Morioh
Morioh (杜王町, Moriō-chō) is a fictional town located within Japan's M Prefecture in S City, and the setting of the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable.
While the population of Morioh is small and relatively peaceful, living there before the introduction of the Bow and Arrow are several Stand users; among them Josuke Higashikata and the villainous Yoshikage Kira. After the Nijimura brothers take the Bow and Arrow, activity in the town takes a spike.
Morioh possesses several landmarks, the vast majority of them being connected to a Stand user.
Summary
Geography and Climate
Morioh is a small coastal town situated in Japan. Morioh is said to be near a certain "S City", in "M-Prefecture", which is a reference to Araki's own real-life hometown of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. The town is roughly centered around its train station, with downtown Morioh being situated near the station and the largest roads spreading in a circle from the station. To the East of the train station are most of the residential areas then the coast itself. To the West South-West of the station are the more rural areas and agricultural fields. Beyond that are mountainous areas. The Hirose river crosses the South of Morioh before linking with the sea.
Despite being a Japanese town, the local architecture is mostly Western-style. The residential neighborhoods of Morioh actually resemble American suburbs with spacious tracts of land and detached houses. Morioh's downtown is also occupied by Western-style buildings, which are a couple of stories tall at most, leaving a cleared skyline.
The infrastructure of Morioh is well-developed, notably in the local means of public transportation. One train station links Morioh to S City and is often used by commuters. There is also a bus network that connects Morioh to other cities, for instance to Sapporo.[2] There are at least three different bus lines, as Koichi Hirose tells Jotaro Kujo to take the "bus 3".[3]
A flashback of Josuke's childhood points out that Morioh could be subject to blizzards.[4]
S City of M Prefecture is a city adjacent to Morioh. It was undergoing many forays to new enterprises. People working there were seeking to take residence and came to Morioh, quickly expanding the town's population.[5]
S City was much more modern than Morioh: people often compared life there with the ones seen on TV dramas. Some people that didn't want a rural life or to take a modern job went there after graduating high school in search of a job, but the market was competitive.
As Morioh is situated in Northeastern Japan, it has particularly cold winters.[6]
Culture
As a countryside Japanese town, life in Morioh is relatively quiet and peaceful. Most of the population consists of ordinary human beings who live ordinary lives. Most of the population belongs to the middle to middle-high class, with some residences used as summer houses for rich people who aren't locals. There is a mild obvious criminal activity in young biker gangs who break the law and drive recklessly.[7] In the summer, the town sees an influx of tourists, and the local inhabitants are said to be relatively unwelcoming of the tourists.[8]
However, Morioh is unique because of the unusually high population of Stand users who live here. This is explained by the presence of two Arrows in the hands of the Nijimura and Kira families, as well as the presence of a minor branch of the Joestar Family in the Higashikatas. Keicho Nijimura has shot many people with his Arrow in the months preceding the events of Diamond is Unbreakable, and Yoshihiro Kira also has shot a number of people with his Arrow, resulting in a high concentration of malevolent Stand users. Josuke Higashikata also has acquired a Stand thanks to his blood connection with the Joestar Family. Finally, the town has known a natural influx of Stand users who have come for unrelated reasons, such as Tonio Trussardi and Aya Tsuji. Josuke and his companions often clash with malevolent Stand users, resulting in regular occurrences of mayhem across Morioh.
The "town's flower" is the Adonis, and the town's specialty is Miso-flavored Beef Tongue.[1]
The residents of Morioh are somewhat superstitious without being truly religious. Whenever they narrowly escape trouble, they think "I was saved thanks to my good conduct". People over 30 will also mutter an old saying: "With faith, even a sardine's head can be sacred".[8]
The anime adaptation adds a local radio show named "Morioh-cho Radio", hosted by a man named Kai Harada. The radio offers local news and broadcasts songs.
Activities
Morioh is a commuter town and a suburb of S City, which means a large part of the working population commutes to the larger S City to work. However, Morioh is not devoid of local business. The town has a number of small businesses operating, such as the Kameyu market hall, a bank, and other mundane businesses. Morioh also has an industrial port and has a local fishing industry (seen with the fishermen who witnessed the incident Yukako Yamagishi at Boyoyoing Cape).[9] The town also has a small number of unusual businesses. Tonio Trussardi's "Trattoria" and Aya Tsuji's "Cinderella" Beauty Salon's activities are based on their owners' respective Stand powers, resulting in highly unusual services.[10][11] Tamami Kobayashi, a local resident, also operates as a loan shark and uses his The Lock to guilt-trip people into giving him back his loans immediately.[12]
Every year on July 1, rivers and beaches open up to the public in Morioh. Because of this, the date range from July to August is the season for traveling and tourism. 70% to 80% of the total tourism revenue of Morioh is brought in during this time. The number of domestic and international visitors coming from the Tokyo area or S city nearly doubles the population.[13] Each year, the town attracts around 200,000 tourists. However, the residents generally do not mingle with the tourists and local vendors approach them with an unwelcoming attitude like "If you're going to buy something, I'll sell it to you". Despite how their nature can be off-putting, the people of Morioh are generally good people after getting to know them.[8]
Popular Activities include vacation resorts, golfing, camping, fishing, picnicking, yachting, windsurfing, tasting local seafood and traditional Japanese products, and visiting the mysterious underwater palace. All are main attractions that ensure a good time in Morioh over the summer.[13]
History
The area around Morioh has been inhabited for a long time. There are remains of villages dating back to the Jomon Period (c. 14,000–300 BCE). It was then inhabited by samurai with many martial arts training grounds and villas.[1] In the 1980s, the town quickly developed into a small yet significant commuter town with a middle-class population who commutes to S City for work.
On August 13, 1983, the story of Morioh takes a turn for the worse.[14] A young Yoshikage Kira commits his first murder, killing Reimi Sugimoto and her family. Kira will kill 48 women over 15 years, remaining unsuspected all this time due to leaving no evidence save for his first murder, as well as keeping a low profile. As of 1999, Morioh has 81 missing persons, 45 of which are children, which is seven to eight times greater than the average for similarly-sized cities in Japan.[1] At the start of the year, Keicho Nijimura and Okuyasu Nijimura arrive in town. They use the Bow and Arrow to create several Stand users, leading to a spike in criminality.[14] Months earlier, Keicho has turned the criminal Anjuro Katagiri into a Stand user[15] and Anjuro moves to Morioh.
Warned about this criminal, Jotaro Kujo arrives in town and meets with Josuke Higashikata.[16] For a while, Josuke and Jotaro gather allies and proceed to protect the town from all the malevolent Stand users created by Keicho. Keicho is killed, and the Arrow temporarily stolen by Akira Otoishi, who is eventually arrested. The heroes also retrieve his Arrow.[2]
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However, on June 13, Koichi Hirose and Rohan Kishibe meet the Ghost of Reimi Sugimoto, who warns them about a serial-killer.[17] The search for Yoshikage Kira accelerates when he encounters Shigekiyo Yangu and leaves a clue about his identity when he is forced to fight the little boy. Although he is found out, Kira manages to steal someone's identity and face.[18] Yoshikage Kira's father, Yoshihiro Kira, uses his own Arrow to create another group of Stand users, leading to a couple of fights. Meanwhile, Kira tries to live a normal life but the son of the Kawajiri Family, Hayato Kawajiri, manages to tip the heroes about Kira's identity. After a brutal fight, Kira is accidentally killed by an ambulance. His ghost is prevented from roaming free by Reimi and her dog Arnold, who make it so Kira's soul is taken away by the malicious spirits of Ghost Girl's Alley.[19]
With Morioh now rid of Kira and with a generation of benevolent Stand users to protect it, Jotaro and Joseph Joestar leave Morioh, confident that it is in good hands.
Locations
Morioh has various homes, restaurants, stores, businesses, and other areas where Diamond is Unbreakable and related media such as Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan take place. There are nine iconic landmarks and places of interest in the town.
Landmarks
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 2: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo
A famous landmark, it was created when enraged Josuke pummeled Anjuro Katagiri along with a rock at the same time, integrating them together during the healing process. Despite its scary and grim-looking appearance, it is surprisingly familiar with the townspeople and has gained popularity as a meeting point for lovers. To reach it, take the bus in Morioh and go towards the direction of Jōzenji road. Get off at stop number 3 and walk for one minute.[20] It's shown saying Agi (アギ) when Koichi interacts with it.[21] In D.N.A., Angelo Rock can be seen in a playground.[22]
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 8: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 1
Morioh Landmark #2: Boyoyoing Cape (ボヨヨン岬, Boyoyon Misaki).
A fisherman started the rumor when he saw Yukako falling from the cliff and Koichi using Echoes ACT2 to place a "bounce" sound on a spiked rock at the bottom. It was assumed to be a girl who was trying to commit suicide by jumping off the cliff and miraculously bounced back up. The local fishermen all pray for good luck to this particular rock, calling it a "sacred spot." Many also believe that there is a god of the sea at work. If one asks any local fisherman where it is, they'll gladly point it out.[9]
There is a house nearby that belongs to a businessman from Tokyo who uses this house as a summer home. Yukako Yamagishi uses it to hide and lock Koichi Hirose so that she has the time to make him love her.[23]
Boyoyoing Cape in Eyes of Heaven
The house near Boyoyoing Cape in JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 10: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food
Morioh Landmark #3: Trattoria Trussardi (イタリア料理「トラサルディー」, Itaria Ryōri 'Torasarudī', lit. "Italian Restaurant 'Trussardi'").
It is a recently established Italian restaurant owned and managed by Tonio Trussardi. It is next to Kunimitōge Graveyard where Keicho is buried. As he is the only employee there, the restaurant only features two tables, each having around 2-3 chairs. Trussardi's is unique in that customers do not choose their meals. Instead of a menu, Tonio will simply look the customer down and determine their meal based on certain problems pertaining to the customer's health. From this, he is able to create certain foods, using his Stand, Pearl Jam, to appeal to each of the customer's problems. (EX: A simple dish of tomatoes and mozzarella cured Okuyasu of a stiff shoulder). The restaurant uses only the finest Italian ingredients in its meals.
To see what is being served here, see: Tonio Trussardi's Dishes.
The trattoria in Poaching Seashore
Chapter 284: Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 1 (1st full appearance)
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 1: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata (Cameo)
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 5: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 3 (1st full appearance)
Morioh Landmark #4: Morioh Grand Hotel (杜王グランドホテル, Moriō Gurando Hoteru).
Jotaro's room
Private beach
Morioh Grand Hotel in JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 14: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 1
Morioh Landmark #5: Rohan's House.
The residence of famous manga artist, Rohan Kishibe, has a total area of 3.4 acres (340 m2). The house features a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, an attic, and seven other rooms. It was rebuilt due to a fire, with repair costs exceeding 700 million yen.[26] If someone tries to visit, Rohan will pretend to be out.[4]
The house is partially wrecked by a fire during the game of cee-lo between Rohan and Josuke.[26]
Rohan's office
Rohan's desk
Rohan's office in JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!
Rohan's terrace in JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 17: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure
Morioh Landmark #6: Ghost Girl's Alley (少女の幽霊に会える小道, Shoujo no Yuurei ni Aeru Komichi, literally "The Alley Where You Can Meet a Ghost Girl").
It is a hidden road located between the Owson grocery and Kisara Drugs. The alley acts as a purgatory for Reimi Sugimoto and Arnold, being a gateway to the afterlife, and it is invisible to most ordinary people. Should a person ever wander down the alley and look behind them in the area between the mailbox and the entrance path, ghostly hands will emerge and drag the person immediately to the afterlife.[27]
Morioh Landmark #7: St. Gentleman (サンジェルマン, Sanjeruman).
It is a classy bakery that is popular with the residents of Morioh. The bakery is most well-known for its fried katsu sandwiches, which are prepared with prime katsu, exquisite ingredients, and freshly-baked bread every day at 11 A.M. Due to their high popularity, the sandwiches are typically sold out within two hours.
The bakery was a favorite of serial killer Yoshikage Kira, who bought katsu sandwiches on a regular basis to enjoy with his "girlfriends."
Interior
Morioh Landmark #8: Futatsumori Tunnel (二ッ杜トンネル, Futatsu Mori-Tonneru, lit. Twin Forests Tunnel).
Completed in Kaei 5 (1852), the tunnel is used for vehicular road traffic coming from the north into South Morioh. On the front of the tunnel, the Morioh Logo is visible. It is located on the outskirts of Morioh, next to Trussardi's and the cemetery. One must pass the tunnel if they were traveling from Morioh High School to downtown Morioh. Josuke Higashikata passes through this tunnel when taking the bus going home from school. The tunnel is 450 m long.[28] The road it is on leads to S City.[29]
It was renovated in Showa 58 (1983) and has an approximate length of 450 meters. The tunnel's curvature has resulted in a lack of proper lighting and a plethora of accidents.[30] At some point, Yuya Fungami's Stand, Highway Star, created a room within the tunnel to lure unsuspecting victims through the use of illusions in order to capture and drain them of their nutrients.
Room in the tunnel
Room in the tunnel in JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 5: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 3 (Cameo)
Morioh Landmark #9: Man Living in a Tower.
Toyohiro Kanedaichi lives in an electric pylon. It is actually bound to Toyohiro's Stand, Super Fly. He claims to have bought the metal tower 3 years ago for $100,000 and has not left it since (although it is explained by the power of Super Fly imprisoning him inside. He also claims to not having touched the ground for a month when he meets Josuke Higashikata. He lives a life of complete self-sufficiency, but he is missing things such as salt and sweets. If given food and spices, he'll let people take pictures with him.[31]
Places
Maps
Residents
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 266: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata, Part 1
- Chapter 267: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata, Part 2
- Chapter 268: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata, Part 3
- Chapter 269: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 1
- Chapter 270: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 2
- Chapter 271: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 3
- Chapter 272: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 4
- Chapter 273: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 5
- Chapter 274: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1
- Chapter 275: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2
- Chapter 276: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 3
- Chapter 277: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 4
- Chapter 278: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 5
- Chapter 279: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 6
- Chapter 280: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 7
- Chapter 281: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 8
- Chapter 282: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 9
- Chapter 283: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 10
- Chapter 284: Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 1
- Chapter 285: Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 2
- Chapter 286: Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 3
- Chapter 287: Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 4
- Chapter 288: Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 5
- Chapter 289: Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface), Part 1
- Chapter 290: Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface), Part 2
- Chapter 291: Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface), Part 3
- Chapter 292: Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface), Part 4
- Chapter 293: Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface), Part 5
- Chapter 294: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 1
- Chapter 295: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 2
- Chapter 296: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 3
- Chapter 297: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 4
- Chapter 298: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 5
- Chapter 299: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 6
- Chapter 300: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 7
- Chapter 301: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 8
- Chapter 302: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 9
- Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
- Chapter 304: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 2
- Chapter 305: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 3
- Chapter 306: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 4
- Chapter 307: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 1
- Chapter 308: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 2
- Chapter 309: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 3
- Chapter 310: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 4
- Chapter 311: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 5
- Chapter 312: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 6
- Chapter 313: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 7
- Chapter 314: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 8
- Chapter 315: We Picked Up Something Crazy!, Part 1
- Chapter 316: We Picked Up Something Crazy!, Part 2
- Chapter 317: We Picked Up Something Crazy!, Part 3
- Chapter 318: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 1
- Chapter 319: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 2
- Chapter 320: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 3
- Chapter 321: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 4
- Chapter 322: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 5
- Chapter 323: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 6
- Chapter 324: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 7
- Chapter 325: Let's Go Hunting!, Part 1
- Chapter 326: Let's Go Hunting!, Part 2
- Chapter 327: Let's Go Hunting!, Part 3
- Chapter 328: Let's Go Hunting!, Part 4
- Chapter 329: Let's Go Hunting!, Part 5
- Chapter 330: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 1
- Chapter 331: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 2
- Chapter 332: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 3
- Chapter 333: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 4
- Chapter 334: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 5
- Chapter 335: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 1
- Chapter 336: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 2
- Chapter 337: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 3
- Chapter 338: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 4
- Chapter 339: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 5
- Chapter 340: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 6
- Chapter 341: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 7
- Chapter 342: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 1
- Chapter 343: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 2
- Chapter 344: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 3
- Chapter 345: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 4
- Chapter 346: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 5
- Chapter 347: The People of Morioh
- Chapter 348: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 1
- Chapter 349: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 2
- Chapter 350: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 3
- Chapter 351: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 4
- Chapter 352: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 5
- Chapter 353: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 6
- Chapter 354: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 1
- Chapter 355: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 2
- Chapter 356: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 3
- Chapter 357: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 4
- Chapter 358: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 5
- Chapter 359: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 6
- Chapter 360: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 7
- Chapter 361: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 8
- Chapter 362: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 9
- Chapter 363: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 10
- Chapter 364: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 11
- Chapter 365: Atom Heart Father, Part 1
- Chapter 366: Atom Heart Father, Part 2
- Chapter 367: Atom Heart Father, Part 3
- Chapter 368: Atom Heart Father, Part 4
- Chapter 369: Atom Heart Father, Part 5
- Chapter 370: Yoshikage Kira's New Situation, Part 1
- Chapter 371: Rock-Paper-Scissors Kid is Coming!, Part 1
- Chapter 372: Rock-Paper-Scissors Kid is Coming!, Part 2
- Chapter 373: Rock-Paper-Scissors Kid is Coming!, Part 3
- Chapter 374: Rock-Paper-Scissors Kid is Coming!, Part 4
- Chapter 375: Rock-Paper-Scissors Kid is Coming!, Part 5
- Chapter 376: Rock-Paper-Scissors Kid is Coming!, Part 6
- Chapter 377: Yoshikage Kira's New Situation, Part 2
- Chapter 378: I'm an Alien, Part 1
- Chapter 379: I'm an Alien, Part 2
- Chapter 380: I'm an Alien, Part 3
- Chapter 381: I'm an Alien, Part 4
- Chapter 382: I'm an Alien, Part 5
- Chapter 383: I'm an Alien, Part 6
- Chapter 384: Highway Star, Part 1
- Chapter 385: Highway Star, Part 2
- Chapter 386: Highway Star, Part 3
- Chapter 387: Highway Star, Part 4
- Chapter 388: Highway Star, Part 5
- Chapter 389: Highway Star, Part 6
- Chapter 390: Highway Star, Part 7
- Chapter 391: Highway Star, Part 8
- Chapter 392: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 1
- Chapter 393: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 2
- Chapter 394: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 3
- Chapter 395: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 4
- Chapter 396: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 5
- Chapter 397: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira, Part 6
- Chapter 398: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 1
- Chapter 399: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 2
- Chapter 400: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 3
- Chapter 401: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 4
- Chapter 402: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 5
- Chapter 403: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 6
- Chapter 404: Enigma Boy, Part 1
- Chapter 405: Enigma Boy, Part 2
- Chapter 406: Enigma Boy, Part 3
- Chapter 407: Enigma Boy, Part 4
- Chapter 408: Enigma Boy, Part 5
- Chapter 409: Enigma Boy, Part 6
- Chapter 410: My Dad is Not My Dad, Part 1
- Chapter 411: My Dad is Not My Dad, Part 2
- Chapter 412: Cheap Trick, Part 1
- Chapter 413: Cheap Trick, Part 2
- Chapter 414: Cheap Trick, Part 3
- Chapter 415: Cheap Trick, Part 4
- Chapter 416: Cheap Trick, Part 5
- Chapter 417: Cheap Trick, Part 6
- Chapter 418: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 1
- Chapter 419: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 2
- Chapter 420: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 3
- Chapter 421: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 4
- Chapter 422: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 5
- Chapter 423: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 6
- Chapter 424: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 7
- Chapter 425: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 8
- Chapter 426: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 9
- Chapter 427: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 10
- Chapter 428: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 1
- Chapter 429: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 2
- Chapter 430: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 3
- Chapter 431: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 4
- Chapter 432: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 5
- Chapter 433: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 6
- Chapter 434: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 7
- Chapter 435: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 8
- Chapter 436: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 9
- Chapter 437: Let Me Remind You
- Chapter 438: Town Guardian Spirits
- Chapter 439: Goodbye, Morioh - The Golden Heart
- Chapter 440: Gold Experience, Part 1 (Symbol only)
- Chapter 441: Gold Experience, Part 2 (Symbol only)
- Chapter 453: Joining the Gang, Part 4 (Mentioned only)
- Chapter 455: Joining the Gang, Part 6 (Mentioned only)
- Stone Ocean Chapter 1: Stone Ocean, Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5: Millionaire Village
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 6: Poaching Seashore
- Rohan au Louvre
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 4: The Harvest Moon
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 7: A Rainy Monday
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 8: Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9: The Run
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 10: Hot Summer Martha
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 11: Drip Painting Style
- Jump Multi World
- Deadman's Questions
- Cool Shock Old B.T. Chapter 1: The Eerie Freckled Old Geezer Incident
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 1
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 2
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 3
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 5
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 6
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 7
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 8
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 9
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 10
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 11
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 12
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 13
- Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak: Chapter 14
Anime Appearances- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 1: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 2: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 3: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 4: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 5: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 3
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 6: Koichi Hirose (Echoes)
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 7: Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface)
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 8: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 9: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 10: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 11: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 12: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 13: We Picked Up Something Crazy!
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 14: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 15: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 16: Let's Go Hunting!
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 17: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 18: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 19: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 20: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 21: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 22: Yoshikage Kira Just Wants to Live Quietly, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 23: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 24: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 25: Atom Heart Father
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 26: Rock-Paper-Scissors Kid is Coming!
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 27: I'm an Alien
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 28: Highway Star, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 29: Highway Star, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 30: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 31: July 15th (Thursday), Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 32: July 15th (Thursday), Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 33: July 15th (Thursday), Part 3
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 34: July 15th (Thursday), Part 4
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 35: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 36: Another One Bites the Dust, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 37: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 1
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 38: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 2
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 39: Goodbye, Morioh - The Golden Heart
- Golden Wind Episode 1: Gold Experience (Flashback)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5 (OVA): Millionaire Village
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2 (OVA): Mutsu-kabe Hill
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 9 (OVA): The Run
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 16 (OVA): At a Confessional
Novel Appearances- The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~ Prologue: Introitus
- The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~ Chapter 1: Kyrie
- The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~ Chapter 2: Dies irae
- The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~ Chapter 3: Confutatis
- The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~ Chapter 4: Lacrimosa
- The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~ Final Chapter: Communio
Live Action AppearancesCreation and Development
The town is based on Hirohiko Araki's hometown, Sendai. He states that Sendai was an old historical town but began residential construction in the 80s, causing new houses to be built everywhere. Intimidated by the rapid increase in strangers, Araki used this experience for the basis of the setting in Part 4. However, Araki felt using the real name of the city in his manga may anger people, so he changed the name to Morioh.[32] Morioh is instead a town within S City in M Prefecture, still referencing the real-life city of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture.
Film Production
The Spanish town of Sitges was used as the shooting location for the movie adaptation of Part 4.
Novels
The Book jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day
Until recent developments as of 2000, Morioh had been just a rural town where one could find only rice and vegetable fields. The country town was run mostly by agriculture business, and as a result, people in there had hard and cracked hands. They often needed to check on the water in the paddy fields in the middle of the night. There was at least one area in the Northeast famous for an old summer retreat.
Morioh eventually underwent a transformation in an age where places all over Japan were improving. M Prefecture's government officials decided to invest money into Morioh to develop it, as its population was quickly increasing with workers from the adjacent S City. The streets were repaired, shops and markets were built, and pretty houses were lined up on the land that used to be rice fields. Power lines and telephone poles that harmed the views disappeared or were abandoned (including one that would later be bound to the Stand Super Fly). With the development of the town, many people came back to live in Morioh, with Akari Hirai among them.[33]
JORGE JOESTAR
An alternate version of Morioh appears in the novel JORGE JOESTAR. Morioh is situated in an alternate universe where things such as the general geography of Earth is different from the original universe. Unlike the original universe, Japan is actually on a supercontinent named Panlandia.[34]
Similar to the original manga, Morioh is also a small Japanese coastal town known for its local delicacies and tourist-friendly attractions. The town is mostly peaceful yet lively; it has no telephone lines and has room for cars and pedestrians. With most of the town being on top of a valley, the residential area overlooks the coastal docks which are lined with several souvenir shops, inns, and restaurants. This Morioh also has some of the landmarks of the original Morioh, like the Angelo Rock, Boyoyoying Cape or Budogaoka High School.
One of the town's famous buildings was a unique house named the Cube House, which had no doors or windows, formerly residing on top of Morioh's biggest hill in 2004. In 2007, a new structure called the Arrow Cross House suddenly appeared in place of the Cube House, and it is later bought by Rohan Kishibe37 in 2012. Other than Rohan, Reimi Sugimoto is also a tenant in the Arrow Cross House. It is later revealed that Reimi, in the form of the Arrow Cross House and the Cube House, is the Stand of Penelope de la Rosa, a character from the original universe with George Joestar II, which manifested from her desperation to find George Joestar II in the 37th universe.[35][36]
Morioh's geography is altered drastically as a giant patch of land when it separates itself from Japan and the rest of Panlandia. The land begins to move on the ocean by itself, with an invisible dome-like barrier covering the town.[37] It is further altered when another giant piece of land, the walking Nero Nero Island, collides with Morioh and sits atop the town.
Later, Jorge Joestar, Kars, Narancia Ghirga37, and Enrico Pucci37, crash their spaceship from Mars on top of the Arrow Cross House, and the impact knocks the piece of land upside down. Morioh ends up being underwater, revealing the mythical land of England under it.[38] Although the town is submerged, people were still stuck to the ground with the dome protecting the town from the ocean.
Just like Morioh from the manga, this Morioh has a greater-than-average population of Stand users, who are also aware of the existence of the serial-killer named Yoshikage Kira. This Kira has also changed his face and identity and is currently pursued by some detectives.
Video Games
All-Star Battle (PS3)
Morioh (杜王町, Moriō-cho)
- Stage Gimmick: Lightning strikes the Pepsi sign and the puddles around the stage, damaging and stunning anyone hit as a result. Akira Otoishi takes no damage from the gimmick, which instead sets his Power Gauge to the first level.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards the stage's ambulance, the loser finds themselves in Ghost Girl's Alley, confronted by Reimi Sugimoto. Ghostly hands then drag them off into the unknown.
Kira Estate (吉良邸, Kira-Tei): Morioh
- Stage Gimmick: Yoshihiro Kira attacks characters with a knife, traveling along a curving path.
- Situation Finish: If hit towards Yoshikage Kira's stack of books, the loser knocks one of the books open, revealing Yoshikage Kira's various nail clipping records and a message where he declares that he cannot be stopped during months where his nails grow more than 30 cm.
Eyes of Heaven (Various)
Morioh (杜王町, Moriō-cho)
- Stage Gimmick 1: Certain characters may ride Rohan's motorcycle and perform offensive maneuvers on it, allowing for surprise attacks and quick traversal of the map. The bike can otherwise be picked up and thrown as an explosive, inflicting heavy damage and setting the target area on fire.
- Stage Gimmick 2: Café Deux Magots serves an espresso or other refreshment to any combatant who stops by at the glowing table, restoring their health.
- Situation Finish: The last defeated combatant finds themselves in Ghost Girl's Alley, where the hands of the dead drag them off into the unknown, recreating Yoshikage Kira's final defeat.
Boyoyoing Cape (ボヨヨン岬, Boyoyon Misaki): Morioh
- Stage Gimmick 1: Combatants that fall off the cliff are bounced across the stage to safety by Echoes ACT2's onomatopoeia, similarly to how Koichi saved Yukako.
- Stage Gimmick 2: Bouncing onomatopoeia created by Echoes ACT2 can bounce combatants to various locations around the stage.
- Stage Gimmick 3: Sizzling onomatopoeia created by Echoes ACT2 can damage and knock back combatants who touch it, potentially into other onomatopoeia. They will also attract Kira's Sheer Heart Attack if it strays too close.
Last Survivor
Morioh was the first Last Survivor map and the only one for almost a year until Downtown Cairo was added on December 16, 2020. Due to it size, the game selects one of six areas for the battle to take place in: the rural district area, the Trussardi area, the Angelo Rock area, the Owson area, the Kameyu area, and the train station area.
All Star Battle R
In addition to the Kira Estate and Morioh stages, Boyoyoing Cape from Eyes of Heaven returns. It should be noted that, if Koichi is on the stage, then neither the Stage Hazard nor Situation Finish will occur.
- Boyoyoing Cape (ボヨヨン岬, Boyoyon Misaki)
- Stage Hazard: Echoes ACT2 hatches and creates three SFX on the ground. Any combatant that touches them is either set on fire or sent flying across the stage, depending on the SFX.
- Situation Finish: The loser falls off the cape, bounces off a rock marked with Echoes ACT2's SFX, and falls into the sea.
Gallery
First view of Morioh
Overview plus description of Morioh
Empty field
Pond where Shizuka falls
Market district
Bridge over a small river
Anjuro's prison
A map of Morioh as presented on the cover page of Chapter 303
Detailed map of the center of Morioh, cover page of Chapter 354
Map of Morioh in Chapter 292
Trajectory of Joseph's boat to the port
Agricultural fields on the map of Morioh
Josuke's route in the Highway Star story arc
Kira's House on the map of Morioh
Bridge over troubled water
Higashikata House
Morioh in Roundabout
Budogaoka High School
Morioh in the movie
Streets of Morioh at night
Ryohei's room
Morioh restaurant
Morioh's police station
Nijimura House attic
Nijimura House mural
Nijimura House hall
Nijimura House entrance
Josuke's House's living room
Morioh Grand Hotel interior
Morioh Grand Hotel
Coast of Morioh
Map of Morioh
Rural districts area
Train station area
Budogaoka Bank
Cafe Rentagei
Train Station
Trussardi area
Trattoria Trussardi
Angelo Rock area
Angelo Rock
Josuke's House
Okuyasu's House
Sun Mart
Kameyu Area
Cafe Deux Magots
Cinderella Beauty Salon
Kameyu Market
Owson Area
Koichi's House
Owson
Rohan's House
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 274: The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 315: We Picked Up Something Crazy!, Part 1
- ↑ Chapter 266: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata, Part 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 324: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 7
- ↑ The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~
- ↑ The Book: 4th Another Day p. 10
- ↑ Chapter 388: Highway Star, Part 5, p.7
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Chapter 354: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 1, p.1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Chapter 302: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 9
- ↑ Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food (Story Arc)
- ↑ Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella (Story Arc)
- ↑ Chapter 289: Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface), Part 1
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Chapter 377: Yoshikage Kira's New Situation, Part 2
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 JoJo 6251 Timeline
- ↑ Chapter 273: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 5, p.4
- ↑ Chapter 267: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata, Part 2
- ↑ Chapter 334: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 5
- ↑ Sheer Heart Attack (Story Arc)
- ↑ Chapter 438: Town Guardian Spirits
- ↑ Chapter 272: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 4
- ↑ Chapter 273: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 5
- ↑ Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 8: Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- ↑ Chapter 297: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 4
- ↑ Chapter 284: Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 1
- ↑ Chapter 307: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 1
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Chapter 383: I'm an Alien, Part 6
- ↑ Chapter 333: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 4
- ↑ Chapter 385: Highway Star, Part 2
- ↑ Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 28: Highway Star, Part 1
- ↑ Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 28: Highway Star, Part 1
- ↑ Chapter 403: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 6"
- ↑ Hirohiko Araki Lecture
- ↑ The Book ~jojo's bizarre adventure 4th another day~ Chapter 1
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 2: Nishi Akatsuki
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 4: Morioh
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 15: Beyond
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 6: Island
- ↑ JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 13: Enemy
