Setting
Contents
The Mouri Detective Agency
The place where Detective Mouri lives with his daughter, Ran. Conan begins living there when he is shrunk in order to gain more information about the Black Organization.
Police Stations
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Station
Educational institutions
Teitan Elementary
The place where the Detective Boys study.
Teitan High School
High school of Ran, Sonoko, Eisuke and Shinichi.
Entertainment places
Tropical Land (トロピカルランド)
An amusement park which was the site of the last date between Shinichi and Ran, before Shinichi was forced to take APTX-4869 by Gin and Vodka of the Black Organization. The park is built in what is now considered a standard layout: guests enter the park into a central hub which then splits off into other themed areas radiating out from the center. Notable appearances of Tropical Land within Detective Conan include The Roller Coaster Murder Case, The Revival of the Dying Message, and Captured in Her Eyes.
Known Attractions
- Mystery Coaster (ミステリーコースター/MISUTERII KOOSUTAA)
- A roller coaster themed to terrify its guests. This coaster's unique feature is the inclusion of a tunnel partway through the ride.
- Ice and Mist Labyrinth (氷と霧のラビリンス/Koori to kiri no RABIRINSU)
- Themed with ice and penguins, this attraction looks like a giant ice mountain and has a spectator's area at the top. The main ride is similar in appearance to a bobsled course and its ice slide follows the mountain down to the bottom. Each cart can carry four people at a time.
- Water Fountain Plaza (噴水の広場/Funsui no hiroba)
- More of a meeting place than an actual attraction, this plaza has several fountains that activate during certain times of the day.
- Ice skating rink (スケートリンク/SUKEETO RINKU)
- An ice skating rink said to be a good location for watching Tropical Land's fireworks.
- River cruise ride
- The actual name of this attraction is unknown. This boat ride can carry several passengers at a time and has a dinosaur theme.
- Volcano river rapids
- The actual name of this attraction is unknown. This river rapids type ride is themed to match the volcano it's based in. Each boat can carry six people at a time.
- Inverted-type roller coaster
- The actual name of this attraction is unknown. The animation staff for Captured in Her Eyes rotoscoped an actual inverted coaster known as the "Pyrenees" located in the Shima Spain Village amusement park. [1]
Dream and Fairytale Land (夢とおとぎの島)
Located in the entrance area of the park. This area's prominent feature is its fairytale themed castle, much like Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World.
Bizarre and Illusion Land (怪奇と幻想の島)
Located in the south-eastern part of the park, this themed area is home to the Mystery Coaster.
Wild and Ancient Land (野生と太古の島)
Located in the north-eastern part of the park, this themed area is home to a river cruise ride.
Adventure and Pioneer Land (冒険と開拓の島)
Located in the north-western park of the park. This area's prominent feature is a volcano designed as a river rapids ride.
Science and Space Land (科学と宇宙の島)
Located in the south-western part of the park. This area's prominent features include the Water Fountain Plaza and the Ferris Wheel.
Haido Shopping Mall
The shopping mall has the largest roller coaster in Japan, over 125m tall, with 72 seats. For the ferris wheel to make one full rotation, it takes over 18 minutes (30cm per second, according to Haibara.) The ferris wheel itself is better known as the place where Jinpei Matsuda died trying to defuse a bomb left by a crazed bomber.
Historical sites
Landmarks
Touto (Tokyo) Tower
A communications and observation tower located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan built in the 1950s. Inspired in design by the Eiffel Tower, this landmark has become a popular tourist and school field trip destination. In the manga and anime series the tower is referred to by the "Touto Tower" name instead of "Tokyo Tower": "Touto" is just another way of saying "Tokyo". The tower was featured recently in the 13th movie, The Raven Chaser during the climax of the film.[2]
Tsutenkaku Tower
A weather and observation tower located in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan built originally in 1912, dismantled, and then rebuilt in the 1950s. This tower, like Touto Tower, was inspired in design by the Eiffel Tower in addition to the Arc de Triomphe. The 1912 Tsutenkaku Tower was built next to an amusement park but later dismantled in the 1940s in an effort to thwart American bombing raids. The current tower was built on the same site in the 1950s thanks to the efforts of the citizens of Osaka.[3] Notable appearances of this landmark in Detective Conan include The Naniwa Serial Murder Case and The Last Wizard of the Century.
References
- ^ "劇場第4弾を100倍楽しむ～今だから話せる裏話". TMS. 2001. http://www.tms-e.com/on_air/conan/geki04ura_01.html. Retrieved on 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Tower Tower". Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tower. Retrieved on 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Tsūtenkaku". Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ts%C5%ABtenkaku. Retrieved on 2010-01-04.
