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{{infobox location|image=Tokyoskyline.jpg|language=Japanese|caption='''Tokyo, Japan'''|WPLink=yes}}
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'''Tokyo, Japan''' is the capital of and the largest prefecture in the nation, with a population of over twelve million. Although severely damaged during World War II, Tokyo has risen to become the technological, cultural, and economic center of modern Japanese society. It is the home of [[Hiro Nakamura]] and [[Ando Masahashi]].
'''Tokyo, Japan''' is the capital of and the largest prefecture in the nation, with a population of over twelve million. Although severely damaged during World War II, Tokyo has risen to become the technological, cultural, and economic center of modern Japanese society. It is the home of [[Hiro Nakamura]], [[Ando Masahashi]], [[Miko Otomo]], and others.


==Notable Locations==
==Notable Locations==
* Akihabara, the location of the ''Batsu-Batsu'' Gaming Convention
* [[Aoyama Cemetery]]
* [[Bowl-A-Rama]]
* The city streets
* [[Dial a Hero]]
* [[Harajuko Station]]
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* [[Hiro's apartment]]
* [[Hiro and Ando's lair]]
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* The [[karaoke bar]] (in Shinjuku)
* The Korakuen amusement park, next to the Tokyo Dome
* Meiji Jingu Stadium, home of the [[Tokyo Swallows]]
* Meiji Museum, home of the [[Kensei]] Tapestries
* [[Miko Otomo's apartment|Miko's apartment]]
* [[Museum of Cultural History]]
* Narita Airport
* [[Sam's Comics (Tokyo)|Sam's Comics]]
* Shinjuku Bunka Cinema
* A [[Tokyo building]]
* The [[Tokyo subway]]
* [[Wikipedia:Ueno Park|Ueno Park]]
* [[Yamagato Fellowship]]
* [[Yamagato Industries]]
* [[Yamagato Industries]]
* The [[Tokyo subway]]
* [[Yamagato Tower]]
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* The karaoke bar
* The schoolyard
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* [[Hiro's apartment]]


==Notable Residents==
==Notable Residents==
* [[Hiro Nakamura]]
* [[Miyoki Akayawa]]
* Armed guards: [[Armed guard (I)|1]] · [[Armed guard (II)|2]]
* [[Reiko Asakawa]]
* [[Tatsuya Atsumi]]
* [[Matsu Bekku]]
* A [[biker gang]]
* A [[Tokyo bouncer|bouncer]]
* Chanting monks: [[Chanting monk (I)|1]] · [[Chanting monk (II)|2]]
* A [[Yamagato cubicle employee|cubicle dweller]]
* [[Dai]]
* [[Kin Egami]]
* [[Flashback monk]]
* [[Fumio Fukazawa]]
* [[Yoji Hayata]]
* [[Hayata's goons]]
* [[Jiro]]
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* [[Back Dorm Boys|Karaoke singers]]
* [[Kozumi]]
* [[Ando Masahashi]]
* [[Ando Masahashi]]
* [[Hiro's boss]]
* [[Muffin Man's owner]] ([[Muffin Man]])
* The [[Nakamura]] family ([[Kaito]], [[Ishi]], [[Kimiko]], and [[Hiro]])
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* [[Back Dorm Boys|Karaoke singers]]
* [[Old monk]]
* [[Hachiro Otomo]]
* [[Miko Otomo]]
* [[Tami Oyoki]]
* [[Ren Shimosawa]]
* A [[spitball boy]] and [[spitball girl|girl]]
* [[Taro]]
* A [[Yamagato employee]]
* A [[Yamagato guard]]
* A [[Yamagato Tower employee]]

==Notable Visitors==
* [[Arnold]]
* [[Edgar]]
* [[Fortune teller]]
* [[M. F. Harris]]
* [[Erica Kravid]]
* [[Lydia]]
* [[Adam Monroe]] (interred at [[Aoyama Cemetery]])
* [[Daphne Millbrook]]
* [[Samuel Sullivan]]


==About==
==About==
Tokyo is the capital of [[Japan]]. It is a global city that serves as the financial capital of Asia and one of the financial centers of the world. Originally known as Edo, Tokyo received its current name, which means "Eastern Capital", when Emperor Meiji moved the capital to Tokyo from Kyoto in 1868. The greater metropolitan area of Tokyo is the world's most populous. Tokyo also offers world-class dining, nightlife, and shopping, and is home to a large number of multinational companies.
===[[Genesis]]===
While at [[Yamagato Industries|his job]], [[Hiro]] , using his [[space-time manipulation|power]], stops time for a second. He excitedly tells this to his friend [[Ando]], who shrugs him off. Hiro is dragged back to his office by his ear.

Hiro speculates about his new-found power to Ando at a karaoke bar. Ando is still not amused, telling Hiro that if he can teleport, why doesn't he teleport into the women's bathroom. As Ando goes to get drinks, Hiro focuses and succeeds at the dare.

Being thrown out of the bar, Hiro and Ando continue talking. Hiro wants to be special, but Ando doesn't see why. They depart. Hiro is on the [[Tokyo subway|subway]] as he sees an advertisement for [[New York City]]. He concentrates and finds himself there.

===[[Don't Look Back]]===
After being found with a murdered [[Isaac]] in [[Isaac's apartment|his apartment]], the police question Hiro. They call Ando in Toyko, who says Hiro has been missing for five weeks.

After witnessing the [[explosion]], Hiro teleports back to the [[Tokyo subway]].

===[[Graphic Novel:The Crane]]===
Hiro teleports back into the Tokyo Subway after the explosion. He visits his apartment, thinking about what he had witnessed and decides what he must do. He visits the [[Hiroshima Peace Memorial]], leaving a [[origami]] crane there in the memory of his grandfather.

===[[One Giant Leap]]===
To convince Ando about his powers, Hiro shows him the ''[[9th Wonders!]]'' comic book he brought back from the future and saves a [[Japanese schoolgirl|schoolgirl]] from a bus. This convinces Ando and they leave Tokyo.

===[[Six Months Ago]]===
Hiro, realizing he teleported too far back in time in his effort to save [[Charlie]], calls Ando at [[Yamagato Industries]]. Ando is out sick, so Hiro from the past picks up for him. Present Hiro hangs up quickly.

Later, as Charlie and Hiro attempt to kiss, Hiro is teleported to the roof of the [[Yamagato Industries]] building where there is an calisthenics class going on.

===[[The Fix]]===
[[Kaito's assistant]] offers [[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] first-class airline tickets back to Tokyo, but they refuse.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Scenes that take place in Tokyo are filmed primarily in Los Angeles's "Little Tokyo", around Astronaut Ellison South Onizuka Street and 1st Street.
* Scenes that take place in Tokyo are filmed primarily in Los Angeles's "Little Tokyo", around Astronaut Ellison South Onizuka Street and 1st Street.
* Shinjuku (where the [[karaoke bar]] is located) is a special ward of Tokyo. Shinjuku's tourism ambassador is Godzilla.


==Memorable Quotes==
==Memorable Quotes==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Tokyo on Sylar's map.jpg|[[Sylar]]'s [[map]] pinpoints Tokyo.
Image:Tokyo on Sylar's map.jpg|[[Sylar]]'s [[map]] pinpoints Tokyo.
Image:1x01japanally.JPG|[[Ando]] and Hiro discuss [[teleportation]] in the streets of Tokyo.
Image:1x01japanally.JPG|[[Ando]] and Hiro discuss [[Space-time manipulation|teleportation]] in the streets of Tokyo.
Image:Tokyo.jpg|Tokyo has many subway stations.
Image:Tokyo.jpg|Tokyo has many subway stations.
Image:1x01hirosubway.JPG|[[Hiro]] rides the subway home.
Image:1x01hirosubway.JPG|[[Hiro]] rides the subway home.
Image:1x10yamagatoroof.JPG|Workers in Tokyo exercise on the roof of [[Yamagato Industries|their building]].
Image:1x10yamagatoroof.JPG|Workers in Tokyo exercise on the roof of [[Yamagato Industries|their building]].
Image:Tokyo skyline.jpg|The skyline darkens outside the windows of Yamagato.
Image:Miko's window.jpg|[[Miko's apartment]] has circular windows with views of Tokyo.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 08:11, 6 November 2015

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, Japan
Language(s) Spoken: Japanese
Wikipedia Article

Tokyo, Japan is the capital of and the largest prefecture in the nation, with a population of over twelve million. Although severely damaged during World War II, Tokyo has risen to become the technological, cultural, and economic center of modern Japanese society. It is the home of Hiro Nakamura, Ando Masahashi, Miko Otomo, and others.

Notable Locations

Notable Residents

Notable Visitors

About

Tokyo is the capital of Japan. It is a global city that serves as the financial capital of Asia and one of the financial centers of the world. Originally known as Edo, Tokyo received its current name, which means "Eastern Capital", when Emperor Meiji moved the capital to Tokyo from Kyoto in 1868. The greater metropolitan area of Tokyo is the world's most populous. Tokyo also offers world-class dining, nightlife, and shopping, and is home to a large number of multinational companies.

Trivia

  • Scenes that take place in Tokyo are filmed primarily in Los Angeles's "Little Tokyo", around Astronaut Ellison South Onizuka Street and 1st Street.
  • Shinjuku (where the karaoke bar is located) is a special ward of Tokyo. Shinjuku's tourism ambassador is Godzilla.

Memorable Quotes

"We are not special! We are Japanese!"

- Ando Masahashi (to Hiro) (Genesis)


"Japanese people very lucky."

- Ando (to Ernie) (Better Halves)

Gallery

  • Sylar's map pinpoints Tokyo.
    Sylar's map pinpoints Tokyo.
  • Ando and Hiro discuss teleportation in the streets of Tokyo.
    Ando and Hiro discuss teleportation in the streets of Tokyo.
  • Tokyo has many subway stations.
    Tokyo has many subway stations.
  • Hiro rides the subway home.
    Hiro rides the subway home.
  • Workers in Tokyo exercise on the roof of their building.
    Workers in Tokyo exercise on the roof of their building.
  • The skyline darkens outside the windows of Yamagato.
    The skyline darkens outside the windows of Yamagato.
  • Miko's apartment has circular windows with views of Tokyo.
    Miko's apartment has circular windows with views of Tokyo.


World Locations edit
U.S. Locations

Arlington, VA • Austin, TX • Baltimore, MD • Baudelaire, FL • Bozeman, MT • Cainan, GA • Carbondale, IL • Chicago, IL • Colorado Springs, CO • Cook Lake, VA • Costa Verde, CA • Dallas, TX • Fort Lee, NJ • Hartsdale, NY • Hyde Park, NY • Kermit, TX • Lake Mead, NV • Las Vegas, NV • Lawrence, KS • Long Beach, CA • Los Angeles, CA • Memphis, TX • Miami, FL • Midian, CO • Midland, TX • Nevada desert • Newark, NJ • New Orleans, LA • New York, NY • Odessa, TX • Philadelphia, PA • Port Washington, NY • Poughkeepsie, NY • Primm, NV‎ • Richmond, VA • Rochester, NY • Russellville, AR‎ • San Jose, CA • Searsmont, ME • St. Louis, MO • Tappen, NJ • Utah • Virginia Beach, VA • Washington, DC

International Locations

Angola • Arctic Circle • Berlin, Germany • Botswana • Cairo, Egypt • Canada • Chennai, India • Coatepeque, Guatemala • Cork, Ireland • England • Haiti • Japan • Kanyakumari, India • Kiso Mountain, Japan • Lake Ramsey, ON • Lima, Peru • London, England • Mexico • Montréal, QC • Moscow, Russia • New Delhi, India • Odessa, Ukraine • Otsu, Japan • Paris, France • Pátzcuaro, Mexico • Port-au-Prince, Haiti • Saint-Félicien, QC • San Cristóbal, Honduras • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic • St. Pierre, QC • Tokyo, Japan • Yanqing, China • Zulia, Venezuela

See Also: Places • Graphic Novel Locations
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