Question: is inaba a real place?
Answer: Persona 4 takes place in a rural town called "Inaba." And the town's train station, Yasoinaba Station, is where the game's protagonist arrives on the scene. The station is based on an actual place, and soon it will be gone forever. The real station is Isawa Onsen Station (石和温泉駅) and is located in Yamanashi Prefecture.