"Dobuita": Meaning & Origin

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"Dobuita": Meaning & Origin

Postby Switch » Sun May 14, 2017 7:35 am

Dobuita in Shenmue was based closely its real-life Yokosuka counterpart, although the real location is known as "Dobuita Street" (Dobuita Doori in Japanese) rather than just Dobuita. As in the game, it is located next to a US Navy base and runs around 500m in length.

So does the name "Dobuita" itself have any particular meaning?

I decided to research into how the street got this name, and it turns out the answer ties back to the early history of the area.

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Blog post link:
http://www.phantomriverstone.com/2017/0 ... igins.html

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