Kibogaoka Hill

Kibogaoka Hill
Area	Kogane
City	Tokyo
Debut	Jet Set Radio Future

Kibogaoka Hill (キボウヶ丘, Kibogaoka^?, lit. Hope Hill) is a location in Jet Set Radio Future. It is one of the many areas of the Kogane district that can only be accessed via the Tokyo Underground Sewage Facility. Kibogaoka Hill is also one of the few spots that were overtaken by the Immortals and Noise Tanks in chapter 4 of the story, and is one of the five major locations of the Rokkaku-dai District.

Official description

Jet Set Radio Future Perfect Guidebook

• JP: かってのトーキョー有数の居住区がココ。いろいろ探索ポイントはあるぞ。

• EN: This used to be one of the best residential areas in Tokyo. There are various points to explore.

Overview

Taking inspiration from the Kibogaoka section from Kogane-cho, this area has the same feel as Rokkaku-dai Heights but is in a favela style of house placing. Similar to places like Dogenzaka Hill and Highway Zero, it is structured somewhat like loop with the starting point and ending point being the same location. It is one of the hardest areas to do Street Challenges in, as its lumpy rough ground makes it hard to move around without the use of telephone wires. There are also multiple locations that can lead to the player falling into water and thus losing health. Kibogaoka Hill can only be accessed via the Tokyo Underground Sewage Facility.

Story

During the story, the GG's come to Kibogaoka Hill to spray over the Immortals' graffiti in chapter 4. The Rokkaku Police will also show up using helicopters as a way to stop the GG's. Clutch may also appear here when the player must re-obtain the Graffiti Souls he took from them in chapter 7, if found on time he will reveal Yoyo's actual location of captivity. Also in the chapter the Golden Rhinos will make an appearance to stop the GG's with automatic weapons.

Missions

These are the missions that take place at Kibogaoka Hill.

• Kibo
• Chase After Clutch!
• The Golden Rhinos Executives Appear!

Mystery Tape

The Mystery Tape can be found in the area with two large sets of power lines, pick the left side and choose the bottom-most line to a platform. The tape will be right in front of the player.

Street Challenges

• Grind Combo x 20
• Air Combo x 4
• 50 Tricks
• 250,000 points
• Gate of (a group of kanji)

Graffiti Souls

Kibogaoka Hill, like most locations, holds home to eight collectable Graffiti Souls. Three pre-spawned ones, and five unlockable ones that only appear after completing the Street Challenges for the area.

Pre-spawned

• Located under a tower before the tunnel like area. (No. 019)
• On the ledge past the area where Boogie spawns. (No. 047)
• On a platform past the gate for the special challenge. (No. 132)

Street Challenges

• Grind Combo x20: Located deep inside the pit near a metal tower. (No. 076)
• Air Combo x4: Look for a pit with a phone pole sticking out to find this soul. (No. 105)
• 50 Tricks: Located in a pit right before the tunnel. (No. 133)
• 250,000: points Head into the tunnel with the green lighting and go down a ladder and look for a hidden path in the wall (No. 021)
• Gate of (kanji): Right after the area Boogie spawns in, look for a pit and follow it. A boost dash will be needed to get this soul. (No. 049)

Tags

Caboom (No. 019)

Mixture of clown and sun (No. 021)

Well, it's over (No. 047)

Wig Tag (No. 049)

Please leave me alone (No. 076)

No Clear Out (No. 105)

Loven Boom (No. 132)

DiceK (No. 133)

Unlockable characters

During the story

• Boogie can be unlocked here, however there is a time limit of when the player can reach her. If they fail she will skate away.

• Clutch can also be unlocked here too if the player catches him on time.

Post game

• Pots can be unlocked after getting a "Jet" rank on all the Test Runs set in this area.

Gallery

The Mystery Tape in Kibogaoka Hill.

The Street Challenges in Kibogaoka Hill.

The stray cat area of Kibogaoka Hill.

Kibogaoka Hill panorama provided by JSRF-Inside.

A panorama showcasing Kibogaoka Hill's skybox; also provided by JSRF-Inside.

The helicopters sent by the Rokkaku Police in order to halt the GG's.

Another shot of the helicopters, with DJ Professor K telling the GG's to take them down.

Garam recovering from falling into one of the many water areas in Kibogaoka Hill.

After getting caught, Clutch joins the GG's, swears to do nothin' "funny".

Trivia

• Kibogaoka means "Hope Hill", so the literal translation of the name is "Hope Hill Hill".
• There are lots of stray animals in this area and there is even a large concrete room just full of cats and a beaten-up sofa, which has springs and stuffing pop out when touched.
• Oddly enough, a launchpad for firing multi-stage rockets into space can be seen not far at all from a nearby town square, a gross and universal violation of both noise, zoning and safety laws. The player also passes through a large chamber housing multiple silos containing small rockets that bear a variant of the Rokkaku Group logo. Considering that these rockets are much too small to launch satellites into orbit, they may be a very disturbing sign that the Rokkaku Group possesses intercontinental ballistic missiles and the means to fire them.

Daruma Watch

The Daruma Watch is an actual clock that just counts time under most circumstances. If one were to enter Kibogaoka Hill and reach the structure within two minutes, the animation will play at 2 minutes (18:00:00 on the clock) in game. The structure will open, spinning around various sections before eventually closing back up again. Another method to view the animation is by manually resetting the clock via selecting a new character or reopening the level and rushing back to the spot. This method is less reliable, as the timer resets to 17:58:00.

It should be noted that the clock's numbers counts in frames, while the activation time counts in real time playing, so there are cases of the clock being able to play its animation at 18:10:00 instead of 18:00:00.