Captain Tsubasa’s town in Tokyo

I revisited the town on August 18th. I updated the whole article 😀

Are you visiting (or living in) Japan and are a big fan of Captain Tsubasa?

If so, keep reading!

There’s a whole town themed after Captain Tsubasa in Tokyo.

Seriously? Yes, and you can take a picture with Kojiro Hyuga, Taro Misaki, Genzo Wakabayashi, Ozara Tsubasa himself, and more.

It’s a fantastic experience.

I’ll also tell you how to get yourself a free bracelet of Captain Tsubasa while you’re there.

Let’s start.

Description

In Katsushika, Tokyo, the hometown of Yoichi Takahashi (author of Captain Tsubasa), you can find:

• Nine bronze statues
• Captain Tsubasa’s diorama
• A restaurant decorated with the characters of Captain Tsubasa.
• SOLUM Store (official products of Captain Tsubasa)

etc.

Here are some pictures of how Yotsugi station looks:

Even the statue of Iniesta is in the station.

Once you get out of Yotsugi station, you’ll see an illustration of Tsubasa Ozora and his team above the footprint of Yoichi Takahashi.

Also, while you’re walking around, you’ll come across a number of spots decorated with images of Captain Tsubasa.

Even the fire department has a big poster of Tsubasa Oozora.

The town’s main attractions can be categorized into four parts:

a) Bronze Statues

In total there are 9 bronze statues including  Kojiro Hyuga, Taro Misaki, Genzo Wakabayashi, Ozara Tsubasa, Roberto Hongo among many others.

* When you arrive at Yotsugi or Keisei-Tateishi station,  don’t forget to take the map of the statues.

For more information about the statues check out this link:

b) Captain Tsubasa Themed Restaurant

Near Keisei-Tateishi station, there’s an Italian restaurant called Trattoria Avere that’s decorated with images of Captain Tsubasa and friends.

On the restaurant’s walls, Yoichi Takahashi drew Tsubasa, Kojiro Hyuga, Taro Misaki, Genzo Wakabayashi, and other characters from the series.

You will also find several pictures, jerseys, and photos signed by the famous mangaka.

The food is quite good, and the price is affordable.

In this post, I give you more details about it:

c) Tsubasa’s dioramas

Inside Katsushika City Okudo Sogo Sports Center you will run into the statue of Tsubasa Oozora and dioramas of the most iconic scenes of Captain Tsubasa.

For example, you’ll find a diorama of the scene where Oozora shoots a ball under a bus and Genzo Wakabayashi catches it.

Address: 1-chōme-2-1 Takasago, Katsushika City, Tōkyō-to 125-0054, Japan

Sport Center website.

d) SOLUM Store

SOLUM Store is a store that sells official products of  Captain Tsubasa.

Note: Yoichi Takahashi’s office is located on the second floor of the store!

I couldn’t find the working hours of the store, but it looks that is close on Sundays.

Note: One of Mipon’s users told me that he couldn’t find the jersey of Captain Tsubasa.

Official website of the store (only in Japanese).

Address: 6 Chome-18-20 Tateishi

Free bracelet

You can get the bracelet at the restaurant mentioned above. I don’t know if you can find it in other places.

Tips

• When you arrive at the Yotsugi station take the map of the statues.

• During summer, it’s pretty hot. Don’t forget to wear shorts and your sunglasses.

• The statues and tourist attractions (restaurant, official shop, etc.) are placed around the entire city so you’ll need to walk a lot.

• I recommend arriving at Yotsugi station around 2 pm. If you arrive later, the sun will set, making photography difficult.

• After you’ve finished visiting the statues, I recommend you dine at the Captain Tsubasa Themed Restaurant.

• The statues are not very easy to find, so using Google Maps will save you a lot of time.

Access

You can get to the town of the Captain Tsubasa in Tokyo either by Yotsugi or Keisei-Tateishi station. I recommend you start the tour from Yotsugi.

The biggest reason is that the tour becomes more comfortable that way. The official map also recommends you to start at the Yotsugi station.

* Yotsugi is 35 minutes by train from Shinjuku and 41 minutes from Shibuya.

Hours

a) Bronze Statues

Twenty-four hours, but go before sunset.

b) Restaurant:

• Lunch time: 11:30～15:00(last order 14:30)
• Dinner time: 17:30～22:30(last order 21:30)

Tuesdays is closed.

c) Captain Tsubasa’s diorama (Sport Center):

9:00～21:00

Closed the fourth Wednesday of each month or the next day in case the fourth Wednesday is a holiday.

d) Official Store

I couldn’t find the working hours of the store. The two times that I visited the Captain Tsubasa’s city was on Sunday and the store was closed. So, I suppose that it’s close on Sundays.

Estimated time

From 4 to 5 hours is the time that you need to walk around all the town. If you do not have much time at least go to the store and the ninth statue (Ozora kicking a ball).

Places nearby

The town of the Super Champions is a bit far from the center of Tokyo, but there are several tourist places nearby (around 20 minutes by train).

For example:

• Asakusa
• Skytree
• Ueno
• Akihabara

I would recommend that you go first to Ueno, Asakusa or Akihabara and around 2 pm go to the Yotsugi station and when you finish you go up to the Tokyo Skytree.

Some options:

a) Asakusa -> Yotsugi -> Tokyo Skytree

b) Yotsugi -> Asakusa -> Tokyo Skytree

c) Ueno -> Yotsugi -> Asakusa -> Tokyo Skytree

If your partner doesn’t like Captain Tsubasa, he/she can walk to Ueno Park or Asakusa while you take a picture with Ozora and friends.