Kabukicho – the real Kamurocho.

Sorry for the delay – I promise heaps of pics tonight! :P

Today’s post is a sight seeing post on what is known as Tokyo’s Red Light District – Kabukicho.

Last year I started playing a game called Yakuza on PS2.

The game is set in Kabukicho, named Kamurocho in the game.

For me, I just couldn’t believe how similar it is.

Like this entry on another blog, you can see the in game screenshots compared to the real life ones: http://classygamer.blogspot.com/2010/03/yakuza-3-visit-kamurocho.html

I haven’t had time to do my own screenshots of the game, so I haven’t done my own. Being a game, they had to change real life names for legal purposes etc. Still, if you love the game, you’ll love tonight’s post.

Here are the pics:

Kabukicho entrance.

Sakura Dori - aka Pink St. in Yakuza.

Oriental PASSAGE - aka VOLCANO in Yakuza.

Theatre Square!

KOMA theatre - aka Kamuro Theatre.

Close up of the shops near Theatre Square.

The real Tenkaichi St!

Random walkway in the middle of Kamurocho.

Famimart, aka POPPO in the game.

Kabuki-cho entrance with the main street.

Overview of the entrance + Don Quiote (you can see this in the game).

Same pic, but night time.

Night time view of the entrance.

I loved visiting here and snapping  pics cos the Yakuza series was my GOTY for 2010. :P

No idea on what to blog about tomorrow…