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Regardless of their proximity, the people of Johto and those of Kanto are set apart by many cultural differences. Kanto is based on the real {{wp|Kantō region}} in Japan. Compared to the traditional {{wp|Kansai region}} (where Johto is based), Kanto is modern and technological, which is reflected in the look of the cities and the buildings like the Pokémon Lab of Cinnabar Island, or the Power Plant. Also this fact is reflected in Kanto being the only Pokémon region without any legends, myths or traditions (an example of that is Mewtwo, the Legendary Pokémon of Kanto, which is a product of the science, contrasting the Bird Duo of Johto, the Weather Trio of Hoenn, or the Dragon Trio of Sinnoh), or in Porygon, which was created in the Pokémon Lab (adding the fact that the player receives the item Up-Grade in Silph Co.). The soil of the Kansai region is volcanic, referencing the in-game Kanto region's inability to maintain a [[berry]] crop in [[Generation II]], [[Generation III]] and [[Generation IV]]. People from Kanto are considered to be sophisticated, reserved and formal. Kansai and Kantō, however different, are the two most important areas of Honshū, the largest island in Japan, and, much like Johto and Kanto, represent a harmony of contrasting cultures living together. The cultural divide is most noticeable in the games, as the player talks to and learns about the denizens of both regions.