Pokémon world in relation to the real world
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The design of the four major Pokémon regions - Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Orre are strikingly similar in geography and demographics to regions in the real world.
Kanto
The Kantō region of Japan is not only identical in name to Kanto in the Pokémon world, it is also very similar geographically.
Pokémon world | Specific location | Prefecture | Comments | ||
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Pallet Town | East Shizuoka | 静岡県 | Shizuoka | ||
Viridian City | South Yamanashi | 山梨県 | Yamanashi | ||
Viridian Forest | ? | ? | |||
Pewter City | ? | 群馬県 | Nagano | ||
Mt. Moon | ? | 群馬県 | Gunma | ||
Cerulean City | ? | 群馬県 | Gunma | ||
Vermilion City | 横浜市 | Yokohama City | 神奈川県 | Kanagawa | Yokohama is the largest seaport in Japan. |
Power Plant | 東海発電所 | Tōkai Power Plant | 茨城県 | Ibaraki | The first commercial nuclear power plant in Japan. |
Lavender Town | ? | 茨城県 | Ibaraki | ||
Celadon City | ? | 東京都 | Tokyo | West Tokyo has a number of autonomous cities. | |
Saffron City | 23区 | Central Tokyo | 東京都 | Tokyo | Technically, there is no Tokyo City. |
Fuchsia City | ? | 千葉県 | Chiba | ||
Safari Zone | ? | ? | |||
Seafoam Islands | ? | ? | |||
Cinnabar Island | 伊豆大島 | Izu-Ōshima | 東京都 | Tokyo | Oshima is famous for Mt. Mihara, an active volcano. |
Sevii Islands | 伊豆諸島 | wp:Izu Islands | 東京都 | Tokyo | This conflicts with the previous analysis, since Oshima is part of this archipelago. |
Victory Road | ? | ? | |||
Indigo Plateau | ? | ? | |||
Tohjo Falls | ? | ? |