Minor Locations

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This is a list of minor locations appearing in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and related media. This list includes maps, places and transportation.

Phantom Blood

Sacrifice SiteLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 1: Prologue

A site that was used for sacrificial rituals by the Aztec Chief and his tribe. The site consists of an Aztec pyramid, with a flat top where a table has been set in order to tie up sacrifices. The Aztec Chief slams a follower into the ground, creating a large cut in the pyramid.

HospitalLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 17: The Birth of DIO
Anime Debut: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 4: Overdrive

A hospital where Jonathan is taken care of by Erina. Speedwagon attempts to visit Jonathan here, but is turned away by Erina; he breaks in later that night, but abstains from entering after realizing Jonathan and Erina's relationship.

BoatLink to this section
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A steam cruiser going from England to the United States. Jonathan Joestar and Erina Pendleton intend to spend their honeymoon on the cruise, but Jonathan discovers that Dio Brando and Wang Chan have infiltrated the boat. Wang Chan sucks one passenger's blood, and soon most of the passengers become part of a zombie mob. However, Jonathan manages to destroy the boat by forcing Wang Chan to hold the ship's screw shaft in place, making it explode. Erina, her yet-unborn son, and an orphaned baby (the future Lisa Lisa) appear to be the only survivors; it is later revealed in Stardust Crusaders that Dio has survived the explosion as well.

Battle Tendency

Aztec TempleLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 45: Joseph Joestar of New York, Part 1
Anime Debut: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 10: JoJo of New York

Nazi LaboratoryLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 53: The Pillar Man
Anime Debut: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 11: Master of the Game

An underground Nazi laboratory set up to experiment on the Vampires and Pillar Men. Its experimentation pit was supposedly able to hold Santana but it proven ineffective in keeping him prisoner. It is equipped with a self-destruct mechanism in case the situation goes out of control. It is where Joseph Joestar and Rudol von Stroheim fight Santana.

Colosseum CavernLink to this section
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A secret cavern under the Colosseum. A secret passage behind the famous Bocca della Verità. The Nazis discover three Pillar Men slumbering here, Wamuu, Esidisi and Kars. The cavern is vast and decorated with columns and primitive sculptures. Its main point of interest is the wall in which the Pillar Men slumbered and the Nazis have installed several installations to keep the Pillar Men in check. They escape anyway. It is there that Joseph Joestar first encounters the three Pillar Men.

SwitzerlandLink to this section
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A small mountainous country between Italy and Germany. The Joestar Group visits the country when they chase the Red Stone of Aja, which was sent here by Esidisi. The Nazis have another base in here in the form of a chalet, which was attacked by Kars. In Switzerland, there is the town and luxury resort of St-Moritz, the "valley of the sun" and mecca of winter sports where rich people take their holidays.

Stardust Crusaders

Jotaro's CellLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 114: Jotaro Kujo, Part 1
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 1: A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit

A murky jail cell inside of a police station in Tokyo. Jotaro fills it with junk over time as he uses Star Platinum to fetch objects. The cell is wrecked when Jotaro and Avdol have a brief fight.

CruiserLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 115: Jotaro Kujo, Part 2
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 1: A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit

A cruiser found off the coast of the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is here that, 100 years ago, the Vampire DIO was imprisoned at the bottom of the ocean. A group of treasure hunters retrieve the coffin in which DIO was stuck and free the Vampire.

New Tokyo AirportLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 115: Jotaro Kujo, Part 2
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 1: A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit

Kujo MansionLink to this section
Manga Debut: Chapter 120: Noriaki Kakyoin, Part 3
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 2: Who Will Be the Judge?!

A large traditional Japanese house situated in Tokyo. It's home to Jotaro Kujo and his mother, Holy Kujo. The mansion is quite luxurious, with comfortable buildings, a large japanese garden and a tea house.

CairoLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 120: Noriaki Kakyoin, Part 3
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 3: DIO's Curse

Cairo, the capital of Egypt. It is the end goal of the heroes, as it is the city where DIO resides in his mansion. Cairo is a sprawling city of 2,000,000 habitants at the time of the story and a long history, with labyrinthine streets and unique local customs. It is also the home of Muhammad Avdol. It is the theater of several battles, notably Jotaro Kujo against DIO.

Singapore SkylineLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 133: Devil, Part 1
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 8: Devil

Singapore, a sovereign city-state and island situated right in the middle of South-Asia. It is one of the richest and most developed cities in Asia.

Calcutta SkylineLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 140: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 1
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 10: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 1

Calcutta is the cultural capital of India. It has a population of over 11 million people, though more then 2 million are homeless. The 19th century British refered to it as one of the "Worst places in the world". The city was officially renamed to Kolkata in 2001. A very active city, it is ridden with beggars, thiefs and filth, which shocks most of the Joestar Group. It is there that Jean Pierre Polnareff encounters Hol Horse and J. Geil.

Abu DhabiLink to this section
Manga Debut: Chapter 166: Sun, Part 1
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 18: Sun

Capital of the United Arab Emirates. Once a small desertic country, it became rich thanks to oil. Abu Dhabi becomes a prosperous city where every house is a manor and the city can afford to have decorative plants everywhere despite the climate.

Red SeaLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 174: Judgement, Part 1
Anime Debut: Stardust Crusaders Episode 21: Judgement, Part 1

The Red Sea, the clearest most beautiful sea in the world according to all divers. Home to an impressive fauna. The Red Sea is named as such because of its coasts of red deserts. Without any city to pollute, it is an ecosystem that has kept its beauty. The Joestar Group try to cross it via a submarine, but High Priestess attacks and sinks the submarine, forcing the group to go scuba diving instead.

Diamond is Unbreakable

Main article: Morioh

Vento Aureo

Naples PrisonLink to this section
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A prison where the capo Polpo is kept. Polpo's own room resembles a bare cell at first glance, but its walls hide several goods and furniture from a fridge to an armory. The security around Polpo is actually tight and the guards do not tolerate any exchange of goods between prisoners and visitors.

LibeccioLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 456: 5 Plus 1
Anime Debut: Golden Wind Episode 4: Joining the Gang
An italian restaurant in Naples. The restaurant where Team Bucciarati dwells. It is a recurring sight in the anime adaptation and turned into their de facto base.

La Squadra Esecuzioni's HideoutLink to this section
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Anime Debut: Golden Wind Episode 1: Gold Experience

La Squadra Esecuzioni's Hideout. It only appears in the anime. The anime adaptation had the address of the team's hideout to be Vico Pallonetto Santa Chiara, 8, 80134, Napoli NA.[1]

Gelato's HouseLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 475: Narancia's Aerosmith, Part 6
Anime Debut: Golden Wind Episode 10: The Hitman Team

Gelato's house. His corpse was found in his home, as he swallowed his gag and killed himself as he couldn't stand the horror of seeing Sorbet being cut into pieces.

PompeiiLink to this section
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The ruins of Pompeii. Pompeii was once a prosperous Roman city. In 24 of August, 79, the Vesuvio erupted and buried the city and its inhabitants in scalding ash, ironically preserving the city and turning the locals into statues that would be rediscovered 1800 years later. In there, a famous place known as the house of the tragic poet harbours an equally famous dog mosaic. It is there that Pannacotta Fugo, Leone Abbacchio and Giorno Giovanna go to retrieve a key and are attacked by Illuso.

Express TrainLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 486: Express Train to Florence, Part 1
Anime Debut: Golden Wind Episode 14: Express Train to Florence

An express train to Florence via Rome. Team Bucciarati board it, hidden in Coco Jumbo. However, Prosciutto and Pesci attack it to find Trish. It is temporarily stopped during the fight and Team Bucciarati leaves. Melone boards it to find a suitable mother for his Baby Face and the train does arrive in Rome.

Venice (GW)Link to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 508: Venice's Santa Lucia Station - Get the "OA-DISC"!
Anime Debut: Golden Wind Episode 18: Head to Venice!

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Nursing HomeLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 553: Destination: Rome! The Colosseum
Anime Debut: Golden Wind Episode 29: Destination: Rome! The Colosseum

A nursing home for the elderly where Cioccolata used to go. He pretended to volunteer to tend to the residents of the home, but instead he psychologically tortured them, fed them dangerous medicine or put them through diets that ruined their blood pressure, all to drive them into despair and have them commit suicide.

Rome (GW)Link to this section
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Manga Debut: Chapter 457: Find Polpo's Fortune!
Anime Debut: Golden Wind Episode 5: Find Polpo's Fortune!

Rome, the capital of Italy. It is the theater of several fights that have a huge impact. Cioccolata's Green Day spreads its mold there, causing a massacre before Giorno Giovanna kills him. Secco and Bruno Bucciarati's fight wreck the streets too because of Oasis liquefying the ground. Finally, the population falls victim to Chariot Requiem, their souls switched with one another until Chariot is destroyed.

Stone Ocean

Main article: Green Dolphin Street Prison

Florida Western Beach Road 32Link to this section
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Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 1: Stone Ocean, Part 1
An unremarkable road in Florida. It is there that Jolyne's misadventures begin as Romeo Jisso seemingly runs over a pedestrian and she is framed for murder.

Detention CenterLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 1: Stone Ocean, Part 1
A detention center where Jolyne Cujoh and Ermes Costello are held while awaiting their trial. It is equipped with a visiting room where prisoners can speak to family and lawyers alike, under the surveillance of the guards. Jolyne and Ermes first meet here.

Court RoomLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 2: Stone Ocean, Part 2
A typical courtroom in Florida. Jolyne is sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder there before she's brought out.

End of the UniverseLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Stone Ocean Chapter 156: Made in Heaven, Part 8
A great vortex where all the lifeforms on Earth are pulled. Beyond it lies a new universe.

Steel Ball Run

Arizona DesertLink to this section
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The Arizona Desert, a vast desert that sets the stage for the second part of the SBR. Sandman's tribe lives there. The desert is extremely vast and possesses several types of landscapes, from hot desertic plains, to iron-rich mountains and Monument Valley, among others. It is the theater of several fights between Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli against, in that order, Mrs. Robinson, the Boomboom Family, Oyecomova, and Pork Pie Hat Kid. There is a Devil's Palm moving around the desert and several people have become Stand Users while crossing it.

San Diego BeachLink to this section
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San Diego Beach, a vast Californian Beach and the starting point of the SBR. A vast camp is temporarily set to welcome and house the thousands of competitors.

SBR TrainLink to this section
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A special train prepared by Steven Steel to welcome journalists and VIPs so that they could observe the first stage of the SBR. The train continues its way through the Arizona Desert and is repurposed into a mobile base for Funny Valentine during the second and third stages of the race.

"Movere Crus" mountainLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 30: Scary Monsters, Part 3
A Devil's Palm situated atop a mountain. The mountain's peak is shaped like the word "Movere crus" and the Bid Dipper points to the peak, indicating where the Eyes are hidden.

Kansas PlainsLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 36: The Green Tomb, Part 1

The Great Plains, relatively flat plains serving as the main area for the fourth stage of the SBR.

PhiladelphiaLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 60: Both Sides Now, Part 1

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of the critical locations of the SBR, as the finish line of the seventh stage of the SBR. It is the theater of a series of battles between Stand Users as Funny Valentine has gathered most of the Corpse Parts and the participants in the race scramble to find and defeat Valentine. Valentine eventually secures his way out of the city with Lucy Steel and Steven Steel.

Independence HallLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 60: Both Sides Now, Part 1

Independence Hall is the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted. Funny Valentine makes it his temporary base during the seventh stage and hides the Saint's Corpse there until Lucy Steel discovers it and she is revealed to be the host of the last part, the Head.

Jesus's JourneyLink to this section
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Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 67: D4C, Part 2

After his death and subsequent return in the Golgotha, Jesus decides to head East. He crosses many regions during his journey East, notably stopping in Japan where he builds a boat with the local, which helps him go to the Americas where he will finally expire.

Venice (SBR)Link to this section
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Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run Chapter 30: Scary Monsters, Part 3
The nation of Venice, merely mentioned by Gyro Zeppeli. They stole the corpse of St. Mark in 828 AD from the Byzantine Empire, and prospered for 1000 years as a result of the relic's blessing.

JoJolion

Main article: Morioh (JoJolion)

Kira's Apartment RoomLink to this section
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Manga Debut: JoJolion Chapter 2: Soft & Wet, Part 1

The apartment room that Yoshikage Kira lived in. Josuke finds a sailor suit that fits him perfectly. The room has a living room, kitchen, and bathroom. Josuke and Yasuho find a naked girl in the bathtub while investigating the bathroom. It is in the bathroom and out to the living room that Josuke fights Ojiro and try to escape his clutches.

New GuineaLink to this section
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A large island in the Indonesian archipelago. It is the natural habitat of the Locacaca and the locals have used it for generations. The island has been invaded by the Japanese during World War II but was liberated eventually.

Summer CampLink to this section
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Manga Debut: JoJolion Chapter 102: The Wonder of You, Part 19
A summer camp in the woods. Roughly ten years before the events of JoJolion, Suzuyo Hirose left her daughter Yasuho there, against Yasuho's will, in order to have some vacation. The children all live in tents of four set on wooden platforms, tables are available for the children too. The camp includes a log house and a playground for children.

Others

Millionaire Village & MountainsLink to this section
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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 out of money, but became rich after purchasing a villa at the age of 25. One villa is up for sale and the price is quite low for a villa, at about 3 million yen for 800 tsubo/2648 square kilometers, but the village is quite strict about manners and will refuse to sell to anyone who lacks manners. It is revealed that the village is situated in sacred lands, where gods of the mountains test buyers to see if they have manners.

Millionaire Village's VillaLink to this section
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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 a bit on the villa and shows more spaces like a luxurious reception hall and a garden.

Jugo Shishi's OfficeLink to this section
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Novel Debut: Kushagara
Debut: Kushagara (TV Drama)

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", at it becomes filled with books and loose sheets of paper.

Used BookstoreLink to this section
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Novel Debut: Kushagara
Debut: Kushagara (TV Drama)
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 HouseLink to this section
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Mai Katahira's house, from 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.

Stadio Guiseppe MeazzaLink to this section
The Stadio Guiseppe Meazza in Milan, a football stadium. Pannacotta Fugo is summoned there and given his mission by Guido Mista, purposefully to have Fugo in an open space where Purple Haze would pose little threat. It is also indirectly a show of power from Giorno Giovanna, who cancelled a highly anticipated football game for this meeting.

MarsLink to this section
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Mars, the fourth planet in the solar system. In the novel, Kars keeps crashing on this planet in (almost) all iterations of the universe, which results in a group of 36 Kars bidding their time on the planet until they can return to Earth. In the 37th Universe, the United States send a spaceship named the H.G. Wells in there. A strange entity named the Eyed Balloon gravitates around this planet.

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