![]() ![]() This has given me an in-depth knowledge of where I live, but not a lot of understanding beyond these invisible walls. Since the pandemic hit, I have restricted my travel to mostly within my prefecture. Besides Okinawa which requires either a flight or ferry to get to, the rest of these locations are easily accessible by Japan’s lightning-fast Shinkansen railway lines. The Phantom Thieves eventually find themselves travelling to Sendai, Sapporo, Okinawa, Fukuoka (briefly), Kyoto, Osaka and Yokohama. So, it’s our job to road trip up and down Japan to change hearts and discover who is behind this sinister plot. In Persona 5 Strikers, the Phantom Thieves have reunited once again for summer vacation! However, there is trouble afoot when new metaverse-esq “jails” start appearing across the country. Here’s how Persona 5 Strikers has not only helped me better plan my time in Japan but has re-contextualised my whole experience of it. There is a lot to see in Japan beyond the lights of the Rainbow Bridge, so much so that planning a trip can be a little intimidating. Bigger than the U.K and even bigger than somewhere like Germany, which in my mind is massive for some reason. The thing is though, Japan is a very big country. READ MORE: Dan Le Sac on turning to video game soundtracks: “it’s really similar to being in a band”.If someone wanted to plan some activities around Tokyo, they could use Persona 5 as inspiration to not only find key spots such as the crossing in Shibuya, the upmarket shopping of Ginza or the youthful energy of Harajuku but places you might not have considered, like Inokashira Park or Asakusa and the beautiful Sensō-ji Buddhist temple located there. Persona 5 for example sets itself within a pretty authentic, for video game standards, version of the Japanese capital. ![]() Video games have often painted Japan in one of two distinct ways: either within the fantasy of open vistas, samurai and yukata, or the neon-soaked metropolises of Tokyo. ![]()
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