Eternal August Day 12: Sumaru Day! @p2august @tatsuyodragneel
Sumaru Cities location revealed!
On page 87 of the Persona Club II: Innocent Sin World there is a map of Japan with a very vague placement for Sumaru.
Imho this is way too West to be where Yokohama is, which Sumaru is based on. It looks more closer to around the Shizuoka Prefecture area.
It wouldn’t be the first time the series didn’t place the city in the exact location of it’s real world counterpart. In P3 Iwatodai City/Tatsumi Port Island have landmarks based on Tokyo but it’s obviously not in the exact spot as Tokyo. In Devil Summoner Hirasaki is named after Kawasaki and Hirasuka (cities on 2 opposite sides of Yokohama) but its shaped more like Tokyo, and for the same reason it can’t be in the place of Tokyo.
I think they gave it a vague location somewhat close to Yokohama but also clearly not on top of it, so not to wright off the location just in case it could be used in the future. (it is a major city after all) This also means when you go to Yokohama China Town in P5 you’re NOT going to Sumaru. But at least we know a better general area for where it’s located now!
Also fun fact the next page reveals Sumaru’s zip code is 666-6666!