Korin Tower (or Korin's Tower) is a giant tower in the Dragon Ball Universe, where Korin and his companion,
Korin Tower
Yajirobe , live. It is very tall, and climbing the tower is a feat that only the strongest in the world could master. When they get to the top, they can train with Korin and obtain the Sacred Water, in order to gain massive strength.
Overview[]
Top of Korin Tower
The tower was built to honor a great hero (it is never stated who the hero is nor is it known if he was the same being as Korin, but in anime filler it is implied that this hero could have been Olibu). The "Owner", Korin, grows Senzu Beans in the tower, which he gives to the Z-Fighters freely whenever he has some in stock, most often via Yajirobe. However, the Japanese version of the movie Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge implies that Korin can only allow the Z Fighters to gain the Senzu beans if they climb all the way up, and if they only climbed up halfway, he declines the request. In the dubbed version, it is known as the Holy Tower or Korin's Tower; while in the Spanish and Portuguese dubs as Torre Karin (Karin Tower). A hole in the top of this tower fits Goku's Power Pole, which serves as the link between the tower and Kami's Lookout. It should be pointed out that it is made of a quite durable material, that the structure itself is so hard to destroy that Mercenary Tao (Tao Pai Pai) had trouble cracking one of the columns.
The base of Korin Tower, with Upa and Bora's tipi
Bora, Upa and the rest of his tribe are located at the base of the tower as guardians as seen in Dragon Ball.
People Who Have Climbed the Tower[]
- Master Roshi (Long before he met Goku)
- Goku
Goku meeting Korin at the top of the tower after he climbed up.
- Mercenary Tao
- Yajirobe
- Tien Shinhan
- Yamcha
- Krillin
- Chiaotzu
- Gohan (in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge)
Note: Bora tried to climb the tower, but was unsuccessful. Upa claimed he would try to climb it, but it is unknown if he was ever successful, or if he ever even attempted it.
Known Residents[]
Trivia[]
- The japanese name of the tower, "Karin-Tō" (カリン塔), is a pun on a type of fried dough cake called Karintō (花林糖).
- It took Master Roshi three years to get the special water on the top of the tower, but only took Goku three days to get it.
- Since it was directly under Kami's Lookout, Yajirobe and Korin were not affected by the Black Water Mist released by Garlic Jr.