The Champion District is an area of small ramshackle cafes, bars, and clubs in the eastern part of Kamurocho. It is based on the real-life Golden Gai area of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward.
History[]
The Champion District is one of the oldest areas in Kamurocho. It played an important role in revitalizing Kamurocho after it burned down in the war.
It's also where Taiga Saejima and his sister Yasuko used to live back in 1985.
Yakuza 0[]
Looking for info on Tetsu Tachibana and his real estate company takes Kazuma Kiryu to the Champion District after learning that some of his men hang out there. He gets into a fight with some locals, then discovers that Tachibana intended to protect it from the Tojo Clan and the Dojima Family due to it's historical value.
Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami[]
The lot near the southern entrance is home to the White Edge gang.
Yakuza 2/Yakuza Kiwami 2[]
Sotaro Komaki has taken over the empty lot after fighting off the White Edge gang, and teaches Kiryu several heat moves at the location.
Yakuza 3[]
Kiryu reunites with Makoto Date here.
Yakuza 4[]
Shun Akiyama and Yasuko Saejima (going by the name "Lily") go there on a date. They share their first kiss on a rooftop.
Later, Taiga Saejima meets Takeshi Kido on the very same rooftop.
After completion of Tanimura's Burning Bridges substory, a temporary substory marker appears in the Champion District marking a UFO that remains in the sky even after the marker has disappeared.
Yakuza 6[]
The Champion District is inaccessible during the events of Yakuza 6 due to restoration works taking place there.
Judgment[]
Yagami and Kaito track Hamura down to an unmarked cho-han parlor in the corner of the district. It is later blown up after Kengo detonates a grenade during the Matsugane Family's escape.
In Other Media[]
Yakuza: Dead Souls[]
Due to the zombie outbreak and resulting damage to the district, the only access to Shellac and Earth Angel is through the west entrance. The empty lot can only be accessed from the south entrance.
Locker Keys[]
The following locker keys can be found:
Name | Game |
---|---|
Taehei Boulevard Key G-5 | Yakuza 4 |
Notable Locations[]
Bars[]
Story Locations[]
- Cho-han Hall
Substories/Side Cases[]
Yakuza 0[]
Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami[]
Yakuza 2/Yakuza Kiwami 2[]
- The Fake Kiryu (Y2)/The Legendary Dragon (YK2)
- The Gambling Boss (Y2)
Yakuza 3[]
- The Old Man's Memories
Yakuza 4[]
Judgment[]
Trivia[]
- The real life location that the Champion District is based off, Golden Gai, is home to a bar called CHAMPION, which may be the namesake for the Champion District.
- In the Dragon Engine games after Yakuza Kiwami 2, the Champion District has been made smaller by removing the easternmost alley.