While Persona 4 takes place in a town called “Inaba,” Persona 5 takes place in Tokyo.
This article was originally published on September 27, 2016. It has since been updated with more comparisons.
The major Tokyo locations, such as Shibuya Station, match up well enough, but it’s interesting to see what inspired where the Protagonist lives.
The model is Tokyo’s Sangenjaya (三軒茶屋), which is west of Shibuya. (In the game, you walk to Shibuya Station to take the train.) The inspiration is not subtle, because the P5 location is called “Yongenjaya” (四軒茶屋), with “yon” referring to “four” and the “san” in Sangenjaya referring to three.
The locations in Persona 5 aren’t necessarily an exact copy, but the in-game locations are pretty faithful.