The Castle

The Castle (, Kyassuru) is an explorable location in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. It is a full-scale replica of Osaka Castle built on the bed of a large container ship, with an added casino, gambling den, cabaret club, and boutique. It is operated by the Kijin Clan.
== History ==
The Castle is a secret civilization concealed within on old foreign vessel purchased by the Omi Alliance for a low price, described as "an adult amusement park" by Akame. By the late 2010's, it was owned and operated by Homare Nishitani III of the Kijin Clan and was used as a safe heaven for Omi Alliance members to escape law enforcement. For security purposes, guests are forbidden from bringing their mobile phones into the castle.
The appeal of the Castle is its promise of absolute freedom. People often travel there to explore their taboo sexual fantasies. The ship is also populated by slave laborers who are regularly abused by the Omi and by guests of the castle. These are usually victims of crippling debt who travel to the Castle for one last attempt to make money through high stakes gambling.
The main attraction of the Castle is the Coliseum. Athletes, boxing champions, Olympic gold medalists, renowned hitmen, and martial arts legends all fight in the arena with large amounts of money being bet on them by castle VIPs. The various families of the Omi Alliance take turns hosting the Coliseum each night.
=== Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name: 2019 ===
Kazuma Kiryu is ordered by Yuki Tsuruno to meet with Sotenbori based jack-of-all-trades, Akame. He gives Kiryu a keychain of a red tiger. After running a few errands for her, she takes him to the Castle via helicopter. The red tiger is a symbol which represents to the Castle's staff that he is a guest of the Watase Family. Kiryu realizes that Tsuruno has most likely sent him to the castle to fight in the Coliseum as a test of his strength.
Kosei Shishido reunites with Kiryu outside the Coliseum lobby. He tells if he enters the Coliseum and makes it out alive he will disclose the location of Kihei Hanawa. To hide his identity during the match, he wears a mask given to him by Shishido.
Kiryu fights in three consecutive battles with fighters chosen by the Watase Family, each one of them being impersonators of yakuza legends of both Omi and Tojo. The first fight is against a fake Masaru Watase wielding a barbed wire baseball bat. Kiryu defeats him with ease.
The second fight is against a man pretending to be Kiryu himself, using a katana and a revolver. For his third fight Kiryu battles a fake Ryuji Goda. Halfway through the fight Ryuji retreats and allows the two tigers bellow the cage match to attack Kiryu. Kiryu defeats the tigers and then saves the Ryuji Goda-esque man from being eaten by them, noting that despite the two's near identical appearance the faker fails to understand what Goda stood for or how he fought. Nishitani was very impressed by Kiryu's performance. Afterwards Kiryu meets with Shishido who tells him more about himself and finally discloses the location of Hanawa.
After Homare Nishitani III learns of the Watase Family's plan to assault him using Agent Joryu, he orders the Kijin Clan to hunt him down. Nishitani pursues Joryu to the Castle's helipad and forces him into a fight, which Nishitani loses.
== Explorable Locations ==
* Coliseum Lobby
* Coliseum Reception
* VIP Lounge
* Fighter's Lounge
* Castle Central Street
* Gambling Den
* Castle Cabaret
* The Boutique