Yakuza / Like a Dragon Fan Tricks Google Maps Into Adding the Millennium Tower Rooftop Into Its Real Tokyo Map
A mischievous Yakuza / Like a Dragon fan has tricked Google Maps into including the video game series' iconic Millennium Tower Rooftop as a tourist attraction in its real world Tokyo map.
Reddit user waasup spotted the Millennium Tower Rooftop location alongside an image of it from the Yakuza / Like a Dragon games, which could easily be (and was) mistaken for a genuine photo of Tokyo.
It's unclear how long the Millennium Tower Rooftop has been an official location on Google Maps, but fans of the action and role-playing game series have had a little fun after it was flagged on the Reddit page.
"A fun spot to go with your kyodais," said one of its "customers" on Google Maps. "Got shot in the leg and someone dumped a ton of cash out of a helicopter," said another, referencing events from the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series.
"Had a fantastic showdown with a politician up here once," another said, and someone else posted: "I swear this place has some action going on inside. I managed to see the tower explode not once but freaking twice, a helicopter with a gatling gun shot at the tower, four men in suits (I think one of them was an escaped convict but I didn't want to confirm out of fear) walk towards it like it was some final battle, and freaking brawls erupt here every now and then."
The Millennium Tower Rooftop not flagging any alarm bells for Google was likely because it, and the entirety of Yakuza / Like a Dragon's Kamurocho and other towns, are pretty authentic recreations of real-world locations.
Kamurocho is a recreation of Kabukicho, for example, Tokyo's real entertainment district, and fans of the games could effectively navigate its streets as the map layout is practically a one for one recreation. Fewer shirtless punch ups between high ranking yakuza members presumably take place in the real world versions though.
The Yakuza / Like a Dragon series enjoys dipping into the bizarre too, of course, and the next entry certainly leans in that direction. Like a Dragon:
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