Pokémon world in relation to the real world: Difference between revisions

The design of the four major Pokémon regions - [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]] are strikingly similar in geography and demographics to regions in the real world, specifically those of [[wp:Japan|Japan]].

The [[wp:Kanto region|Kantō region]] of Japan is not only identical in name to [[Kanto]] in the [[Pokémon world]], it is also very similar geographically; however, the western part of the game Kanto corresponds to eastern [[wp:Chubu region|Chūbu]].

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The Sevii Islands are based off two archipelagos off the coast of Tokyo: the {{wp|Izu Islands}} ({{jwp|伊豆諸島}}) and the {{wp|Bonin Islands}} ({{jwp|小笠原諸島}}).

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In Japan, the Kanto region is often contrasted with {{wp|Kansai}}, which is like Johto, to the west. However, Johto is geographically more similar to the combined region of Kansai and western {{wp|Chubu}}.

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Hoenn is based on the southernmost parts of Japan - {{wp|Kyushu|Kyūshū}} and {{wp|Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa}} - with the latter highly condensed. (The distance between the northernmost and southernmost points of Okinawa is about as large as the distance between the northernmost and southernmost points of {{wp|Honshu}}, the mainland of Japan.)

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Sinnoh has been said to be an island like Hoenn, rather than a peninsula. It is based on the northernmost major island of Japan, {{wp|Hokkaido}}. Part of {{wp|Sakhalin}} (Japanese: 樺太 ''Karafuto'') and {{wp|Kunashir Island}} (Japanese: 国後島 ''Kunashiri Island''), territories which are in dispute between {{wp|Russia}} and Japan, are also included.

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