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This is a list of real life buildings, places and other surroundings Gosho Aoyama used as reference models for the settings appearing in his works. Please see this list here as an active work in progress. What you'll do with this information in the end is up to you - maybe you can use this knowledge for a fan fiction or go on one of those manga/anime pilgrimages when you are in Japan. Every series will be partitioned by medium (since the position of the same building or place in a franchise differs from medium to medium sometimes).

There will be mentions of the different (real) wards (-ku) of Tokyo and the towns (-chō) they are composed of respectively a lot, which can get quite complicated and confusing if you are not knowledgable about the geography of Tokyo and how this city is administrated. Below you can see a very good map from TokyoMap.com, giving you a quick and simple rundown of the structure of its wards.

The Wards of Tokyo

Detective Conan

Manga

Main article: Manga

Company President's Daughter Case (Manga: 2-5)

The Yayoi District Kogoro and Ran Mouri as well as Conan Edogawa drive to for this case and where the Tani family lives is a real district of Tokyo in the Bunkyō Ward.

Google Maps: Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan

Futatsubashi Middle School the kidnapper keeps Akiko Tani at is a play on the real Hitotsubashi Middle School in Chiyoda Ward ("hitotsu" = "one", "futatsu" = "two"). Furthermore, the Hyakujii Park the kidnapper wants his ransom money placed in is based on the name of the Shakujii Park Gosho Aoyama once lived close to during his time when he lived in the Nerima Ward and which he often visited in his spare time.^[1]

Google Maps Hitotsubashi Junior High School: 2 Chome-6-14 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0003, Japan (35°41'39"N 139°45'24"E)
Google Maps Shakujii Park: 1 Chome-26-1 Shakujiidai, Nerima City, Tokyo 177-0045, Japan (35°44'20"N 139°35'51"E)

Code Sheet Case (Manga: 36-39)

The Detective Boys take a bus on the real To06 line (都06) of Toei Bus to get from Beika (or, rather, a bus stop close to Beika Park, it seems) to Tokyo Tower. The line indeed leads from Shibuya Station through the Minato Ward, passed the Tower and has its final destination at Shimbashi Station. As this, it's one of the most direct hints about where Beika may be set in the world of the manga. The complete route can be seen as a green line on the map.

A real bus of the To06 line
A To06 bus in Detective Conan
To06 route through Tokyo

"Tohto Tower" in that same case of course is Tokyo Tower in anything but name.^[2] It goes on to become a recurring location, implied to be very close to Beika and Haido, maybe even part of it in the world of Detective Conan. It also features as the background photo on the front cover of Volumes 36 and 93.

Google Maps Tokyo Tower: 4 Chome-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan (35°39'31"N 139°44'44"E)

The real Tokyo Tower from below
The Tohto Tower from below in FILE.36

The "PAPCO" building the Detective Boys reach during their treasure hunt in FILE.38 is modeled after the PARCO Store, part of the east side of Ikebukuro Station (Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo) in real life.

Google Maps PARCO Store: 1 Chome-28-2 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-8557, Japan (35°43'51"N 139°42'45"E)

The real PARCO Store
The "PAPCO Store" in FILE.38

Pro Soccer Player Case (Manga: 69-71)

Hideo Akagi and his team are playing their soccer match in the Tokyo National Stadium (Kasumigaoka Town_(jp), Shinjuku Ward), also known as Kokuritsu Kyōgijō, as it is called in the chapters, too. The real stadium has been restructured since then and looks vastly different than at the time it was featured in Detective Conan.

10-1 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0013, Japan (35°40'41"N 139°42'53"E)

The real Tokyo National Stadium before renovations
Tokyo National Stadium in FILE.71

Follow the Voice!! (Manga: 82)

The "Yotsubishi Gas" station is a play on the (once) real Mitsubishi Gas stations, including a fitting four-petaled logo (instead of the usual three-petaled one) - but considering that there are roughly thousands of gas stations in and around Tokyo who all look similar or identical, and the fact that none of them have that same name anymore (most of it seems to be Nippon Oil by now) and that this was over two decades ago, it's safe to assume that it will be extremely difficult or impossible to ever find the specific model for this exact one.

TV Station Murder Case (Manga: 102-104)

The headquarters of Nichiuri TV are based on the previous main headquarters of Nippon TV in Niban Town]_(jp) of Chiyoda Ward.

Google Maps Old Nippon TV Headquarters: 2-5 Nibanchō, Chiyoda City, Tōkyō-to 102-0084, Japan (35°41'12"N 139°44'13"E)

The old Nippon TV headquarters
The Nichuri TV headquarters in FILE.102

Moon, Star, and Sun Case (Manga: 111-113)

Kurisuke Agasa's old mansion is modeled after the "Ohana Estate" mansion in Yanagawa City, located in the Fukuoka Prefecture.

Google Maps Ohana Estate: 1 Shinhokamachi, Yanagawa, Fukuoka 832-0069, Japan 33°09'32"N 130°23'52"E

Ohana Estate Mansion in Fukuoka
Kurisuke Agasa's mansion in in FILE.111

Kaitou Kid and the Black Star (Manga: 156-157)

The surroundings seen from the roof Conan Edogawa and Kaitou Kid have their first meeting on, including Tokyo Tower and the Shiroyama Trust Tower_(jp) to the left and, hence, the position of Haido City Hotel, are identical with those of the ANA Intercontinental Tokyo Hotel in the Akasaka District of Minato Ward. Apart from that, Gosho Aoyama used a different, so far unidentified model for the hotel itself.

Google Maps ANA Intercontinental Tokyo Hotel: 1-12-33 Akasaka, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan (35°40'10"N 139°44'54"E)

View from ANA Intercontinental Tokyo Hotel to Shiroyama Trust and Tokyo Tower
View from Haido City Hotel to Shiroyama Trust and Tokyo Tower

Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 (Manga: 358+)

This is probably the one most people on here already know: Beika Station, appearing from FILE.358 onwards is based on Shin-Ōkubo Station, just like in the movies, in real life built in Hyakunin Town of Shinjuku Ward. Contrary to the movies, though, it isn't on vaguely the same position as the real train station, but closer to the Ebisu and Gotanda Districts on the border between the wards Shibuya, Minato and Shinagawa in the manga.

Google Maps Shin-Ōkubo Station: 1 Chome Hyakunincho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan (35°42'4"N 139°42'1"E)

Main entrance of Shin-Ōkubo Station
Main entrance of Beika Station

Vampire's Mansion (Manga: 834-840)

The house of the Torakura family is modeled after a house in Kyu-Furukawa Gardens - only one of several allusions to [Wikipedia:Umineko When They Cry|Umineko no Naku Koro ni]] in this case (besides Dracula, of course), since the entrance of the guest house of that franchise was also designed like it. While the Torakura mansion is said to be on the border of Saitama and Gunma Prefectures, the real building and its surrounding park are actually situated in the Nishigahara District of the Kita Ward in Tokyo. Fittingly, it's also said to be a popular filming location for horror movies.

It also serves as the background photo of Volume 79's front cover.

Google Maps Kyu-Furukawa Gardens Western-Style Mansion: 1 Chome Nishigahara, Kita City, Tokyo 114-0024, Japan (35°44'35"N 139°44'46"E)

The real mansion in Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
The Torakura mansion in FILE.834

Drug Trading Case (Manga: 879-881)

The Ebisu Bridge Conan Edogawa goes to ("secretly" being followed by Ai Haibara and the Detective Boys) is a real bridge in the eponymous Ebisu District of Shibuya Ward in Tokyo. Interestingly, it's implied to be in or near Beika in Conan's world, considering they were on the way to Professor Hiroshi Agasa's house and went to the bridge by foot. The name of the bridges also play a bigger role during this case.

Google Maps Ebisu Bridge Tokyo: 16, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan (35°38'35"N 139°42'44"E)

The real Ebisu Bridge in Tokyo
The Ebisu Bridge in FILE.879

Aquarium Murder Case (Manga: 882-884)

Beika Aquarium is modeled after the Toba Aquarium in the City of Toba in Mie Prefecture.

Google Maps Toba Aquarium: 3 Chome-3-6 Toba, Mie 517-8517, Japan (34°28'54"N 136°50'45"E)

Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture
Beika Aquarium in FILE.882

Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case (Manga: 885-887)

The place Professor Hiroshi Agasa, Conan Edogawa, Ai Haibara and the Detective Boys drive to is the Horikirimizube Park at the first block of the Horikiri District_(jp) in the Katsushika Ward of Tokyo, with the Arakawa doubling as Teimuzu River in Detective Conan. The aforementioned park indeed is a popular spot for kite flying competitions in real life.

Google Maps Horikirimizube Park: 1 Chome Horikiri, Katsushika City, Tokyo 124-0006, Japan

Horikirimizube Park in reality
The park based on it in FILE.885

The bridge sporting these distinct Y-shaped concrete pylons seen several times next to the park in the same case, on the other hand, is the Shin-Arakawa Bridge spanning the Arakawa at Horikirimizube.

Google Maps Shin-Arakawa Bridge: Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0031, Japan (35°44'39"N 139°49'25"E)

Shin-Arakawa Bridge in reality
Shin-Arakawa Bridge in Detective Conan

The Sealed Move (Manga: 899)

The Tokiwa Hotel Shuukichi Haneda stays at at the beginning of the case is a real hotel and it really is situated in the Yamanashi Prefecture (in its capital Kōfu, to be exact), like it's said in the chapter.

Google Maps Tokiwa Hotel: 2 Chome-5-21 Yumura, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0073, Japan (35°40'46"N 138°32'56"E)

The real Tokiwa Hotel
Tokiwa Hotel in FILE.899

Shogi Tournament/Poolside Case (Manga: 899-905)

Hotel Haido Pride, in which Masumi Sera and Mary stay during FILE.899-905, is modeled after the Hotel Nikko Fukuoka in the namesake city, in real life located in the prefecture of the same name.

Google Maps Hotel Nikko Fukuoka: 2 Chome-18-25 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-0011, Japan (33°35'30"N 130°25'02"E)

Hotel Nikko Fukuoka
Hotel Haido Pride

The Forbidden Move (Manga: 901)

The shōgi building from the flashback is the real Shōgi Hall of Tokyo, located at building 39 in the second block of the Sendagaya District, Shibuya Ward.

Google Maps Shogi Hall Tokyo: 2 Chome-39-9 Sendagaya, Shibuya City, Tokyo 151-0051, Japan (35°40'38"N 139°42'34"E)

The Shōgi Kaikan in real life
The Shōgi Kaikan in FILE.901

Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: 909-912)

The Kamaitachi Inn is modeled after the Echigoya Ryokan_(jp) in Narai (Shiojiri City), in the midst of the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, at an old route between Tokyo (Edo back then) and Kyoto - so the description about the Kamaitachi Inn being "in the mountains of Nagano" in the manga is certainly true for its reference building.

The Echigoya Inn
The Kamaitachi Inn

Girls Band Murder Case (Manga: 936-938)

Sound Studio HAKOBUNE is based on Sound Studio NOAH Shinjuku in building 10 of the second block of the Nishi-Shinjuku District, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. There are several Sound Studio NOAH branches in Tokyo, including another one in Shibuya Ward, but the Shinjuku one is the correct model.

Sound Studio NOAH
Sound Studio HAKOBUNE

The Spiteful Old Man (Manga: 945)

The "Studio AITA" Yumi Miyamoto and Miwako Sato pass at the beginning of the case is actually Studio ALTA in the south of Shinjuku Ward, located in the district_(jp) of the same name. One can also spot the LUMINE EST Department Store behind them in the panel right after it, which is across Studio ALTA in real life.

Studio ALTA
Studio AITA

Kaitou Kid and the Luna Memoria Case (Manga: 963-965)

The Suzuki Library which Kaitou Kid tries to get into is actually the library building of the Kagoshima University in Kagoshima on Japan's Kyushu Island.

Kagoshima University Library
Suzuki Library

Edo Style Deduction Show (Manga: 977)

The Police Station 5th Block Beika after the end of the case is actually the Police Station 5th Block Sendagaya, a real Kōban in the Shibuya Ward of Tokyo.

Police Station 5th Block Sendagaya
Police Station 5th Block Beika

Eri's SOS (Manga: 986)

The cinema Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki go to at the end of the case is modeled after the Cinemas Q in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, actually on the island of Kyushu. Judging by the Suzuki Library, it seems like Gosho Aoyama or someone he knows did research there not all too long before those chapters.

The Cinemas Q in Naha
The cinema in FILE.986

Kendo Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 990-993)

The kendō tournament Heiji Hattori, Soshi Okita and Takeshi Onimaru partake in during this case is organized in Tohto Gymnasium, which is based on the real Nakano Gymnasium, located at building 11 in the fourth block 4 of the Nakano District_(jp) in the ward of the same name in Tokyo.

Nakano Gymnasium
Tohto Gymnasium

Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case (Manga: 997-999)

Conan Edogawa, Ai Haibara and the Detective Boys are taking a ride with a train of the JR East E233-3000 series on the real Shōnan-Shinjuku Line in FILE.997, passing an existing segment of the route located in Gotanda before the train enters Beika Station. One can spot, from left to right, the NTT COMWARE Gotanda Building (ＮＴＴコムウェア五反田ビル), Mast Life Meguro South (マストライフ目黒南) and the Meguro Gajoen Arco Tower to the left of the tracks.

A train riding through the Gotanda District
The train before reaching Beika Station

The lost-and-found office in Chiyari Station (which seems to be fictitious itself) at the end of the same chapter is based on the real lost-and-found office of Tokyo Metro (with an altered emblem in Detective Conan) at Iidabashi Station, which is situated right on the juncture of the Chiyoda, Bunkyō and Shinjuku Wards in Tokyo.

Lost-and-found office Iidabashi Station
Lost-and-found office Chiyari Station

The "Danny's" Rei Furuya, Conan and the Detective Boys are stopping by to eat and discuss their hunt for the phone strap at the beginning of FILE.998 is a real Denny's restaurant - the one in building 6 at the first block in Yokohama's Kitayamada District in the Tsuzuki Ward (Kanagawa Prefecture), to be specific. Considering Rei must have passed Yokohama to reach Chiyari Station, it's a fitting location to stop.

The Denny's Kitayamada
The Danny's in FILE.998

Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1000-1005)

The Kiyomizu-dera appearing in Files 1000, 1004 and 1005 is supposed to be the real deal in the Higashiyama Ward of Kyoto.

The Kiyomizu-dera in real life
The Kiyomizu-dera in Detective Conan

Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo stay at the Ritz-Carlton Towers High Hotel of Los Angeles, located at 900 W Olympic Blvd., in FILE.1005.

The Ritz-Carlton Towers High Hotel in real life
The Ritz-Carlton Towers High Hotel in FILE.1005

See? ♡ (Manga: 1008)

Yusaku and Yukiko Kudo arrive in Tokyo and meet their fan at the Haneda Airport, which is situated in the Ōta Ward.

Haneda Airport in real life
Haneda Airport in FILE.1008

It's Not "Mike", But... (Manga: 1017)

The Beika University Hospital Kazunobu Chiba carries Naeko Miike to at the end of the case is modeled after the Juntendo University Hospital_(jp) in the Hongō District of [[Wikipedia:Bunkyō|Bunkyō Ward] in Tokyo.

Juntendo University Hospital
Beika University Hospital

Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip (Manga: 1018-1021)

The Suzuki Museum is modeled after the Tokyo National Museum in the Ueno Park inside the district of the same name, located in the Taitō Ward of Tokyo.

The Tokyo National Museum
The Suzuki Museum

Substitute (Manga: 1022)

The cinema showing "The Azengers" Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, Makoto Kyogoku and Masumi Sera are leaving right at the beginning of the case is a real building of the Toho Cinemas chain in Roppongi Hills, located in the Minato Ward of Tokyo.

Toho Cinema Roppongi Hills
The cinema in FILE.1022

The Eyes of a Detective (Manga: 1027)

The train Conan Edogawa, Kogoro Mouri, Rei Furuya and Kanenori Wakita ride at the beginning of the case is a limited express Azusa train that plies between Shinjuku Station in Tokyo to Matsumoto Station in Nagano (like it's told in the case), with the model number changed from "35" to "36" for some reason.

In the background of the panel you can spot the Yatsugatake Mountains, while the train passes a real segment of the line in Yamanashi Prefecture between Nagasaka and Kobuchizawa Stations, which is a popular place to take photos of these trains (like the one on the left).

The Yamanashi segment with the Yatsugatake Mountains in real life
The Yamanashi segment with the Yatsugatake Mountains in FILE.1027

Collecting Edible Wild Plants (Manga: 1032)

The Minanokami Station in Gunma the Detective Boys arrive at together with Miss Kobayashi and Wakasa Rumi is actually the Minakami Station in the town of the same name (also in Gunma in real life).

Minakami Station in real life
Minanokami Station in FILE.1032

Lover Code Case (Manga: 1039-1042)

Haido Port is practically identical to the real life Hinode Pier at the border between Minato (which it belongs to) and Chiyoda Wards. The warehouses on the right (and the one the case happens in) are the Hinode Pier Warehouses (Second block, Kaigan District, Minato Ward, Tokyo) - in real life, the ones on the panel/photo are numbered 2-A, 2-B, 2-C, etc., in Detective Conan, they are simply given numbers. Judging by their manga and real life succession, No. 4 (where the murder happens in) should correlate with warehouse 2-D.

Furthermore, the ship in front of the other one Ran Mouri, Kazuha Toyama and Momiji Ooka photograph themselves in front of in the last chapter of this case is the "Silver Muse" of the Silverseas company, which actually passes (or passed - it seemingly moved to Canada afterwards) the Hinode Pier on its route when it arrives in Tokyo after leaving Yokohama to the north - just like it passed Haido Port in Detective Conan. The "identity" of the other ship is still unknown, though.

Hinode Pier
Haido Port

Anime

Main article: Manga

The Coded Map of the City Case

Template:Ref Anime "Tohto Tower" of course is Tokyo Tower in anything but name. It goes on to become a recurring location, implied to be very close to Beika and Haido, maybe even part of it in the world of Detective Conan.

Tokyo Tower from below in real life
Tohto Tower from below in Episode 4

A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case

Template:Ref Anime The kidnapper demands the money to be handed over at Karajuku Station (空宿駅 ,Karajuku-eki^?), which is a fictionalized version of Harajuku Station (原宿駅 ,Harajuku-eki^?), in real life located in the Jingumae District of Shibuya Ward in Tokyo.

Harajuku Station
Karajuku Station

The Secret of the Moon, the Star, and the Sun

Template:Ref Anime Kurisuke Agasa's mansion is modeled after the "Ohana Estate" mansion in Yanagawa City, located in the Fukuoka Prefecture.

Ohana Estate mansion
Kurisuke Agasa's mansion

Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case

Template:Ref Anime The place Professor Hiroshi Agasa, Conan Edogawa, Ai Haibara and the Detective Boys drive to is the Horikirimizube Park at the first block of the Horikiri District_(jp) in the Katsushika Ward of Tokyo, with the Arakawa doubling as Teimuzu River in Detective Conan. The aforementioned park indeed is a popular spot for kite flying competitions in real life. The bridge sporting these distinct Y-shaped concrete pylons seen several times next to the park in the same case, on the other hand, is the Shin-Arakawa Bridge.

The Shin-Arakawa Bridge in real life
The Shin-Arakawa Bridge in Detective Conan

Lawyer Kisaki's SOS

Template:Ref Anime The cinema Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki go to at the end of the case is modeled after the Cinemas Q in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in real life on the island of Kyushu.

The Cinemas Q in Naha
The cinema in Episode 902

The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery

Template:Ref Anime The kendō tournament Heiji Hattori, Soshi Okita and Takeshi Onimaru partake in during is organized in Tohto Gymnasium, which is based on the real Nakano Gymnasium, located at the fourth block Nakano District_(jp) in the ward of the same name, Tokyo.

Nakano Gymnasium
Tohto Gymnasium

The Heartfelt Strap

Template:Ref Anime The "Danny's" Rei Furuya, Conan Edogawa and the Detective Boys are stopping by to eat and discuss their hunt for the phone strap is a real Denny's restaurant - the one at the first block in Yokohama's Kitayamada District in the Tsuzuki Ward (Kanagawa Prefecture), to be specific. Considering they must have passed Yokohama to reach Chiyari Station, it is a fitting location to stop.

The Denny's in Kitayamada
The Danny's in Episode 925

Detective Conan: Wild Police Story

The Metropolitan Police Academy Tokyo from Rei Furuya's manga spin-off is just that: The real Metropolitan Police Academy. It's called by its actual name and also looks the same in the manga, no renaming or anything. It's not actually in the City of Tokyo, but part of it's Metropolitan Area - in the City of Fuchū.

The Metropolitan Police Academy Tokyo in real life
The Metropolitan Police Academy Tokyo in Wild Police Story

Magic Kaito

Manga

Main article: Magic Kaito#Manga

The Revived Phantom Thief (MK Manga: 1)

Ekoda High School, in this incarnation of the story is very probably based on the main building (#3) on the Ekoda Campus of Musashi University, right next to the Ekoda Campus (fine arts) of Nihon University, where Gosho Aoyama and Yutaka Abe (a past mentor and current assistant of his) studied and lived - also not far away from Ekoda Station, which was close to Gosho's apartment.

Interestingly enough, building #3 was a high school once and what is the Ekoda Campus of Nihon today once housed another high school associated with the university, called Ekoda High School_(jp) (also shortened as 江古田高校 (Ekoda kōkō), like the school in the manga), which closed in 1976 and is also used as a university building today. All of the mentioned campuses and buildings are located in the adjacent neighbourhoods of Asahigaoka_(jp) and Toyotamakami_(jp) in Nerima Ward. Ekoda High School was first used by Yutaka Abe in 100% Tantei Monogatari in 1986 (set in the same universe as Magic Kaito and made with the assistance of Gosho).

Ekoda Campus of Musashi University
Ekoda High School

The crossroads the helicopters pass close to the end of the first chapter to catch Kaitou Kid is a real crossing in the fourth block of Ginza (Chūō Ward, Tokyo), especially identifiable by the Wikipedia:Fujiya Co. Fujiya Store to the left.

The view would thus be to the southeast, with the helicopters in consequence flying to the northeast to reach Ono Bank (which probably was a nod to the Tokyo Bank, which indeed was located in the Nihonbashi District, to the northeast of Ginza, back then (before merging with Mitsubishi Bank and moving to Chiyoda Ward), which is supported by the fact that "Ono" was a generic placeholder word for terms with "Tokyo" and "Japan" in it, used by Gosho in the same vein as "Tohto" nowadays). Interestingly, this intersection is right next to another famous crossroads in Ginza - the one Kid did his midair walk over in Detective Conan later on.

Fourth block Ginza crossing in real life
Fourth block Ginza crossing in Chapter 1

During Kaito's and Konosuke Jii's fateful encounter, a night-time view of Hotel New Otani Tokyo and its surroundings in the Kioi District of Chiyoda Ward can be seen.

Hotel New Otani in real life
Hotel New Otani (right) in Chapter 1

The Police Are Everywhere (MK Manga: 2)

Kaito Kuroba's route from school leads him along a river, which, based on the surroundings, looks a lot like the [[Wikipedia:Arakawa River (Kantō)|Arakawa] or Edo Rivers and one of their Warren truss steel railway bridges, like this one, this one or this one, for example. In Chapter 2 he meets the depressed inspector Ginzo Nakamori sitting at the riverbank and cheers him up and in Chapter 19 he briefly passes the same spot again.

Gosho Aoyama lived in the Adachi Ward of Tokyo for a while^[3], through which the Arakawa flows and several of these bridges spanning it exist - so it maybe served as the inspiration for these moments.

Warren truss steel railway bridge spanning the Arakawa in real life
Warren truss steel railway bridge spanning a river in Chapter 2

Japan's Most Irresponsible Prime Minister (MK Manga: 8)

Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori leave one of the central gates of Ikebukuro Station (Ikebukuro District in the Toshima Ward of Tokyo) on their way from school. The train station is also named as such. A chapter later it's confirmed that the Nakamori family lives in Toshima.

Central gate of Ikebukuro Station in real life
Central gate of Ikebukuro Station in Chapter 8

The Boy Who Bet on the Ball (MK Manga: 11)

A good chunk of this story revolves around a fake accouncement of Kaitou Kid appearing in Tokyo Dome - which he does, in the end. Tokyo Dome is depicted like it is in real life, situated in the Bunkyō Ward. Moreover, according to Gosho Aoyama himself, he and his editor were specifically thrilled by the scenario of Kid appearing on a pole in Tokyo Dome for a story.^[4]

Tokyo Dome in real life
Tokyo Dome in Chapter 11

Kaitou Under Scrutiny (MK Manga: 16)

The distinctive tower of the Ekoda Museum is actually based on one of three popular towers in Yokohama's Naka Ward, the clock tower of the Honcho Building, also known as "Jack's Tower", or just "The Jack".

The Tower of the Honcho Building
The Tower of Ekoda Museum

Yaiba vs. Kaito! (MK Manga: 18)

The new morning after the night of Kaitou Kid's and Yaiba Kurogane's battle is symbolized by a caricature version of Mount Fuji, which is a real volcano on the boundary between the Prefectures of Shizuoka and Yamanashi and within sight of Tokyo.

Mount Fuji in real ife
Caricature of Mount Fuji in Chapter 18

Golden Eye (MK Manga: 25)

Saguru Hakuba is staying at a hotel in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower clearly visible in the background.

Paris in real life
Paris in Chapter 25

Dark Knight (MK Manga: 27+)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (also known as Keishichō) appearing from Chapter 27 onwards is the real thing from the Kasumigaseki District of Chiyoda Ward, just like it is in Detective Conan. It's real address is also given in Chapter 29 (Magic Kaito Volume 5, Chapter 1).

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in real life
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Chapter 27

Midnight Crow/Sun Halo (MK Manga: 31-36)

The unnamed museum from the very beginning of Chapter 31 (Magic Kaito Volume 5, Chapter 3) and the whole of "Sun Halo" (Chapter 6-8) is modeled after the National Museum of Nature and Science in the northeast of Ueno Park in the district of the same name - Ueno in the [Wikipedia:Taitō|Taitō Ward]] of Tokyo.

National Museum Tokyo in real life
National Museum Tokyo in Chapter 31

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in real life
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in Chapter 27

Midnight Crow (MK Manga: 31)

Harry Nezu arrives in Tokyo and gets interviewed early during that story at the Haneda Airport, which is situated in the Ōta Ward.

Haneda Airport in real life
Haneda Airport in Chapter 31

The skyscraper in Tokyo where Kaitou Kid and Kaitou Corbeau have their duel with the organization in is modeled after the look of the Yokkaichi Portbuilding (四日市港ポートビル) in the City of Yokkaichi, in reality located in the Mie Prefecture.

The Yokkaichi Portbuilding
The skyscraper from Magic Kaito

Sun Halo (MK Manga: 34-36)

The Sandei Temple is modeled after the Nageire Temple in Gosho Aoyama's home prefecture Tottori, as was also confirmed by him in his comments accompanying these chapters. The in-story explanation is that the Sandei was directly built after the image of the Nageire (which is denied by the priestess Niwano Yasuyo).

The Nagerei Temple
The Sandei Temple

References

^ Questions given by the Shonen Sunday magazine#1994, 1994 #16, FILE.12
公園や遊園地など、お勧めの遊び場は、「前に住んでいたマンションの近所の石神井公園。」
Playgrounds, such as public parks and amusement parks, that you recommend is "The Ishigamii park, which was near the apartment I used to live in."
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Note: There's just one mistake in the translation, the park in question being 石神井公園 = Shakujii Kōen (Shakujii Park), not Ishigamii Park.
^ Interviews#Love Conan Interview
Like… You draw that street, you draw another street… And those two are connected?-feeling?
They don’t. Tohto tower is Tokyo tower. It’s like a mix of fiction and reality.
Translation by: Yunniechan
^ Interviews#Love Conan Interview
"(...) Like, when I lived at Kita Senju, I drew surroundings having it in mind."
translated by Yunniechan
Kita-Senju is a district in Adachi Ward.
^ Interviews#Magic Kaitou Treasured Editions: Playback Episode Interviews

[1] Questions given by the Shonen Sunday magazine#1994, 1994 #16, FILE.12
公園や遊園地など、お勧めの遊び場は、「前に住んでいたマンションの近所の石神井公園。」
Playgrounds, such as public parks and amusement parks, that you recommend is "The Ishigamii park, which was near the apartment I used to live in."
translated by justwantanaccount
Note: There's just one mistake in the translation, the park in question being 石神井公園 = Shakujii Kōen (Shakujii Park), not Ishigamii Park.

[2] Interviews#Love Conan Interview
Like… You draw that street, you draw another street… And those two are connected?-feeling?
They don’t. Tohto tower is Tokyo tower. It’s like a mix of fiction and reality.
Translation by: Yunniechan

[3] Interviews#Love Conan Interview
"(...) Like, when I lived at Kita Senju, I drew surroundings having it in mind."
translated by Yunniechan
Kita-Senju is a district in Adachi Ward.

[4] Interviews#Magic Kaitou Treasured Editions: Playback Episode Interviews

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 The Yayoi District [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and [[Ran Mouri]] as well as [[Conan Edogawa]] drive to for this case and where the [[Tani family]] lives is a [[Wikipedia:Yayoi, Tokyo|real district]] of [[Tokyo]] in the [[Wikipedia:Bunkyō|Bunkyō Ward]].
-Google Maps: [https://goo.gl/maps/fspMzipndwh6hMWSA Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan]
+* Google Maps: [https://goo.gl/maps/fspMzipndwh6hMWSA Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan]
 [[Futatsubashi Middle School]] the kidnapper keeps [[Akiko Tani]] at is a play on the real Hitotsubashi Middle School in [[Wikipedia:Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda Ward]] ("hitotsu" = "one", "futatsu" = "two"). Furthermore, the Hyakujii Park the kidnapper wants his ransom money placed in is based on the name of the [[Wikipedia:Shakujii Park|Shakujii Park]] [[Gosho Aoyama]] once lived close to during his time when he lived in the [[Wikipedia:Nerima|Nerima Ward]] and which he often visited in his spare time.<ref>[[Questions given by the Shonen Sunday magazine#1994]], 1994 #16, FILE.12<br>公園や遊園地など、お勧めの遊び場は、「前に住んでいたマンションの近所の石神井公園。」<br>Playgrounds, such as public parks and amusement parks, that you recommend is "The Ishigamii park, which was near the apartment I used to live in."<br>translated by justwantanaccount<br>
 '''Note:''' There's just one mistake in the translation, the park in question being [[Wikipedia:Shakujii Park|石神井公園 = Shakujii Kōen]] (Shakujii Park), not Ishigamii Park.</ref>
-Google Maps Hitotsubashi Junior High School: [https://goo.gl/maps/q9bA4JbaXq9LUs898 2 Chome-6-14 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0003, Japan]
+* Google Maps Hitotsubashi Junior High School: [https://goo.gl/maps/q9bA4JbaXq9LUs898 2 Chome-6-14 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0003, Japan (35°41'39"N 139°45'24"E)]
+* Google Maps Shakujii Park: [https://goo.gl/maps/a9q8ug2XwxwveFRU6 1 Chome-26-1 Shakujiidai, Nerima City, Tokyo 177-0045, Japan (35°44'20"N 139°35'51"E)]
 ==== Code Sheet Case (Manga: [[Volume 4#Code Sheet Case|36-39]]) ====
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 Translation by: Yunniechan</ref> It goes on to become a recurring location, implied to be very close to [[Beika]] and [[Haido]], maybe even part of it in the world of ''[[Detective Conan]]''. It also features as the background photo on the front cover of [[Volume 36|Volumes 36]] and [[Volume 93|93]].
-Google Maps: [https://goo.gl/maps/g5acbRc9n8NHBrAw8 4 Chome-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan (35°39'31"N 139°44'44"E)]
+* Google Maps Tokyo Tower: [https://goo.gl/maps/g5acbRc9n8NHBrAw8 4 Chome-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan (35°39'31"N 139°44'44"E)]
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 The "PAPCO" building the Detective Boys reach during their treasure hunt in FILE.38 is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Ikebukuro Station#Surrounding area|PARCO Store]], part of the east side of [[Wikipedia:Ikebukuro Station|Ikebukuro Station]] ([[Wikipedia:Ikebukuro|Ikebukuro]], [[Toshima|Toshima Ward]], Tokyo) in real life.
+* Google Maps PARCO Store: [https://goo.gl/maps/ALH1kp8px57yNHQr7 1 Chome-28-2 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-8557, Japan (35°43'51"N 139°42'45"E)]
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 ==== Pro Soccer Player Case (Manga: [[Volume 7#Pro Soccer Player Case|69-71]]) ====
-[[Hideo Akagi]] and his team are playing their soccer match in the [[Wikipedia:National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo National Stadium]] ([https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/霞ヶ丘町 Kasumigaoka Town]<sub>(jp)</sub>, [[Wikipedia:Shinjuku|Shinjuku Ward]]), also known as Kokuritsu Kyōgijō, as it is called in the chapters, too. The real stadium has been restructured since then and looks vastly different than at the time it was featured in ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
+[[Hideo Akagi]] and his team are playing their soccer match in the [[Wikipedia:National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958)|Tokyo National Stadium]] ([https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/霞ヶ丘町 Kasumigaoka Town]<sub>(jp)</sub>, [[Wikipedia:Shinjuku|Shinjuku Ward]]), also known as Kokuritsu Kyōgijō, as it is called in the chapters, too. The real stadium has been restructured since then and looks vastly different than at the time it was featured in ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
+* [https://goo.gl/maps/s3jAtKYo6W9SsEwdA 10-1 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0013, Japan (35°40'41"N 139°42'53"E)]
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 ==== TV Station Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 11#TV Station Murder Case|102-104]]) ====
 The headquarters of [[Nichiuri TV]] are based on the previous main headquarters of [[Wikipedia:Nippon TV|Nippon TV]] in [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/二番町_(千代田区) Niban Town]]<sub>(jp)</sub> of [[Wikipedia:Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda Ward]].
+* Google Maps Old Nippon TV Headquarters: [https://goo.gl/maps/s3jAtKYo6W9SsEwdA 2-5 Nibanchō, Chiyoda City, Tōkyō-to 102-0084, Japan (35°41'12"N 139°44'13"E)]
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 ==== Moon, Star, and Sun Case (Manga: [[Volume 12#Moon, Star, and Sun Case|111-113]]) ====
 [[Kurisuke Agasa]]'s old mansion is modeled after the "Ohana Estate" mansion in [[Wikipedia:Yanagawa, Fukuoka|Yanagawa City]], located in the [[Wikipedia:Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka Prefecture]].
+* Google Maps Ohana Estate: [https://goo.gl/maps/EMkKfvFPzu6Tpq9f9 1 Shinhokamachi, Yanagawa, Fukuoka 832-0069, Japan 33°09'32"N 130°23'52"E]
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 ==== Kaitou Kid and the Black Star (Manga: [[Volume 16#Kaitou Kid and the Black Star|156-157]]) ====
 The surroundings seen from the roof [[Conan Edogawa]] and [[Kaitou Kid]] have their first meeting on, including [[Tokyo Tower]] and the [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/城山ガーデン Shiroyama Trust Tower]<sub>(jp)</sub> to the left and, hence, the position of [[Haido City Hotel]], are identical with those of the [https://anaintercontinental-tokyo.jp/en/ ANA Intercontinental Tokyo Hotel] in the [[Wikipedia:Akasaka, Tokyo|Akasaka District]] of [[Wikipedia:Minato, Tokyo|Minato Ward]]. Apart from that, [[Gosho Aoyama]] used a different, so far unidentified model for the hotel itself.
+* Google Maps ANA Intercontinental Tokyo Hotel: [https://goo.gl/maps/32FWxTCqA1csPMGp8 1-12-33 Akasaka, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan (35°40'10"N 139°44'54"E)]
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 ==== Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 (Manga: [[Volume 35#File 358 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1|358]]+) ====
 This is probably the one most people on here already know: [[Beika Station]], appearing from FILE.358 onwards is based on [[Wikipedia:Shin-Ōkubo Station|Shin-Ōkubo Station]], just like in the [[movies]], in real life built in [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/百人町 Hyakunin Town] of [[Wikipedia:Shinjuku|Shinjuku Ward]]. Contrary to the movies, though, it isn't on vaguely the same position as the real train station, but closer to the [[Wikipedia:Ebisu, Shibuya|Ebisu]] and [[Wikipedia:Gotanda|Gotanda Districts]] on the border between the wards [[Wikipedia:Shibuya|Shibuya]], [[Wikipedia:Minato, Tokyo|Minato]] and [[Wikipedia:Shinagawa|Shinagawa]] in the [[manga]].
+* Google Maps Shin-Ōkubo Station: [https://goo.gl/maps/gLcCiqYHfLk7HVUC7 1 Chome Hyakunincho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan (35°42'4"N 139°42'1"E)]
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 It also serves as the background photo of [[Volume 79]]'s front cover.
+* Google Maps Kyu-Furukawa Gardens Western-Style Mansion: [https://goo.gl/maps/28c6CEeziezXUFKo7 1 Chome Nishigahara, Kita City, Tokyo 114-0024, Japan (35°44'35"N 139°44'46"E)]
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 ==== Drug Trading Case (Manga: [[Volume 83#Drug Trading Case|879-881]]) ====
 The Ebisu Bridge [[Conan Edogawa]] goes to ("secretly" being followed by [[Ai Haibara]] and the [[Detective Boys]]) is a real bridge in the eponymous [[Wikipedia:Ebisu, Shibuya|Ebisu District]] of [[Wikipedia:Shibuya|Shibuya Ward]] in [[Tokyo]]. Interestingly, it's implied to be in or near [[Beika]] in Conan's world, considering they were on the way to Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa]]'s house and went to the bridge by foot. The name of the bridges also play a bigger role during this case.
+* Google Maps Ebisu Bridge Tokyo: [https://goo.gl/maps/ufGUEbzF4xCyCjR46 16, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan (35°38'35"N 139°42'44"E)]
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 ==== Aquarium Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 83#Aquarium Murder Case|882]]-[[Volume 84#Aquarium Murder Case|884]]) ====
 [[Beika Aquarium]] is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Toba Aquarium|Toba Aquarium]] in the [[Wikipedia:Toba, Mie|City of Toba]] in [[Wikipedia:Mie Prefecture|Mie Prefecture]].
+* Google Maps Toba Aquarium: [https://g.page/toba_aq?share 3 Chome-3-6 Toba, Mie 517-8517, Japan (34°28'54"N 136°50'45"E)]
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 ==== Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 84#Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case|885-887]]) ====
 The place Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa]], [[Conan Edogawa]], [[Ai Haibara]] and the [[Detective Boys]] drive to is the Horikirimizube Park at the first block of the [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/堀切_(葛飾区) Horikiri District]<sub>(jp)</sub> in the [[Wikipedia:Katsushika|Katsushika Ward]] of [[Tokyo]], with the [[Wikipedia:Arakawa River (Kantō)|Arakawa]] doubling as [[Teimuzu]] River in ''[[Detective Conan]]''. The aforementioned park indeed is a popular spot for kite flying competitions in real life.
+* Google Maps Horikirimizube Park: [https://goo.gl/maps/9Sd7vW4pMNp2wCFn6 1 Chome Horikiri, Katsushika City, Tokyo 124-0006, Japan]
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 The bridge sporting these distinct Y-shaped concrete pylons seen several times next to the park in the same case, on the other hand, is the Shin-Arakawa Bridge spanning the Arakawa at Horikirimizube.
+* Google Maps Shin-Arakawa Bridge: [https://goo.gl/maps/BoZVzeJ2TR2ePZLt9 Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0031, Japan (35°44'39"N 139°49'25"E)]
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 ==== The Sealed Move (Manga: [[Volume 85#File 899 - The Sealed Move|899]]) ====
 The [https://tokiwa-hotel.co.jp/e_index.html Tokiwa Hotel] [[Shuukichi Haneda]] stays at at the beginning of the case is a real hotel and it really is situated in the [[Wikipedia:Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi Prefecture]] (in its capital [[Wikipedia:Kōfu|Kōfu]], to be exact), like it's said in the chapter.
+* Google Maps Tokiwa Hotel: [https://goo.gl/maps/UftBfgdW8pT5UPo79 2 Chome-5-21 Yumura, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0073, Japan (35°40'46"N 138°32'56"E)]
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 ==== Shogi Tournament/Poolside Case (Manga: [[Volume 85#Shogi Tournament|899]]-[[Volume 86#Poolside Case|905]]) ====
 [[Hotel Haido Pride]], in which [[Masumi Sera]] and [[Mary Akai|Mary]] stay during FILE.899-905, is modeled after the [https://www.hotelnikko-fukuoka.com/en/ Hotel Nikko Fukuoka] in the [[Wikipedia:Fukuoka|namesake city]], in real life located in the [[Wikipedia:Fukuoka Prefecture|prefecture]] of the same name.
+* Google Maps Hotel Nikko Fukuoka: [https://goo.gl/maps/4GqexpQnJfrShbeN8 2 Chome-18-25 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-0011, Japan (33°35'30"N 130°25'02"E)]
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 ==== The Forbidden Move (Manga: [[Volume 85#File 901 - The Forbidden Move|901]]) ====
-The shōgi building from the flashback is the real [[Wikipedia:Japan Shogi Association|Shōgi Kaikan of Tokyo]], located at building 39 in the second block of the  [[Wikipedia:Sendagaya|Sendagaya District]], [[Wikipedia:Shibuya|Shibuya Ward]].
+The shōgi building from the flashback is the real [[Wikipedia:Japan Shogi Association|Shōgi Hall of Tokyo]], located at building 39 in the second block of the  [[Wikipedia:Sendagaya|Sendagaya District]], [[Wikipedia:Shibuya|Shibuya Ward]].
+* Google Maps Shogi Hall Tokyo: [https://goo.gl/maps/a2sAP616ruM4HBYS8 2 Chome-39-9 Sendagaya, Shibuya City, Tokyo 151-0051, Japan (35°40'38"N 139°42'34"E)]
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Detective Conan

Manga

Company President's Daughter Case (Manga: 2-5)

Code Sheet Case (Manga: 36-39)

Pro Soccer Player Case (Manga: 69-71)

Follow the Voice!! (Manga: 82)

TV Station Murder Case (Manga: 102-104)

Moon, Star, and Sun Case (Manga: 111-113)

Kaitou Kid and the Black Star (Manga: 156-157)

Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 (Manga: 358+)

Vampire's Mansion (Manga: 834-840)

Drug Trading Case (Manga: 879-881)

Aquarium Murder Case (Manga: 882-884)

Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case (Manga: 885-887)

The Sealed Move (Manga: 899)

Shogi Tournament/Poolside Case (Manga: 899-905)

The Forbidden Move (Manga: 901)

Kamaitachi Murder Case (Manga: 909-912)

Girls Band Murder Case (Manga: 936-938)

The Spiteful Old Man (Manga: 945)

Kaitou Kid and the Luna Memoria Case (Manga: 963-965)

Edo Style Deduction Show (Manga: 977)

Eri's SOS (Manga: 986)

Kendo Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 990-993)

Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case (Manga: 997-999)

Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1000-1005)

See? ♡ (Manga: 1008)

It's Not "Mike", But... (Manga: 1017)

Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip (Manga: 1018-1021)

Substitute (Manga: 1022)

The Eyes of a Detective (Manga: 1027)

Collecting Edible Wild Plants (Manga: 1032)

Lover Code Case (Manga: 1039-1042)

Anime

The Coded Map of the City Case

A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case

The Secret of the Moon, the Star, and the Sun

Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case

Lawyer Kisaki's SOS

The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery

The Heartfelt Strap

Detective Conan: Wild Police Story

Magic Kaito

Manga

The Revived Phantom Thief (MK Manga: 1)

The Police Are Everywhere (MK Manga: 2)

Japan's Most Irresponsible Prime Minister (MK Manga: 8)

The Boy Who Bet on the Ball (MK Manga: 11)

Kaitou Under Scrutiny (MK Manga: 16)

Yaiba vs. Kaito! (MK Manga: 18)

Golden Eye (MK Manga: 25)

Dark Knight (MK Manga: 27+)

Midnight Crow/Sun Halo (MK Manga: 31-36)

Midnight Crow (MK Manga: 31)

Sun Halo (MK Manga: 34-36)

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