Kounai Station
is really Kannai Station, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The big station at the heart of Ijincho, surrounded by Western-style buildings and a modern business district, with play spots such as the batting center nearby. Wikipedia lists the game's Kounai Station as the real Kannai Station.
The real place
Kannai, 'inside the barrier', was the walled-off area where foreign merchants lived after Yokohama opened as a port in 1859. The JR station opened in 1964 on an elevated line. The towers of the Kanagawa Prefectural Office (1928) and Yokohama Customs (1934), nicknamed the King and the Queen, appear behind it in the game too.
Visiting
From the north exit it is a few minutes' walk to Yokohama Stadium, home of the BayStars baseball team, and on to the King and Queen towers. Isezaki Mall starts just south of the station.
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