Hoganji Yokocho
is really Hozenji Yokocho, Osaka, Japan
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
A set of narrow alleys in the middle of Sotenbori, home to small bars and clubs, including Club Sunshine.
The real place
The real alley, two stone-paved lanes about 80 m long, grew from stalls serving worshippers at Hozenji Temple, founded in 1637; both were destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt.
Visiting
Go after dark or in the rain, when the lanterns and wet stones look their best, and splash water on the moss-covered Mizukake Fudo statue. Many restaurants do not take cards.
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