Morinono

Morinono is a town located within Japan's N Prefecture in T City.

While the population of Morinono is small and relatively peaceful, living there are several Stand users.

Morinono possesses several landmarks, the vast manjority of them connected to Stands.

## Backstory

Morinono is a suburb of T City. Although it quickly developed during the 1980s, it was inhabited even in the ancient days of the samurai. It had many martial arts training grounds and vacation homes, where its summer attractions may have come from.

Even now, there are still many villas of samurai left. Not much earlier, Morinono had been just a rural town where one could find only rice and vegetable fields. The country town was run mostly by agriculture business, and as a result people in there had hard and cracked hands. They often needed to check on the water in the paddy fields in the middle of the night. There was at least one area in the Northeast famous for an old summer retreat.

Morinono eventually underwent a transformation in an age where places all over Japan were getting better. N Prefecture's government officials decided to invest money in Morinono to develop it, as its population was quickly increasing with workers from the adjacent T City. The streets were repaired, shops and markets were built and pretty houses were lined up on the land that used to be rice fields. Power lines and telephone poles that harmed the views disappeared or were abandoned.

With the development of the town, many of the people came back to live in Morinono.

## T City

T City of N Prefecture is a city adjacent to Morinono. It was undergoing lots of forays to new enterprises. People working there were seeking to take residence and came to Morinono, quickly expanding the town's population.

T City was much more modern than Morinono: People often compared life in there with the ones seen on TV dramas. Some people that didn't want a rural life or take a modern job went in there after graduating in high school in search of a job, but market was competitive.

It is a reference to Araki’s hometown, Sendai, Miyagi prefecture.

## Summer Attractions

Every year on July 1, rivers and beaches open up to the public in Morinono. 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 T 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.

## Morinono Landmarks

### Los Tacos

Los Tacos is a taco shop in Morinono, run by Juan Pedro Quintero, a friendly Mexican cook. This shop sells the best tacos in the world, but sells them for the price of any average taco. Many who have been to this shop seem to develop special abilities shortly after leaving. The shop also sells other food, but the owner of the shop tends to look disappointed when you order anything other than a taco.

## Trivia

* The "town's flower" is the Adonis; and its specialty is Miso-flavored Beef Tongue.
* The town is actually based on Hirohiko Araki's hometown, Sendai. He states that Sendai was an old historical town, but began residential construction in the 80s, 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 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. He felt using the real name of the city in his manga may anger people, so he changed the name to Morioh. Morioh then inspired Morinono in our wiki.

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