Place Names Appearing in Denonbu

Various real place names appear in Denonbu.

Place names in Tokyo are written in katakana and with an "area" suffix in Denonbu, such as Tokyo area or Akiba area. This is because in Denonbu's era, the administrative divisions are different from the current ones due to rezoning.

#### Akiba

Akiba is an abbreviation of Akihabara. In the Denonbu world, however, Akiba area is the official name.

* Kanda and Sotokanda
Kanda is an area located north of the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station. And Sotokanda (Outer Kanda) is the name of the area north of the Kanda River of Kanda, which is almost the same area as Akihabara.
* Manseibashi
Manseibashi is a bridge over the Kanda River and is part of Chuou Ave. It is located southwest of Akihabara Station.
* Showa Ave. and Chuou Ave.
Showa Ave. and Chuou Ave. are parallel north-south streets, with Showa Ave. running east of Akihabara Station and Chuou Ave. running west.
* Kanda Myojin
The three girls from Akiba paid a visit to the shrine by climbing Myojinzaka.
Myojinzaka is a slope that crosses in front of Kanda Myojin, so this shrine is probably Kanda Myojin. Kanda Myojin is a venerable shrine in Sotokanda dating back to the 8th century.
* Tokyo Dome City
There is a scene where the three Akiba members go to an urban spa two stops away from Akiba, adjacent to a baseball stadium and an amusement park.
We can assume that this facility is Tokyo Dome City. In addition to the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo Dome City has an amusement park called Tokyo Dome City Attractions and a spa called LaQua.

#### Ueno

Ueno is a district with a train terminal and a downtown area, as well as parks, museums, and a zoo.

#### Asakusa

Asakusa is the district surrounding Sensoji Temple, a historic tourist attraction and downtown area.

#### Harajuku

Harajuku is a town of young people known for its unique, fancy and kawaii fashion, food and music culture in both the real and Denonbu world.

* Jingumae
Jingumae is the area in front of Meiji Jingu Shrine and includes Harajuku, Takeshita Ave. and Omote-Sandou Ave. "Jingu" denotes a shrine where the class is high and "mae" denotes forward.
* Kamizono
The Kamizono Jingu in Denonbu is most likely modeled after Meiji Jingu. The name "Kamizono" is derived from Yoyogi-Kamizonocho, which is mostly occupied by Meiji Jingu, Yoyogi Park and surrounding public facilities.
* Takeshita Ave.
Takeshita Ave. is a symbolic no-vehicle shopping street in Harajuku, lined with stores selling fashion items for young people.
* Omote-Sandou Ave.
Omote-Sandou is the street from Aoyama Ave. to the intersection in front of Harajuku Station and the main street approaching Meiji Jingu.
* Meiji Ave.
Meiji Ave. is a ring road encircling central Tokyo and intersects Takeshita Ave. and Omote-Sandou at right angles.
* Laforet HARAJUKU
Laforet HARAJUKU is a fashion building located at the intersection of Omote-Sandou and Meiji Ave.

#### Azabu

Azabu area covers a wide area spanning Mita in the east, Shirokane-dai in the west, Takanawa in the south, and Azabu-Juban in the north.

These are all within Minato ward in real world.

* Minato
Minato ward is part of Tokyo's bay area, which has a concentration of office buildings, upscale residential areas, and embassies.
* Mita
The highlands of Mita are home to upscale residential neighborhoods, as well as close to Tokyo Tower.
* Shirokane-dai
Shirokane-dai is in the southwestern part of Minato ward, with Ebisu in Shibuya ward to the west.
* Azabu-Juuban
Azabu-Juban is not relatively upscale town in Azabu and is adjacent to Roppongi to the north.
* Takanawa
Takanawa is located at the southern end of Minato ward and was the southern gateway to Edo.

#### Roppongi

Roppongi is located north of Azabu and is similar in nature to Azabu.

* Roppongi Hills
Roppongi Hills is a skyscraper including offices, residential complexes, a hotel etc.

#### Shibuya

Shibuya ward is one of the central areas of Tokyo and is known as a town for young people in real life.

In the real world, Harajuku is part of the Shinjuku ward.

* Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station is one of the largest terminal stations in Japan, served by multiple train lines.
* Koen Ave.
Karin coordinated the current attire for Mitsuki at the fashion building along Koen Ave.
Koen Ave. is the road from Shibuya Station to Yoyogi Park.
* Yoyogi National Coliseum
Yoyogi National Coliseum is a stadium located in the Shibuya, the event "NEW LEGEND" is held there.
This stadium is most likely modeled after the Yoyogi National Gymnasium.

#### Kabuki

The area from Shinjuku Ave. to Shin-Okubo is Kabuki.

Kabukicho is known for its underground atmosphere and large entertainment district in real life.

* Shinjuku Ave.
Shinjuku Ave. stretches from the west side of the Imperial Palace to Shinjuku Station and Kabukicho.
* Shin-Okubo
Shin-Okubo is known as Korean Town.

#### Yodobashi

It is the political center of the Tokyo, and the Tokyo Area Government Building is here.

The Government Building is located on the site of the former Yodobashi Water Purification Plant. In addition, the Yodobashi ward was once established in the mid-20th century.

#### Shinjuku

Shinjuku area were divided into Kabuki area, Yodobashi area and so on due to public safety issues.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is located in Shinjuku ward, and in Denonbu's era, it was renamed Tokyo Area Government Building.

#### Other

* Yamanote Line
It appears frequently in lyrics and novellas.
The Yamanote Line is a loop line in the center of Tokyo, and there are numerous famous places along the line.
* Shuto Expressway
Aki and Ginka had a conversation while driving down the Shuto Expressway in an automatic car.
Shuto Expressway is a network of highways extending in and around Tokyo.
* Pedestrian bridge
It was on the pedestrian bridge that Reina and Mitsuki conversed for the first time since their reunion, and Karin became interested when she heard Reina's DJing.
This pedestrian bridge is exist and located at the intersection of Kamizonocho, Shibuya ward, Tokyo.

### Hokkaido

Reina and her father Reia lived in Hokkaido for seven years.

Hokkaido is the northernmost of the four main islands that make up the Japanese archipelago and is known for its magnificent nature. The entire island forms a single prefecture, and the same is probably true in the world of Denonbu.

#### Sapporo

Sapporo is the capital and most prosperous city of Hokkaido.

* Sapporo Station
Reina and Reia returned to Tokyo from Sapporo Station by Shinkansen.
In the real world, the Hokkaido Shinkansen is scheduled to extend to Sapporo Station in 2030.

#### Hidaka

* Hidaka
Reina's family name is Hidaka, and there is a region in Hokkaido called Hidaka.

### Chiba

* Inubousaki
Inubousaki (Cape Inubou), Shian's family name, is the name of the cape at the eastern end of Chiba Prefecture and the Kanto region, jutting out into the Pacific Ocean.

* Narita International Airport
The place where Karin left to study abroad.
Narita International Airport is one of the major airports in the Greater Tokyo Area.

## Abroad

Lucia grew up abroad, but did not specify which country.

### Europe

In the Denonbu Novel Part 2, Karin studied in Europe.

#### Study Abroad Destination

* Netherlands
* Germany
* Norway
* Spain
* U.K.

* Italy
Haijuma Fuga wore a high-end Italian brand suit in the scene where he meets his friends Hidaka Reia and Houou Homura.

### Middle East

There are accounts of special particles, mainly used to levitate FAIHS and transmit sound, to suppress terrorist organizations in the Middle East.

* Babylon (Babel)
Babylon, also called Babel, is an ancient city in Mesopotamia, located along the Euphrates River. It is currently within Iraqi territory and is located south of Baghdad.
Babylon appears in Shian's song's lyric, and Babel is used in the name of Tama's bar and song titles.

## References

1. ↑ Denonbu Novel Part 1, Akiba Edition
2. ↑ Denonbu Novel Part 1, Shibuya Edition
3. ↑ Denonbu Novel Part1, Azabu Edition
4. ↑ Denonbu Novel Part1, Kabuki Edition
5. ↑ "北海道新幹線の駅とルート" (Stations and Routes of Hokkaido Shinkansen). Hokkaido
6. ↑ Denonbu Novel Part1, Shibuya Edition