Setting/Prefectures of Japan

Map of the Regions and Prefectures of Japan
:   *See also: [Detective Conan Anime Locations](/wiki/Category:Location "Category:Location")*
This is an incomplete list of the **[Prefectures of Japan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan "wikipedia:Prefectures of Japan")** that were featured in the stories of [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama").
## Contents
* [1 Gunma](#Gunma)
+ [1.1 Suzuki Villa](#Suzuki_Villa)
* [2 Nagano](#Nagano)
+ [2.1 Arano Hospital](#Arano_Hospital)
+ [2.2 Mansion of Death](#Mansion_of_Death)
+ [2.3 Sunset Manor](#Sunset_Manor)
* [3 Osaka](#Osaka)
* [4 Saitama](#Saitama)
+ [4.1 Okeyama Hotel](#Okeyama_Hotel)
+ [4.2 Okeyama Station](#Okeyama_Station)
* [5 Tokyo](#Tokyo)
* [6 Tottori](#Tottori)
* [7 Yamagata](#Yamagata)
* [8 Yamanashi](#Yamanashi)
+ [8.1 Tokiwa Hotel](#Tokiwa_Hotel)
## Gunma[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Gunma")]
**Gunma Prefecture** (群馬県 ,*Gunma-ken*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is located in the [Kantō region](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region "wikipedia:Kantō region") of Japan.
### Suzuki Villa[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Suzuki Villa")]
Suzuki Villa
[Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki")'s family owns a villa in those woods that is surrounded by forest. It is only accessible by a very old foot bridge that tends to collapse alot. The villa appeared as the central location in episode 34-35 and made a brief cameo in episode 446-447.
## Nagano[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Nagano")]
**Nagano Prefecture** (長野県 ,*Nagano-ken*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is located in the [Chūbu region](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region "wikipedia:Chūbu region") of Japan.
### Arano Hospital[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Arano Hospital")]
It appeared in Red wall murder case.
### Mansion of Death[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Mansion of Death")]
It appeared in Red wall murder case.
### Sunset Manor[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Sunset Manor")]
Main article: [Sunset Manor](/wiki/Sunset_Manor "Sunset Manor")
## Osaka[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Osaka")]
**Osaka Prefecture** (大阪府 ,*Ōsaka-fu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is located in the Kansai region of Japan and is the home to [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori"), [Kazuha Toyama](/wiki/Kazuha_Toyama "Kazuha Toyama"), and the [Osaka Police Department](/wiki/index.php?title=Osaka_Police_Department&action=edit&redlink=1 "Osaka Police Department (page does not exist)"). It's not to be confused with its capital, [Osaka City](/wiki/Osaka_City "Osaka City").
## Saitama[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Saitama")]
### Okeyama Hotel[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Okeyama Hotel")]
It appeared in Tenkaichi Festival Case and it's in the the Saitama Prefecture.
### Okeyama Station[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Okeyama Station")]
It appeared in Tenkaichi Festival Case.
## Tokyo[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Tokyo")]
Main article: [Tokyo](/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo")
As the **[Tokyo Metropolis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo "wikipedia:Tokyo")** (東京都 ,*Tōkyō-to*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) with a population of 13,960,236 (2021), the City of Tokyo doubles as it's own prefecture, encompassing the core city of [23 specials wards](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_wards_of_Tokyo "wikipedia:Special wards of Tokyo"), as well as 26 additional cities, 5 towns and 8 villages to the west of it, which are known as the **[Tama Area](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Tokyo "wikipedia:Western Tokyo")** (多摩地域 ,*Tama-chiiki*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), also referred to as **Western Tokyo**, extending it to a border it shares with the [Yamanashi](/wiki/Yamanashi "Yamanashi") Prefecture. This is the metropolitan area often abbreviated as Tohto (東都 ,*Tōto*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) in [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama")'s works and what is often referred to as simply by "Tokyo" in daily use.
## Tottori[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Tottori")]
**Tottori Prefecture** (鳥取県 ,*Tottori-ken*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is located in the [Chūgoku region](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region "wikipedia:Chūgoku region") of Japan. [Misao](/wiki/Misao_Yamamura "Misao Yamamura") mentioned his paternal grandmother [Misae](/wiki/Misae_Yamamura "Misae Yamamura") lives in Kurayoshi. Officer [Chosuke Takagi](/wiki/Chosuke_Takagi "Chosuke Takagi") was transferred to Tottori to tackle a crime ring. Its capital is [the city of the same name](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottori,_Tottori "wikipedia:Tottori, Tottori") which was involved in [Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour](/wiki/Tottori_Sand_Dunes_Mystery_Tour "Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour") as well as the nearby city of [Kurayoshi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurayoshi,_Tottori "wikipedia:Kurayoshi, Tottori"). It's also the real life home prefecture of [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama").
## Yamagata[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Yamagata")]
**Yamagata Prefecture** (山形県 ,*Yamagata ken*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is in the north of Japan, being part of the [Tōhoku region](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region "wikipedia:Tōhoku region"). [Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori_vs._Shinichi_Kudo:_Deduction_Battle_on_the_Ski_Slope! "Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!") and the [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") original [The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night](/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Furisode_at_the_Hidden_Hot_Spring_on_a_Snowy_Night "The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night") (episodes 379-380) are set there, the latter in a hot springs resort located in this prefecture, the Kotoya Inn. [Akemi Miyano](/wiki/Akemi_Miyano "Akemi Miyano") claimed for it to be her home prefecture when she disguised as [Masami Hirota](/wiki/Masami_Hirota "Masami Hirota") and [Jirokichi Suzuki's residence](/wiki/Jirokichi_Suzuki%27s_residence "Jirokichi Suzuki's residence") is modeled after two real adjacent universities in the region. It's also the real life birthplace of [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama")'s mentor and assistant [Yutaka Abe](/wiki/Yutaka_Abe "Yutaka Abe"), as well as that of screenplay writer [Yukiko Okazaki](/wiki/Yukiko_Okazaki "Yukiko Okazaki").
## Yamanashi[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Yamanashi")]
**Yamanashi Prefecture** (山梨県 ,*Yamanashi ken*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is located in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is landlocked, featuring a fertile central valley, surrounded by many of the highest mountains in Japan.
### Tokiwa Hotel[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Setting/Prefectures_of_Japan&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Tokiwa Hotel")]
This is where [Shukichi Haneda](/wiki/Shukichi_Haneda "Shukichi Haneda") claimed his 7th title in a shogi match.
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| [Cities and Towns](/wiki/Setting/Cities_and_Towns "Setting/Cities and Towns") • [Countries](/wiki/Setting/Countries "Setting/Countries") • [Educational Institutions](/wiki/Setting/Educational_Institutions "Setting/Educational Institutions") • Prefectures of Japan • [Railway Lines and Stations](/wiki/Setting/Railway_Lines_and_Stations "Setting/Railway Lines and Stations") | | |
| **Character's Homes** | [Akako Koizumi](/wiki/Akako_Koizumi%27s_Residence "Akako Koizumi's Residence") • [Jirokichi Suzuki](/wiki/Jirokichi_Suzuki%27s_Residence "Jirokichi Suzuki's Residence") • [Kudo family](/wiki/Kudo_Residence "Kudo Residence") • [Kuroba family](/wiki/Kuroba_Residence "Kuroba Residence") • [Mouri family](/wiki/Mouri_Detective_Agency "Mouri Detective Agency") • [Nakamori family](/wiki/Nakamori_Residence "Nakamori Residence") |
| **Educational Institutions** | [Ekoda High School](/wiki/Ekoda_High_School "Ekoda High School") • [Kohnan High School](/wiki/Kohnan_High_School "Kohnan High School") • [Teitan Elementary School](/wiki/Teitan_Elementary_School "Teitan Elementary School") |
| **Hotels & Inns** | [Haido City Hotel](/wiki/Haido_City_Hotel "Haido City Hotel") |
| **Towns & Cities** | [Beika Ward](/wiki/Beika_Ward "Beika Ward") • [Beika Town](/wiki/Beika_Town "Beika Town") • [Ekoda](/wiki/Ekoda "Ekoda") • [Ginza](/wiki/Ginza "Ginza") • [Haido](/wiki/Haido "Haido") • [Shibuya](/wiki/Shibuya "Shibuya") • [Toshima](/wiki/Toshima "Toshima") • [Yaoya](/wiki/Yaoya "Yaoya") |
| **Train Stations** | [Beika Station](/wiki/Beika_Station "Beika Station") • [Tokyo Station](/wiki/Tokyo_Station "Tokyo Station") |
| **Other Locations** | [Beika Aquarium](/wiki/Beika_Aquarium "Beika Aquarium") • [Clock Tower (Black Star)](/wiki/Clock_Tower_(Black_Star) "Clock Tower (Black Star)") • [Nippon Budokan](/wiki/Nippon_Budokan "Nippon Budokan") • [Tokyo Skytree](/wiki/Tokyo_Skytree "Tokyo Skytree") • [Tokyo Tower](/wiki/Tokyo_Tower "Tokyo Tower") • [Tropical Land](/wiki/Tropical_Land "Tropical Land") • [Sunset Manor](/wiki/Sunset_Manor "Sunset Manor") |