Showa Street
is really Yasukuni-dori, Tokyo, Japan
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The wide road along Kamurocho's southern edge, where the district's gateways open and taxis wait.
The real place
Yasukuni-dori is the major avenue along Kabukicho's southern boundary, and the red Ichibangai arch and other street gates open onto it, just as they do onto Showa Street in the game.
Visiting
Cross at the big junctions near Shinjuku Station to reach the gates on the north side. The south pavement gives the best wide view of the entrances at night.
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