Tokomizu Town is fictional
Tokomizu Town is a worldbuilding project built with generative AI, CG, photographic techniques, web production and more.
This website is a creative work in the form of the official website of a fictional town office. It has no connection with any real place, organisation or person.
What You Cannot Do on This Site
- Administrative procedures or applications
- Issuing official certificates
- Paying taxes or other charges
- Contacting anyone in an emergency such as a disaster or sudden illness
For real procedures or in an emergency, please contact your own local government or the relevant authorities.
Credits
| Project | 808 Canals (八百八水路, Happyakuya Suiro) |
|---|---|
| Created by | chan37jp |
| @chan37jp |
Use of Generative AI
Most of the photographs, illustrations and maps on this website were made with generative AI. The recording of the town song was made with music-generating AI. The text and structure of the site were created with generative AI, based on the creator's setting documents.
About the English Version
The English pages were translated from the Japanese pages. The English version covers the main pages about the town; pages such as procedures, transport information and the town bulletin are available in Japanese only. Links to those pages are marked “(Japanese)”.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Tokomizu Town a real town?
- No. Tokomizu Town is a town in the worldbuilding project “808 Canals” (Happyakuya Suiro) and has no connection with any real place or organisation. This website is a creative work in the form of that town's official website.
- How do you read 常水町?
- It is read Tokomizu-chō (Tokomizu Town). 常水 is read tokomizu, not jōsui.
- What kind of town is it?
- It is a town where water welling up from a mountain called Mount Mizufuji flows through the town in 808 canals. There are no roads for cars; people walk or travel by town ferry and canal food-boat. The town is divided into eight districts: Kamimachi, Nakamachi, Tasuji, Herimachi, Dangai, Tenkyōgen, Miuchi and Nenomachi.
- Where is Tokomizu Town?
- In the story, the town stands on a piece of land called the Ukisu that drifts slowly above the Japanese archipelago. It goes once around the archipelago every year; you can see where it is today on Where the Town Is Today.
- Who makes it?
- It is made by chan37jp (Instagram @chan37jp).
- Are the photographs real?
- Most of the photographs, illustrations and maps were made with generative AI. They are not pictures of real places.
- Can I carry out procedures or make enquiries on this site?
- No. All the procedures, certificates, payments and contact details on this website are fiction. For real procedures or in an emergency, please contact your own local government or the relevant authorities.