Springdale (area)

Springdale (Japanese: さくらニュータウン, Sakura Nyū Taun) is the main setting of the Yo-kai Watch series.

In the first game, Springdale is divided into five counties: Uptown in the center, Downtown to the south, Blossom Heights to the west, Shopper's Row to the southwest, and Breezy Hills to the east, with Mt. Wildwood to the north, which in the late game on contains a way into the Yo-kai World.

In the Yo-kai Watch 2, the Springdale area is largely the same, only with the addition of a new area called Excellent Tower, which is east of Breezy Hills, and allows more of Mt. Wildwood to be explored, including its summit, also connecting it to Breezy Hills. The second game also expands the Railway System, allowing the player to reach the towns of Harrisville and San Fantastico.

Also, it allows the player to visit Springdale 60 years in the past, which is called "Old Springdale" (Japanese: 桜町, Sakura-machi), a smaller version of the city that keeps many parts of Springdale with the exception of Mt. Wildwood and Gourd Pond inside one area within the overworld.

Contemporary History[]

Main article: Old Springdale

Springdale (old) — Springdale from sixty years ago.

Sixty years ago, Springdale was smaller in size and had an industrial district, while it was also undeveloped in some areas. While Blossom Heights had some houses, Shopper's Row still had Flower Road and some of the residential houses, and the Nocturne Hospital (although inaccessible to the player) was in operation.

Some of the railway network was still being planned and Springdale Station, as it is seen that train tracks are being laid down by construction. At that time, the city had a one-way ticket system to Harrisville for a fee of $3.00.

It was unknown what happened to Springdale during the sixty-year time gap, but it is heavily implied that it started to get developed over time, like the industrial district getting replaced by a downtown business area.

In the post-game of Psychic Specters, this version of the city also allows access to Sawayama Castle Town, after certain quests are completed.

In the games[]

SpringdaleMapGames — Overview map of Springdale in the Yo-kai Watch video games.

Following the release of Yo-kai Watch 3, Springdale returns once more as the primary location for Hailey Anne's storyline. The city is mostly the same in this version. However several new additions and changes have been made to make it a bit fresh again. Examples of this are that some more buildings now have accessible inside areas.

Districts[]

Uptown Springdale[]

Main article: Uptown Springdale

Uptown Springdale (Japanese: さくら住宅街, Sakura Jūtakugai) is where the beginning of the first and second games take place. It is mostly a residential area, along with some shops that appear near the lower part of the town. It is also home to Springdale Elementary School, where Nate and his friends go.

Nathan Adams and Katie Forester are known to live in this area, with their families.

Blossom Heights[]

Main article: Blossom Heights

Blossom Heights (Japanese: 団々坂, Dandan-zaka) is where the second part of Yo-kai Watch takes place.

Bernstein House
Timers & More
Candy Shop
Everymart Blossom Heights Shop
Springdale Hot Springs
Shoten Temple
Byrd House
Prayer's Peak Tunnel
Old Mansion
Megan's House
Infinite Inferno
Divine Paradise (within Infinite Inferno)

Downtown Springdale[]

Main article: Downtown Springdale

Downtown Springdale (Japanese: さくら中央シティ, Sakura Chūō Shiti)

Shopper's Row[]

Main article: Shopper's Row

Shopper's Row (Japanese: おつかい横丁, Otsukai Yokochō)

Breezy Hills[]

Main article: Breezy Hills

Breezy Hills (Japanese: そよ風ヒルズ, Soyokaze Hiruzu) is one of the richer parts of Springdale and is home to the Gourd Pond Museum, which is situated near Gourd Pond. Edward Archer and their parents also live there in a house while Mr. and Mrs. Stone live in a house near the top of Breezy Hills.

There is a pathway at the north-westernmost part of this district that leads to a hidden passage with a temple while in Yo-kai Watch 2, it leads to Mt. Wildwood with the Jumbo Slider.

In Yo-kai Watch 3, Hailey Anne lives at the top of an apartment block with her family, which is just a few moments away from Gourd Pond Museum.

Mt. Wildwood[]

Main article: Mt. Wildwood

Mt. Wildwood (Japanese: おおもり山, Ōmori Yama)

Wildwood Shrine
Sacred Tree
Abandoned Tunnel
Shrine Behind the Waterfall
Yo-kai World (Ambrosia Pavilion in YW3)

Excellent Tower[]

Excellent Tower (Japanese: さくらEXツリー, Sakura EX Tsurī)

Excellent Tower

Outside of Springdale[]

Springdale appears to be a larger location than expected, and there are several areas that only appear in episodes of the anime.

In the games, Springdale might actually be an entire region of it's own, as several locations outside of Spingdale, such as Harrisville or San Fantastico, are both considered to be part of Springdale, as seen in Yo-kai Watch 3 (through the Mirapo warping list).

Locations Outside Springdale[]

Yoke Eye State Beach

Geography[]

Springdale is heavily based in Japan, as judged by the architecture, a presence of a shrine in the area and how cars drive on the left compared to most western countries. It is not really known where Springdale is based, but the hot climate places it towards the mid-southern part of Japan.

Unlike most Japanese towns, Springdale seems to be more of a city with several skyscrapers and an elaborate train system.

Trivia[]

YWSpringdaleJPLocationAnime — The Location of Springdale in Japan, in the Japanese Recap Time of EP009. The arrow points it somewhere towards Miyazu, Kyoto.

Residents of Springdale are known as Springdalians.
According to a rough draft design sheet of Springdale, it is said that it had a population of 30,000 residents.^[1]
It is unknown where Springdale is exactly located in Japan, but there are several hints in the anime, manga and games that show a rough placement.
- In the Recap Time of EP009, the location is pinpointed near Miyazu, Kyoto which is located in the Kansai and Cogoku prefectures.
- In Kaptain Komasan and the Alien, the expedition team visit an area with sand dunes reminiscent of the Tottori prefecture, connecting to near where the setting is located.
- The surrounding areas of Springdale are based on Nagasaki and Kumamoto, making the location directly more towards Kumamoto, Yamaguchi and Ehime regions. The in-game rail map in Yo-kai Watch 2 doesn't directly match up with the real-life placement.
- There is a location in Fukuoka that served as a possible inspiration for Gourd Pond, found in Breezy Hills.
- In EP213, The map of Springdale slowly shifts to Kangawa and Tokyo when Robowhisper blasts off into space.
In the localized English versions, Springdale is set in what appears to be a northeastern part of the United States, with EP009 mentioning Georgia and EP019 mentioning it in the New England area.
- Though in the localized Yo-kai Watch manga series, it is still located in Japan. Despite that, USA is still called BBQ.
- The city's location in the European dubs is unknown, as every dub could place the city somewhere else from one other. although the city's climate may place it somewhere towards Mid-Southern Europe.
- It could be located in Arkansas, as there is a real life location called Springdale in state. ^[2]

In other languages[]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	さくらニュータウン Sakura Nyū Taun
French	Granval-sur-Mer
Spanish	Floridablanca
German	Lenzhausen
Italian	Valdoro	"Golden valley"
Dutch	Lenthuizen
Russian	Спрингдейл Springdeyl
Korean	진달래 Jindallae
More Languages
Portuguese (Brazilian)	Vila do Mar	"Village of sea"

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[2] ttps://www.springdalear.gov/

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