wu and Awaking 3 Leaves, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 81: Doctor Wu and Awaking 3 Leaves, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 82: Doctor Wu and Awaking 3 Leaves, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 83: The New Locacaca
- JJL Chapter 84: The Wonder of You, Part 1
- JJL Chapter 85: The Wonder of You, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 86: The Wonder of You, Part 3
- JJL Chapter 87: The Wonder of You, Part 4
- JJL Chapter 88: The Wonder of You, Part 5
- JJL Chapter 89: The Wonder of You, Part 6
- JJL Chapter 90: The Wonder of You, Part 7
- JJL Chapter 91: The Wonder of You, Part 8
- JJL Chapter 92: The Wonder of You, Part 9
- JJL Chapter 93: The Wonder of You, Part 10
- JJL Chapter 94: The Wonder of You, Part 11
- JJL Chapter 95: The Wonder of You, Part 12
- JJL Chapter 96: Just Don't Move
- JJL Chapter 97: The Wonder of You, Part 14
- JJL Chapter 98: The Wonder of You, Part 15
- JJL Chapter 99: The Wonder of You, Part 16
- JJL Chapter 100: The Wonder of You, Part 17
- JJL Chapter 101: The Wonder of You, Part 18
- JJL Chapter 102: The Wonder of You, Part 19
- JJL Chapter 103: The Wonder of You, Part 20
- JJL Chapter 104: The Wonder of You, Part 21
- JJL Chapter 105: Safety First
- JJL Chapter 106: Go Beyond
- JJL Chapter 107: When All Curses Are Broken
- JJL Chapter 108: Go Beyond, Part 2
- JJL Chapter 109: The Radio Gaga Incident (1941) (Flashback)
- JJL Chapter 110: Higashikata Fruit Parlor
Gallery
Trivia
- Likewise, this Morioh appears to be based on Sendai, Hirohiko Araki's hometown; located in the same place, and sharing some of its history and culture.
- The deadly real world March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated Sendai has also affected Morioh, resulting in the Wall Eyes.
- Both Sendai and Morioh were founded by Date Masamune.
- Sendai is well known by its nickname, the City of Trees (杜の都 Mori no Miyako).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 JJL Chapter 1: Welcome to Morioh
- ↑ JJL Chapter 2: Soft & Wet, Part 1
- ↑ JJL Chapter 23: Paper Moon Deception, Part 1