An alleyway in Yongen-Jaya in Persona 5
Yongen-Jaya (四軒茶屋*)? is a location in Persona 5.
History
Yongen-Jaya is based on Setagaya (世田谷区*)? in Tokyo. Setagaya is known as one of the heavily populated residential districts in Tokyo.
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Persona 5 / Royal
The map of Yongen-Jaya.
Yongen-Jaya is one of first three traversable areas on the Tokyo map at the beginning of the game. It is the location of Sojiro Sakura's Café Leblanc, where the protagonist stays at for the duration of his time in Tokyo, as well as Sojiro's house, where he and Futaba Sakura reside.
It's also the center of several shops, such as Tae Takemi's Takemi Medical Clinic, a supermarket, a second-hand shop and a sweet potato vendor, and several vending machines. It also encompasses several activities: a public bathhouse, washing machines, a batting center and a movie theater.
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Etymology
Yongen-Jaya is not a real location in Japan, but rather a reference to Sangen-Jaya Station (三軒茶屋), a real life Tokyo station located in Setagaya. "Yon" (四), meaning the number four, is the next numeric kanji after "san" (三), the number three.
