Springdale (region)

The title of this article is conjectural and has no official name.

For consistency, a fanmade name will be used.

Springdale is known to be a region of it's own as revealed in Yo-kai Watch 3, consisting of surrounding settlements. In the Japanese version, it is set in a fictitious country called Japon (Japanese: 日本 (ジャポン), Japon), where places like Springdale and other locations are set in. It is the primary setting for the Yo-kai Watch series.

Overview

The geography of Springdale is heavily based on Japan, with it's culture, aesthetics and traditions being represented. Though there are places like restaurants, schools and other public areas, shrines, hot springs and traditional Japanese restaurants also exist. The map on the globe is also shaped exactly like it's real-life equivalent.

In the English localization of the games and anime, the Japan setting is not mentioned at all or is renamed to America in some instances. For example, many depictions of Japan on the map is replaced with North America (most notably in Nate's bedroom). Despite many of the changes, cars still drive on the left, children still wear slippers at school and oriental areas like shrines remain.

History

It is apparently based heavily on real-life events that have occurred, such as Ishida Mitsunari's (called Shogun Waitington in the localized English version) participation in the Battle of Sekigahara that occurred in 1601 A.D.

Some Yo-kai have been known to reside in the human world for centuries.

One notable difference are Yo-kai attacking Springdale for their own personal gain, rather than inspiriting humans out of pure boredom or by force. Such events are known to have happened in recent times where they have welded the Yo-kai Watch and have made first contact with spiritual beings.

Locations in Springdale

Springdale Uptown Springdale Mt. Wildwood Blossom Heights Downtown Springdale Breezy Hills Shopper's Row Excellent Tower

Outside Springdale Harrisville San Fantastico Sparkopolis Greenfields

Other Timelines

Past Old Springdale Old Harrisville Flatpot Plains Sawayama Castle Town Sakura Motomachi

Future (Sakura Motomachi) Sakuragi Hills Kasumidai Tatsumi-kawabata - North Tatsumi-kawabata - South Shin-motomachi Shopping Area

Alternate Dimensions Y-Academy (Location)

Anime-only locations

• Yoke Eye State Beach
• Shibuya

Trivia

• The Japanese name of the country means "Japan" in French and Spanish.
• The adjectival form of Springdale is "Springdalian".
• The national flower for Japan is a cherry blossom, which is represented throughout many places in the Springdale region.
• In the original Japanese version of the Yo-kai Watch anime series, the setting is called Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nippon) instead, where it was explicitly stated in EP130.
  • This also confirms the existence of real-life locations like Shibuya, which was visited in M02, existing in the anime canon. More of the country would be explored later on by Komasan and Komajiro.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	日本 (ジャポン) Japon
French	Granval