Kamurochō
Kamurochō (Japanese: 神室町) is a fictional district of Tokyo from Sega's Yakuza media franchise. It is modelled after Kabukichō, Tokyo's renowned red-light district and entertainment precinct situated in Shinjuku ward. Like its real world counterpart, there are many retail shops, izakaya, restaurants, and mizu shōbai establishments like host and hostess clubs, soaplands, and nightclubs within the district. Kamurochō has appeared as the primary setting in most Yakuza main series titles and several spin-off games, as well as adaptations of the franchise in other media.
| Kamurochō | |
|---|---|
| Yakuza location | |
The red gate landmark of Kamurochō's Tenkaichi Street, as it appears in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | |
| First appearance | Yakuza (2005) |
| Created by | Toshihiro Nagoshi |
| Genre | Video game |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | District of Tokyo |
| Characters | Yakuza characters Judgment characters |
A constant fixture of Sega's interactive urban planning across the franchise's in-universe continuity, Kamurochō has been cited as a notable example of an effective, flexible cityscape primed for "virtual tourism". Kamurochō has been well received by critics and the video game community, with praise for the level of detail and believability of each iteration of the district since the release of the first Yakuza in 2005.