The Magic of Captain Tsubasa at Tokyo’s Yotsugi Station

Keisei Electric Railway’s Yotsugi Station. The moment you step off the train, you are greeted by Ōzora Tsubasa. (© Matsumoto Sōichi)

Stairway to Yotsugi Station platform. A visiting fan chose off-peak hours to visit the station for some photos. (© Matsumoto Sōichi)

A stairway to a Yotsugi Station platform. The walls are emblazoned with characters from Captain Tsubasa. (© Matsumoto Sōichi)

The concourse floor is designed to look like a playing field. The ceiling depicts an unstoppable technique from the work, the “twin shoot.” (© Matsumoto Sōichi)

Passing through the ticket gates feels like entering a football stadium. (© Matsumoto Sōichi)

Autographs of Andres Iniesta, formerly of the Spanish national team, and other star players, are on display. (© Matsumoto Sōichi)

Noé Gomez (rear center) and his friends pose for a photo with a statue of Ōzora Tsubasa’s rival, Hyūga Kojirō, in Katsushika’s Yotsugi Park. (© Matsumoto Sōichi)

A statue of Ōzora Tsubasa outside the main entrance to Tokyo Metropolitan Minami-Katsushika Senior High School. There is a space where you can pose, with your foot to the ball in place of Misaki Tarō, for a shot with Tsubasa himself. (© Matsumoto Sōichi)

The city-produced map to bronze statues of Captain Tsubasa characters. (Courtesy of Katsushika City Government)

The final chapter in the story, volume 20 of Captain Tsubasa Magazine, released in 2024 (foreground), and three paperback volumes from the series. (© Matsumoto Sōichi)