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{{main|Pokémon world in relation to the real world#Johto|Pokémon world in relation to the real world → Johto}} | {{main|Pokémon world in relation to the real world#Johto|Pokémon world in relation to the real world → Johto}} | ||
[[File:Pokemon-to-real-world.png|thumb|left| | [[File:Pokemon-to-real-world.png|thumb|left|200px|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 capital" (城都)<ref name="Masuda No. 149">[https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir/2009/05/index.html Hidden Power of Masuda: No. 149]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDJuM8C5g-8 New Pokemon Gold & Silver Facts Discovered]</ref> or "lattice-plan capital" (条都)<ref name="Masuda No. 149"/>; this meaning is connected to the city of {{wp|Nara, Nara|Nara}}, which was the basis for [[Violet City]]. | [[Junichi Masuda]] has stated in his director's column that the kanji that inspired the name mean "castle capital" (城都)<ref name="Masuda No. 149">[https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir/2009/05/index.html Hidden Power of Masuda: No. 149]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDJuM8C5g-8 New Pokemon Gold & Silver Facts Discovered]</ref> or "lattice-plan capital" (条都)<ref name="Masuda No. 149"/>; this meaning is connected to the city of {{wp|Nara, Nara|Nara}}, which was the basis for [[Violet City]]. | ||