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The lake name is based on the Ainu ... Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum is based on this lake as the Sinnoh region is a fictionalized version of Hokkaido.
Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] ⓘ, lit. ' Northern Sea Circuit; Ainu: Ainu Moshiri, ' or ' Land of the Ainu ') [2] is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. [3]
Lake Verity in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum is based on this lake as the Sinnoh region is a fictionalized version of Hokkaido.
View from Viewing Platform No. 1 (July 2008) Landsat image of the lake (1999) Map of Hokkaido showing location of Lake Mashū and Mount Kamui. Lake Mashū is surrounded by steep crater walls 200 metres (660 ft) high. It has no significant inlets [1] and no outlet. The lake is one of the clearest in the world and one of the deepest in Japan. [2]
Diamond and Pearl are set in the fictional region of Sinnoh, an island based on the Japanese island of Hokkaidō. [25] Sinnoh is not directly connected to any other Pokémon region. [25] It is characterized by large, snow-covered mountains; Mt. Coronet, a part of a mountain range, divides Sinnoh in half. [26]
Regigigas's in-game location in the Snowpoint Temple in the region of Sinnoh, which is based on Hokkaido, is believed to roughly correspond to the real-world location of the Monument of Peace in Japan, as well as to the Soya Kaikyo Navy War Memorial, which states "We must not repeat war once more."
Japan is often divided into regions, each containing one or more of the country's 47 prefectures at large. Sometimes, they are referred to as "blocs" (ブロック, burokku), or "regional blocs" (地域ブロック, chiiki burokku) as opposed to more granular regional divisions.
Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and Ishikari Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2023, the city has a population of 1,959,750, making it the largest city in Hokkaido and the largest north of Tokyo. It ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan and is Hokkaido's cultural, economic, and political center.