Morioh
After a character finishes an important battle, the battle site will be given a spot of importance and will sometimes include a legend and be shown as a relatively important, but otherwise does not effect the storyline.
Not to be confused with its Part VIII: Jojolion counterpart.
Summer Attractions
Every year on July 1st, rivers and beaches open up to the public in Morioh. Because of this, the date range from July to August is the season for travelling 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.
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.
Morioh Landmarks
Angelo Rock
The Stone of Angelo. A famous landmark. It was created when Josuke pummeled a rock and Anjuro "Angelo" Katagiri and integrated them together during the healing process. Despite it's scary and grim looking appearence, it is suprisingly familiar with the townspeople and has gained popularity as a meeting point for lovers. People say they can hear the rock growl "Agios" at times.[1]
Directions: Take the bus in Morioh, go towards the direction of Jouzenji road. get off at the third stop and walk for one minute.
Boing-Boing Cape
A fisherman started the rumor when he saw Yukako falling from the cliff and Koichi using Echoes Act 2, to place a bounce sound on the 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 you ask any local fisherman where 'Boing-Boing Cape' is, They'll gladly point it out to you.[2]
Rohan Kishibe's House
Residence of famous manga artist, Rohan Kishibe. Total Area: 3.4 Acres (340 SQ. M) The house features a living room, dining room, kitchen, and attic, plus seven other rooms. The house was rebuilt due to a fire with repair costs exceeding 7 million.
Directions: Don't bother, He'll pretend to be out anyways.[3]
Ghost girl's Alley
The alley is where Reimi Sugimoto's and her dog Arnold's spirits had resided. It is also the border between the world of the living and the afterlife, essentially a purgatory. To get there: take the bus number 11 from Morioh station, get off at the Kokodai shopping district, search near the side of the Owson grocery, 2nd block. Most people can't see the hidden path, but if you have enough supernatural presence you can enter it. The area inside is much like a maze, but can be easily be escaped if given directions. There is only one rule however, and that is never to look back, or else hundreds of hands will drag you into the afterlife.
Man Living in Tower
On an abandoned Telephone tower lives a man by the name of Toyohiro Kanedaichi. He had 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, however is missing things such as salt and confectionery. He'll let you take pictures if you give him food and spices.[4]
Other Places
This section requires expansion.
Residence
- Josuke Higashikata
- Koichi Hirose
- Okuyasu Nijimura
- Rohan Kishibe
- Reimi Sugimoto and Arnold (dog)
- Tamami Kobayashi
- Toshikazu Hazamada
- Yukako Yamagishi
- Tonio Trussardi
- Shizuka Joestar
- Shigekiyo "Shigechi" Yangu
- Aya Tsuji
- Yuuya Fungami
- Tomoko Higashikata
- Hayato Kawajiri
- Shinobu Kawajiri
- Keicho Nijimura
- Ken Oyanagi
- Gatta
- Masazo Kinoto
- Anjuro "Angelo" Katagiri
- Akira Otoishi
- Toyohiro Kanedaichi
- Terunosuke Miyamoto
- Yoshihiro Kira
- Yoshikage Kira
Trivia
- The town is actually based off of Araki's hometown, Sendai City. He states that Sendai was an old historical town, but began residential construction in the 80's, 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.Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; invalid names, e.g. too many - Due to a translation error from the first released online scans of Part 4, Morioh was incorrectly translated as Duwang in some fansubs.
References
- ↑ Chapter: 321 Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo (4)
- ↑ Chapter: 302 Yukako Yamagishi is in Love (9)
- ↑ Chapter: 324 Let's Go Play at the Mangaka's House! (7)
- ↑ Chapter: 333 Rohan Kishibe's Adventure (4)
