If you are a fan of the anime Pirate Island, you have probably heard of the real-life locations in One Piece . Travel around the world with Hobiverse to beautiful locations inspired by this anime!
Water 7
For One Piece fans, the beautiful city with long canals chosen as a stopover for the Straw Hat pirates to repair the Going Merry ship must no longer be too strange. This romantic land has canals in the heart of the city, possesses the best shipbuilding shops and the most skilled shipbuilding engineers. Water 7 is also a supplier of ships to the World Government. The pirates also search for a new shipwright for their crew in Water 7.
This romantic land has canals in the heart of the city and the best shipbuilding shops
Author Oda designed this city based on the model of the famous city of Venice, this was also confirmed by the author in SBS volume 38. Yagara bulls as a means of transportation were also drawn based on these gondola. The city of Venice (Venezia in Italian) is located on an island and is connected to the mainland through unique works of art. This is also one of the most popular cities and welcomes the largest number of tourists in Italy each year. It's not difficult to understand that this place became the inspiration for the setting in the story, right?
Dressrosa - Park Guell, Spain
Dressrosa is the name of a country in the New World. This city is extremely rich with castles, villas and towering palm trees. Peace here was established thanks to the Law-Luffy alliance defeating Doflamingo, this is also where Luffy met his sworn brother Sabo. In SBS One Piece vol 72, Oda also confirmed that it was Spain that gave him the inspiration to create this new kingdom.
Spain owns a unique flamenco dance. Violet from One Piece also danced this dance and made Sanji fall in love with it. In this romantic kingdom, women can even kill the person they love because of their crazy love. This detail also appears in ancient Spanish literature, especially in the romantic literature period of the 19th century.
This city is extremely rich with castles, villas and towering palm trees
Dressrosa's colorful buildings with checkered towers make many people immediately think of Güell Park in Barcelona, Spain. The mixture of two schools of color in this architecture also makes this place one of the most impressive places to visit in Spain.
Capital Mary Geoise and Royal Castle of Chambord in France
The Royal Castle in Chambord (France) is one of the most recognizable castles in the world because of its unique and distinct French Renaissance architectural style. The castle's design is a combination of traditional structures. Medieval French with the classical Renaissance.
In One Piece, this magnificent castle is the residence of the royal family, of the World Nobles! The capital, Mary Geoise, is also where the important Reverie conference takes place to discuss international issues.
The Royal Castle in Chambord (France) is one of the castles with a unique French Renaissance architectural style.
Alabasta and Ancient Egypt
Alabasta is the hometown of Princess Vivi. This kingdom is located on Cat Island. It is said that perhaps this place was inspired by Ancient Egypt, so there are many places in Alabasta with Middle Eastern architecture.
During Luffy's first adventure, he arrived in the Kingdom of Alabasta. Here, Luffy met two members of the straw hat pirates, Chopper and Nico Robin. This is also where the Straw Hats clash with one of the villains, Crocodile, a notorious crime boss with the ability to control and manipulate sand.
Many cities and towns are inspired by many famous landmarks in Egypt
Many cities and towns are inspired by many famous landmarks in Egypt. From the iconic ancient pyramids to the banks of the Nile, the locations make fans unable to take their eyes off the events happening in the kingdom.
Zou Island - Elephant Rock, Iceland
Zou Island is probably the most unique island in the manga series for teenagers - One Piece to date. The attention of fans fell on a beautiful island located on the back of a large elephant named Zunesha.
Although the idea of elephants carrying an island is no longer new, Zou Island must have been inspired by the author from Elephant Rock in Iceland. The elephant's eyes also look similar to the cave at this location. It can be seen that the characteristics of Zou Island completely coincide with Elephant Rock in real life.
The characteristics of Zou Island completely coincide with Elephant Rock in real life
Amazon Lily - Hanging Temple, China
Surely the episode where Luffy suddenly falls on an island inhabited only by women also left a deep impression in the hearts of fans of the anime Pirate Island. The women here are not ordinary, they are all true warriors and extremely dangerous.
Houses as well as temples were built by clinging to the walls of steep cliffs. According to many analysts, Amazon Lily was probably created based on the famous hanging temples located in Shanxi province, China.
Houses as well as temples were built by clinging to the walls of steep cliffs
Wano Kuni - Ninja Kingdom, Japan
The island of Wano Kuni is a place dominated by a pirate gang led by the Four Emperor Kaido - who is known as the most powerful creature in the world. This was originally an extremely rich country with luxurious locations, but Kaido came and took it all away.
Wako Kuni has a 3-storey architecture with a curved roof quite similar to Azuchi Castle, the residence of the famous warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582). Many fans believe that Wano Kuni is modeled exactly like a replica of this Castle located in a theme park called Ninja Kingdom in Japan.
Wako Kuni has a 3-storey architecture, with a curved roof quite similar to Azuchi Castle
Above are real-life locations in One Piece , have you had the opportunity to visit any of the locations on the list and which location do you like the most? This manga for teenagers was adapted into an anime and received a lot of love from fans. Don't forget to watch to accompany the growth of Captain Straw Hat and his companions!
