JP

Japan, also referred to as Snow Region, is the stage of Bishamon in Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors and Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge. Many ideas from the stage are used and parodied in other games including Tarou, the dog, appearing in Darkstalkers 3 and, the Japanese style igloo that is also seen in Pocket Fighters.

The stage is a contrast to Han'ya and Kien (Bishamon's cursed armor and sword, respectively) as the stage does not appear to be malevolent.

About
Bishamon's stage takes place on a cliff side over looking a older appearing village. Players battle in front of a Japanese igloo or kamakura were two young girls are cooking inside. When facing the CPU controlled Bishamon, he will climb out of the igloo to fight the player. Several animals including chickens, a cow and a dog appear. The dog's name above its house reads "Tarou." As the player nears Tarou, he barks frantically at the players. After the battle is won, he will stand on his hind legs.

Theme
The theme for Japan is titled "BISHAMON Stage theme (Japan)" on the soundtrack for Darkstalkers, fully titled: Vampire: The Night Warriors Arcade Gametrack. The theme runs a minute and 56 seconds and was composed by Takayuki Iwai. On the Night Warriors soundtrack, this theme appears as track 18 on the second disc.