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[[File:Pokemon-to-real-world.png|thumb|left|150px|The map of Japan showing the Johto region as the {{wp|Kansai region}}.]] | [[File:Pokemon-to-real-world.png|thumb|left|150px|The map of Japan showing the Johto region as the {{wp|Kansai region}}.]] | ||
[[Junichi Masuda]] has stated in his director's column that the kanji that inspired the name mean "castle palace" (城都) or "lattice-shaped palace" (条都)<ref>[ | [[Junichi Masuda]] has stated in his director's column that the kanji that inspired the name mean "castle palace" (城都) or "lattice-shaped palace" (条都)<ref>[https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir/2009/05/index.html Hidden Power of Masuda: No. 149 (Japanese)]</ref><ref>[https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/2009/05/index.html Hidden Power of Masuda: No. 149 (English)]</ref>; this meaning is connected to the city of {{wp|Nara, Nara|Nara}}, which was the basis for [[Violet City]]. | ||
Johto is based on the real {{wp|Kansai region}} in Japan. Kansai and {{wp|Kantō region|Kantō}} are the two most populous areas of {{wp|Honshū}}, the largest island of Japan, and much like Johto and [[Kanto]], represent a harmony of contrasting cultures living together. Compared to modern Kantō, Kansai is linked to the past, and known for its historical temples, shrines, palaces, gardens, and architecture. {{wp|Kyoto}}, which is the basis for [[Ecruteak City]], is considered the cultural center of Japan; although {{wp|Osaka}}, which is the basis for [[Goldenrod City]], is typically modern. | Johto is based on the real {{wp|Kansai region}} in Japan.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0007/gfreak/page04.html 『ポケットモンスター』開発スタッフインタビュー (ページｄ)]. ''Nintendo Online Magazine'' (N.O.M), July 2000.</ref> Kansai and {{wp|Kantō region|Kantō}} are the two most populous areas of {{wp|Honshū}}, the largest island of Japan, and much like Johto and [[Kanto]], represent a harmony of contrasting cultures living together. Compared to modern Kantō, Kansai is linked to the past, and known for its historical temples, shrines, palaces, gardens, and architecture. {{wp|Kyoto}}, which is the basis for [[Ecruteak City]], is considered the cultural center of Japan; although {{wp|Osaka}}, which is the basis for [[Goldenrod City]], is typically modern. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||