Japantown (2020)

Japantown (also known as Eastpark and Japantown) was a district of Central Night City, located to the southeast. It was considered part of Little Asia.
==History==
===1990s - 2010s===
Distinct enough to the neighboring Little China, this district was designed to reflect the individual cultural styles found throughout Japan, though there were also a smattering of other Southeast Asian locales. This neighborhood acted as the cultural center for the local Japanese population, as well as a link to the Pacific Rim. There were also NCTC bus connections to other parts of Central & South Night City, which were available through lines 17, 23, 51 and 68. NCART connections with the metropolitan area were available as well.
Over the years, Japantown became one of the most transited districts of Night City, visited both by the best and the worst the city had to offer, as well as many tourists. Gangs were a common sight around Eastpark, the eastern section of Lake Park, which was donned in the style of a traditional Japanese parks with shrines and flora typical from East Asia. At the Bodukkan Center, one of the most prestigious performing arts centers in the West Coast, the wealthy corporates never missed the new plays from the Nakagawa Kabuki Troupe. Security was a common sight in the urban areas, which were more safe than the less patrolled Eastpark to the west. The most powerful organization in Japantown were the yakuza crime syndicate, who after the Mob War had formed a tentative peace with the Mob of Little Italy. They were led by Hichigo Kanzaki, head of the strongest yakuza family in Night City.
===2020s===
By 2020, Japantown was an important and influential district due to Arasaka, the most powerful megacorporation in Night City, catering to the large local Japanese community. After many years, the yakuza had turned this district into their base of operations from which they expanded their influence over other areas of North California; Night City was the perfect place for this due to its central location, limited police interference, and outsiders were really easy to spot. They were headquartered in the XYZ Piano Bar, from where Hichigo watched over the local population. The heart of the district, though, was the Japan Trade Center, where high-level executives discussed economy strategy and future acquisitions. There were multitude of Japanese businesses distributed in the many buildings throughout the district, with notable malls like Nichiban or the Nakagumi Business Plaza. The Imperial Bank was the most used banking institution by this community.
The Fourth Corporate War was devastating for both Japantown and Little China. Its residents would eventually move north to the Watson Development, while areas of the damaged district soon became a part of the Combat Zones, and later the Glen.
==Locations==
*Bodukkan Center
*Eastpark
**The Bandstand
**The Gazebo
*The Garden
*Hotel Yamaguchi
*Imperial Bank Building
*Japanese Neighborhoods
*Japan Trade Center
*Kaifū Corner
*Michiko's
*Nakagumi Business Plaza
*Cherry Blossom Memories
*Hasagumi
*Kanchi
*XYZ Piano Bar
*Nichiban Mall
*Tokagawa Tower
**Japanese Cultural Heritage Museum
===NCART Stations===
*Japantown Station
*Transit Center Station
==Notable Organizations==
*Yakuza
===Notable Gangs===
*Blood Razors
*Gold Eagles
*Philharmonic Vampyres
*Piranhas
*Tyger's Claw
==Notable People==
==Notes==
*Some maps (like the one below) depict a bigger Japantown, incorporating parts of western Little China.
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Cyberpunk 2020 Sections