We learned before that Onomichi, in the Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, is a location that you’ll be able to visit in SEGA’s Yakuza 6. Onomichi is a small port town that faces the Seto Inland Sea, and is known for its steep hillsides and historic temples, as well as its “Cat Alley” where one can find 108 stone cats which are scattered across the trail. As is typically the case for Yakuza games, the developers have taken care to faithfully reproduce the town in the game.
The Japanese PlayStation blog has recently posted an article where they talk about the various play spots in Kamurocho and Onomichi that are included in the game. But they also show a comparison between real photos, taken by Dengeki PlayStation, and in-game screenshots from Yakuza 6. The real photos are unfortunately in a very low resolution, but it still provides us with an interesting look at the accuracy with which some of the existing locations have been replicated in the game. You can see the comparisons side-by-side below! Note that left is the real photo and right is an in-game screenshot.
Sanyo Main Line Train (in a retro yellow color)
Climbing the stairs up the hill
Town center
The Mt. Senkoji ropeway (cable car)
Ferry into the Seto Inland Sea
One of the things I enjoyed the most playing Yakuza 5 was actually checking on google maps each one of the new locations, seeing how the real thing changed but also how many buildings were almost the same.
That’s Interesting to hear! I actually checked Google Maps as well for this article, but haven’t found all these locations yet.