Bridge over troubled water
Higashikata House
Morioh
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
<translate> Template:Location infobox
For a similar location, see Morioh (JoJolion).
“
The youth of this town have a golden spirit. That spirit they embody will naturally course into others without a word...
”
Morioh (杜王町, Moriō-chō) is a fictional town located within Japan's M Prefecture in the city of S, and the setting of the 4th arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, 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.
Description
Geographical Description
(Even though S City is mentioned multiple times in the manga, the information below derives from the Light Novel The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day, which was not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.)
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.
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.
It is a reference to Araki's own hometown of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture.
Activities
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[1]
History
(The information below derives from the Light Novel The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day, which was not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.)
Morioh is a suburb of S City. Although it quickly developed during the 1980s, it was inhabited even in the ancient days of the samurai. It had many martial arts training grounds and vacation homes where its summer attractions may have come from.
Even now, there are still many villas of samurai left. Not much earlier, 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 town, many of the people came back to live in Morioh, among them Akari Hirai.
Morioh Landmarks & Places of Interest
Under Construction
This page is currently being worked on.
Angelo RockBudogaoka High SchoolBoing-Boing CapeTrussardi's Italian RestaurantMorioh Grand HotelRohan Kishibe's HouseArisugawaKisara DrugsGhost Girl's AlleySt. Gentleman'sTwin Forests TunnelMan Living in a Tower Café Deux MagotsCafé RengateiKunimitōge GraveyardJōzenji TempleJōzenji RoadMorioh PortMorioh Train StationKōtodaiFamily ClubAgricultural areaBeauty Salon CinderellaBudogaoka BankKameyu Department StoreMukadeBudogaoka fieldsBudogaoka HospitalUnnamed All-Girls High School
Angelo Stone
Manga Debut: Chapter 273: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 5
The Angelo Rock (アンジェロ岩, Anjero Iwa). A famous landmark, it was created when enraged Josuke pummeled both a rock and Anjuro Katagiri 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 the third stop and walk for one minute.[3] It's shown saying Agi (アギ) when Koichi interacts with it.[4]
Budogaoka High School
Manga Debut: Chapter 266: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata, Part 1
Indicated on the map on the cover page of Chapter 303, Budogaoka High School (ぶどうヶ丘高校, Budōgaoka Kōkō) is the name of a high school (and middle school) that Josuke, Koichi, Okuyasu, their delegate (high school class 1-B), Toshikazu (high school class 3-C), Junko (high school class 3-E), Yukako, Shigechi (middle school second year), Mikitaka and Yuya, Hayato, and Kimura all attend.
The anime also states that while alive, Reimi attended the high school.
Boing-Boing Cape
Manga Debut: Chapter 302: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 9
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 Boing-Boing Cape (ボヨヨン岬, Boyoyon Misaki) is, they'll gladly point it out.[5]
Trussardi's Italian Restaurant
Manga Debut: Chapter 303: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food, Part 1
Trussardi's Italian Restaurant (イタリア料理「トラサルディー」, Itaria Ryōri 'Torasarudī') 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.
Morioh Grand Hotel
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
A high-class hotel in which Jotaro Kujo and his grandfather Joseph Joestar reside during their time in Morioh. Jotaro stays in Room 324 while Joseph stays in Room 326.[6]
Rohan Kishibe's House
Manga Debut: Chapter 318: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 1
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.[7] If someone tries to visit, Rohan will pretend to be out.[8]
Arisugawa
Manga Debut: Chapter 330: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 1
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 17: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 17: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure
Arisugawa (有す川)
Kisara Drugs
Manga Debut: Chapter 330: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 1
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 17: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure
Anime Debut: Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 17: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure
Kisara Drugs (ドラッグのキサラ, Doraggu no Kisara)
Ghost Girl's Alley
Manga Debut: Chapter 330: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure, Part 1
Main article: Ghost Girl's Alley
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") is a hidden road located between the Owson grocery and Kisara Drugstore. 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.[9]
St. Gentleman's
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
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."
Twin Forests Tunnel
Manga Debut: Chapter 384: Highway Star, Part 1
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.
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.[10] At some point in time, the tunnel had a secret side room only visible to Stand users. The room was created by a hospitalized Yuya Fungami's Stand, Highway Star, and was used to lure other Stand users so that he could drain them of their nutrients.
Man Living in a Tower
Manga Debut: Chapter 398: Let's Live on a Transmission Tower, Part 1
On an abandoned telephone tower lives a man by the alias of Toyohiro Kanedaichi. He claims to have bought the metal tower 3 years ago for $100,000 and has not touched the ground since. 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.[11]
Café Deux Magots
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
Café Deux Magots (カフェ ドゥ・メゴ, Kafe Du Mego) is a café that is frequently visited by the protagonists but otherwise unremarkable. The name of Café Deux Magots is inspired by the famous Parisian café "Les Deux Magots" ("Magot" being a term for designating a type of figurine from the Far East).
Café Rengatei
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
Another café in Morioh. The anime frequently substitutes Café Deux Magot with with Café Rengatei.
Kunimitōge Graveyard
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
Keicho Nijimura is buried at Kunimitōge's cemetery.
Jōzenji Temple
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
placeholder
Jōzenji Road
Manga Debut: Chapter 266: Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata, Part 1
DescriptionGallery
Tomoko, Josuke, and the late Ryohei Higashikata live at 1-6. Okuyasu Nijimura and his father live at 4-1280.[6] Yoshikage Kira's villa is at 1-28, in the north-east part of Morioh. It takes 15 minutes to walk there from the train station.
Kira's house
Morioh Port
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
An industrial port.
Morioh Train Station
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
placeholder
Kōtodai
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
The Sugimoto family resided at 12, block 3. The ghost girl's alley is in block 2.
Family
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
A shop specializing in household goods such as diapers for the elderly and various baby equipment.
Agricultural area
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
Akira Otoishi used the Bow and Arrow on two rats there.
Beauty Salon Cinderella
Manga Debut: Chapter 348: Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella, Part 1
The salon's motto is "Using Make-Up For Finding Love." The manager and chief beautician is Aya Tsuji, a Stand User who has the ability to switch out certain parts of one's physical appearance. Unlike other salons, the establishment is different in that it uses a technique called physiognomy, where, depending on the exact shape of one's face, their fortune changes accordingly; basically, by changing the customer's face, the fate of the customer is changed as well. To determine the finished product, the salon uses high-tech computer generated images.
The salon is located two minutes from Morioh Station by walking. It is closed on Thursdays. It is unknown what happened to the salon after Aya's death.
Style
Cost
(In USD)
To find love
1000 ¥
~$13.58
To capture love
1500 ¥
~$13.58
To be proposed to
2000 ¥
~$18.11
To make him submit
3000 ¥
~$27.17
To marry into money
5000 ¥
~$45.28
To marry a celebrity
7000 ¥
~$63.39
Budogaoka Bank
Manga Debut: Chapter 338: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 4
Josuke and co. went to this bank to take the money from the winning Great Lottery ticket.
Kameyu Department Store
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
Kameyu is a nationwide department store Josuke and others often go to. It would seem they sell everything ranging from clothes, appliances, toys, etc. It was mentioned during the events of the Harvest arc when Josuke managed to trade in coupons from the store for a large amount of money, and he later stated he would use the money that he, Okuyasu, and Shigechi earned from a lottery to buy shoes from there. Josuke, Koichi and his family, Joseph, Rohan, Shizuka, and Yukako visit the store.
Kira worked in the Market Regional Management of Morioh's district, beginning in 1993.
Mukade
Manga Debut: Chapter 354: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 1
Mukade is a shoe shop in the center of Morioh. The owner also does small tailor works. Kira is a frequent customer, but eventually kills the owner to protect his identity.
Budogaoka fields
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
Mikitaka Hazekura was found by Josuke and Okuyasu in one of the fields, having left a conspicuous crop circle behind.
Budogaoka Hospital
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
The hospital where Yuya Fungami is treated in room 525.
Unnamed All-Girls High School
Manga Debut: Chapter xxx: Chapter xxx
An all-girls high school where Ayana Hirose is a third year student.
Other
The Soldier's HouseMutsu-kabe HillRyogara RetsuganMillionaire VillageThorn Building
The Soldier's House
Manga Debut: Deadman's Questions
The ghost of a mansion that is featured in Deadman's Questions. Its full address is 25-4 Katahira, Morioh District, S-City and was supposedly the home of a now deceased soldier. It became a ghost after its destruction by a bomber during World War II 50 years ago. The ghost mansion is hidden between two buildings and appears to be flattened. It is equipped with ghost furnitures and other domestic objects that make it nearly perfect as a home for a Ghost. However, it is also the nest of Spirit Cleansers that prey on ghosts. There were supposedly 56 cases of suicides and mysterious death happening near it. The ghost of Yoshikage Kira is sent there to investigate those deaths and he narrowly escapes the house.
Mutsu-kabe Hill
Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2: TSKR Episode 2
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 2: TSKR Episode 2
Northwest of Morioh are six mountains 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 Mutsukabezaka, a type of yokai.[12]
Ryogara Retsugan
A reef inhabited by abalones and owned by the Higashikatas situated North of Boing-Boing Cape. Its place in the continuity is ambiguous.[13]
Millionaire Village
Manga Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 5: Millionaire Village
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5: TSKR Episode 5
Anime Debut: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 5: TSKR Episode 5
Millionaire Village is located in the middle of a forest 80 km Northwest of Morioh. It is isolated from Morioh, with its own infrastructure and no roads leading to the village. There are eleven mansions along with one villa up for sale. The residents of Millionaire Village are all wealthy, consisting of leaders of shipbuilding, drug manufacturing, cosmetics, etc. The village is actually overseen by the gods of the mountain. Those who breach rules of etiquette in the village are punished with a loss for each offense, often the death of a loved one.[14]
Thorn Building
Manga Debut: The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day
The information below derives from a source not written by Araki. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.
The town library, featured in The Book.
It is described as a western-style building situated just pas the shopping district, in front of the trains station. Its walls made of red brick and covered in thorny rose vines, hence its nickname the "Thorn Building". It has a front gate made of black bars reminiscent of an ancient foreign castle, also wrapped in thorny vines. The first floor of the library has the collection collection; the second floor of the library houses the science, technology and philosophy books; the third floor is where rare books and gifts to the library are kept. There are iron grating on all of the windows, except for one loose grating on a third floor window. It has been remodeled during the Meiji Era. There is the persistent rumor of a book that calls to help being kept somewhere in the library.
Chiho Futaba often meets with Takuma Hasumi in the library as they are both interested in literature. The Thorn Building becomes a battlefield for the fight between Takuma Hasumi and Okuyasu Nijimura, then Josuke Higashikata.
Maps
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
Residents
Residents of Morioh
Residents from other media
Video Games
All-Star Battle
Yoshikage Kira's residence (Kira Estate) and the street that serves as the location of the final battle (Morioh Town) are the two stages representing Part 4 in All Star Battle.
- Kira Estate (吉良邸, Kira-Tei)
- Stage Hazard: Yoshihiro Kira/Atom Heart Father attacks characters with a knife, traveling along a curving path.
- Situation Finish: Loser is thrown into a stack of books. One of them flips open revealing Yoshikage Kira's various nail clipping records and a message where he declares that he cannot be stopped in months in which his nails grow more than 30 cm.
- Morioh (杜王町, Moriō-cho)
- Stage Hazard: Lightning strikes the Pepsi sign as well as the puddles around the stage, damaging and stunning anyone hit as a result (Akira Otoishi is the only one who is immune. Instead his Power Gauge will be set to the first level.)
- Situation Finish: Loser finds themselves in Reimi's Alley before the hands of the dead drag them off into the unknown.
Eyes of Heaven
The location of the last battle reappears as a stage in Eyes of Heaven, with Café Deux Magots, grocery store Owson, and the Ghost Girl's Alley in the nearby area. A new stage, Boing-Boing Cape, is also available.
- Boing-Boing Cape (ボヨヨン岬, Boyoyon-misaki)
- Stage Gimmick 1: Anyone that falls off the cliff may be bounced back up due to the SFX created by Echoes ACT2, recreating Koichi's saving of Yukako.
- Stage Gimmick 2: Various "bouncing" SFX created by Echoes ACT2 can bounce players to various locations around the stage.
- Stage Gimmick 3: Various "sizzling" SFX created by Echoes ACT2 can harm and knock back characters who touch it, potentially into the "bouncing" SFX.
- Morioh (杜王町, Moriō-cho)
- Stage Gimmick 1: Players can ride and attack from Rohan's motorbike, allowing quick traversal of the map. The bike can also 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 to players who stop by at the glowing table, restoring health.
- Situation Finish: The hands from Reimi's Alley grab the loser and drag them into the abyss.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Last Survivor
Downtown Morioh appears as the default stage of the game.
Gallery
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
Trivia
- The "town's flower" is the Adonis, and the town's specialty is Miso-flavored Beef Tongue.[15]
- The town is actually 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.[16] Morioh is instead a town within S City in M Prefecture, still referencing the real life city of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture.
- Due to a Japanese-to-Chinese-to-English translation error in the first released online scans of Part 4, "Morioh" was incorrectly translated as Duwang; this name eventually becoming synonymous with and defining of the scanlation.
- The residents of Morioh have a superstitious tradition. Whenever they narrowly escape trouble, they say "It's because of my good daily routine". People over 30 will respond "Yes, and people believe in fish heads too".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 377: Yoshikage Kira's New Situation, Part 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 354: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 1, p1
- ↑ Chapter 272: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 4
- ↑ Chapter 273: Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo, Part 5
- ↑ Chapter 302: Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 9
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 414: Cheap Trick, Part 3
- ↑ Chapter 383: I'm an Alien, Part 6
- ↑ Chapter 324: Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House, Part 7
- ↑ Chapter 333: "Rohan Kishibe's Adventure (4)"
- ↑ Episode 28: "Highway Star, Part 1"
- ↑ Chapter 403: "Let's Live on a Transmission Tower (6)"
- ↑ Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe - Episode 2: Mutsu-kabe Hill
- ↑ Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe - Episode 6: Poaching Seashore
- ↑ Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 5: Millionaire Village
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedC274 - ↑ Hirohiko Araki Lecture
<languages/>
</translate>
