Question

The protagonist of a novel primarily set in this city learns about the substance DATURA while squatting in “Toxitown.” In a story set in this city, the protagonist is recruited to fight a giant Worm underground. (15[1])In a novel set in this city, the protagonist spends a lot of time in an abandoned house in his neighborhood to sit at the bottom of its well. This city, the primary setting of the novel (*) Coin Locker Babies, (10[1])is where the protagonist meets the sisters Malta and Creta Kano. This city is saved by a “Super-Frog” in a story written by an author who began a novel set here with the protagonist cooking spaghetti before he notices his cat is missing. For 10 points, name this capital city which serves (10[1])as the setting of the novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. ■END■

ANSWER: Tokyo Metropolis (Coin Locker Babies is by Ryū Murakami.)
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