Editing Toad Town

{{location infobox
|image=[[File:PMTOK Toad Town entry.jpg|250px]]<br>Toad Town as seen in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
|greater_location=[[Mushroom Kingdom]]
|ruler=[[Princess Peach]]
|inhabitants=[[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Toad]], [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], etc.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|iterations=''[[Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''<br>''[[Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''<br>''[[Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''<br>''[[Toad Town (Paper Mario)|Paper Mario]]''<br>''[[Toad Town (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''<br>''[[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario RPG)|Super Mario RPG]]''
}}
'''Toad Town''' is the capital city of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Located at the doorstep of [[Peach's Castle]], the town first appeared as '''Mushroom Kingdom''' in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Since then, Toad Town has become a recurrent location in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, especially the [[Genre#Role-playing|RPG]] games. However, much like Peach's Castle, the appearance, design, and layout of the town has varied greatly each time it has reappeared, though it has almost always been depicted as a flourishing and cheery place.
==History==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{main|Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario RPG)}}
The Mushroom Kingdom, as it is called, is one of the locations in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. It is taken over by [[Shymore]]s at one point until [[Claymorton]] is defeated.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
{{Main|Toad Town (Paper Mario)}}
Toad Town returns in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' with a larger role, as it is now the hub location. It is also the setting for the start and end cutscenes,

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Toad Town is mentioned in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' by [[Zip Toad]], stating that he was going to be in a film and that he was heading to Toad Town. After Mario rescues [[Pine T. Sr]] from the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]], [[Pine T. Jr]] emails Mario and mentions that his father went to Toad Town to take care of Li'l Oinks. It is also mentioned by [[Lumpy]] if Mario reads his Journal.

Toad Town is mentioned two additional times in the game, but mistakenly goes under different names in the English localization. It is a possible answer in the [[65th Trivia Quiz-Off]] (where it is known as '''Mushville'''), and is mentioned by a [[crow]] NPC in [[Twilight Town]] (where it is known as '''Mushroom Town'''). In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], both instances refer to Toad Town by its proper name.

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
{{main|Toad Town (Paper Mario: The Origami King)}}
Toad Town returns as the main hub of ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''. It connects to Peach's Castle, like in ''Paper Mario''.

===[[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]]===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
{{main|Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)}}
Toadtown Square, as it is primarily called, is visited by [[Mario]] only at the start of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]] to learn basic moves and board the [[Koopa Cruiser]].

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
{{main|Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)}}
[[File:Toadtown.png|thumb|left|Toad Town before the Shroob attack in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]
The Mario Bros. time-travel to a past iteration of Toad Town in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', after they exit the [[Shroob Mother Ship]], and find that [[Shroob]]s are attacking the location.
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====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' /  ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
{{main|Toad Town (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)}}
Toad Town is where the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] live in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]]. It is accessible to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] during certain parts of their journey.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:TSMBM Poster BG.jpg|thumb|Toad Town as seen in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', with Peach's Castle in the distance.]]
Toad Town<ref>{{cite|author=Universal Pictures All-Access|date=June 12, 2023|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230613220858/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONV8AliJTlw|title=The Super Mario Bros. Movie {{!}} In The Mushroom Kingdom {{!}} Bonus Feature|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 20, 2023}}</ref> appears in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', which Mario and Toad pass through before arriving at [[Peach's Castle]]. Many Toads can be seen doing various activities such as collecting coins from a [[Coin Block]]. Different shops and buildings can be found throughout the town such as an antiques shop.

The town later falls victim to [[Bowser]]'s ambush. When [[Princess Peach|Peach]] warns her citizens of the impending attack, they panic and run away. Mario and [[Donkey Kong]] rush through the town gathering power-ups along the way, in order to save the former's brother [[Luigi]], the latter's fellow [[Kong]]s, the [[penguin]]s of the [[Snow Kingdom]], and [[Lumalee]] from being burned in the lava by Bowser.

===Ambiguous appearances===
There are other occurrences of urbanized areas surrounding Peach's Castle, but it is not made clear whether or not these are true appearances of Toad Town.

====''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''====
[[File:Kingdom in peril.jpg|thumb|left|A similar town in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'']]
A decade prior to Toad Town's first in-game appearance in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', a mushroom-based town appears in a flashback of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' being attacked by Bowser's army.

====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Princess Toadstool's castle is surrounded by a town full of Toad Houses. Beside Toad's house, where Mario and Luigi seem to also reside, there is a [[First Mushroom Bank|bank]], an [[Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage|orphanage]], the local [[Mushroom Land Central Library|library]], and the [[Mushroom Kingdom Treasury|treasury]].

====''Super Mario'' (Kodansha manga)====
[[File:Toad Town SML2.jpg|thumb|The castle village in ''Super Mario Land 2''.]]
Prior to Toad Town's debut, in the ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' Kodansha manga, a castle village appears in some chapters.

During the second part of the ''[[Super Mario Land 2 (manga)|Super Mario Land 2]]'' manga, the town is visited and has both rural houses and towers as well as modern skyscrapers.

In the fourth chapter of ''[[Super Mario Land 3 (manga)|Super Mario Land 3]]'', the local school is seen, being run by Peach and [[Mushroom King|her father]]. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, [[Jackie]], and the Toads are part of the student body. In the third chapter is it revealed that the Mario Bros. live in a house just outside the town.

In ''[[Super Mario Land 4]]'', the local airport is seen in the background, at the beginning of the first chapter.

====''Super Mario-kun''====
In the [[Super Mario-kun Volume 13|13th volume]] of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] village appears at the beginning of chapter 9. It is solely made out of Toad Houses.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', the [[Castle Gardens]] feature a small stone-built village across the lake from Peach's Castle, which appears during the prologue.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a town surrounds Peach's Castle in [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Mario Circuit]].
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==Locations==
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====''Paper Mario''====
*[[Toad Town Dojo]] 
*[[Toad Town Post Office]]
*Residential Area (Houses and Toad Houses)
*[[Rowf and Rhuff]]'s badge stand
*[[Merlon]], the fortune-teller’s house
*[[Shroom Grocery]]
*[[Minh T.]]'s flower garden
*[[Tayce T.]]'s Kitchen 
*[[Russ T.]] the Wise Toad's House
*[[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] (abandoned building) 
*Train Station ([[K64]] Train)
*[[Li'l Oink]] farm
*The [[Playroom]]
*[[Harry's Shop]]
*Harbor 
*[[Club 64]] (café and restaurant)
*'''Pipes'''
**[[Mario Bros.' House|Mario's House]]
**[[Toad Town Tunnels]] - "''Private''" entrance 
**Toad Town Tunnels - Rip Cheato's Shop access
**[[Playroom]] pipe

====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====
*Plaza
*Toadtown Square

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
*[[Gramma's Place]] (item and badge shop)

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====
*[[Toad Town shopping mall]]
**[[Toadley Clinic]]
**[[Toadles Boutique]] (equipment store)
**Badge Shop
**Item Shop
**[[Star Shop]] (equipment store)
**[[Gear Shop]] (equipment store)
**[[Tea Kiosk]]

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
*[[Battle Lab]]
*[[Musée Champignon]]
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==Gallery==
{{image|more=yes|section=yes|Needs images from more games than just ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''. The amount of images from ''Paper Mario'' is also excessive and needs trimming.}}
<gallery>
ToadTownSquare-Map-MLSS.png|''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' map
PMTOK Pamphlet Printable Cover Artwork.png|Pamphlet printable from the official Japanese website for ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
PMTOK Collectible Treasure Shop.jpg|A [[Rocky Wrench]] selling Collectible Treasures in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 006.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' concept art No. 6: Toad Town
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 008.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' concept art No. 8: Toad Town Home Interior
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 009.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' concept art No. 9: Toad Town Entrance
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 010.png|''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' concept art No. 10: Toad Town Mansion
TSMBM Mushroom Kingdom Concept Art.jpeg|Concept artwork for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
</gallery>
===''Paper Mario''===
====Entrance area====
<gallery>
Welcome Back to Toad Town PM.png
PM Star Piece ToadTownSisters.png|The [[Three Beautiful Sisters]].
PM Star Piece ToadTownPond.png|The Star Piece across the pond.
PM Super Block ToadTown.png|The area beneath the pond.
PM Star Piece RussT.png|Inside [[Russ T.]]'s house.
ShroomGrocery.png|[[Shroom Grocery]].
PMSellingPrice.png|Mario selling a [[Jammin' Jelly]].
ToadTownDojoPM.png|[[Toad Town Dojo]].
Final Toad Town Dojo Fight Stage.png
Shy Guy Situation Shop.png
Shy Guy Situation Dictionary.png
First Trading Event Toad Destination.png|[[Trading Event Toad]]
PM Three Beautiful Sisters.png|[[Three Beautiful Sisters]]
</gallery>

====North hub====
<gallery>
PM Star Piece ToadTownTree.png|The tree near [[Merlon]]'s house.
Toad Town News.png|The notice board near Merlon's house.
Paper Mario First Meet Merlon.png|Outside Merlon's house.
Paper Mario Merlon Tells a Story.png|Inside Merlon's house.
PM Koopa Bros Toad.png|[[Koopa Bros.]] disguised as [[Toad (species)|Toads]] near the east exit.
Paper Mario Merlon Exposes Koopa Bros.png|Merlon exposing the Koopa Bros.
Post Office.png|Inside the [[Toad Town Post Office|Post Office]].
Shy Guy Situation Calculator.png
Shy Guy Situation Garden.png
Shy Guy Situation Mailbag.png
Shy Guy Situation House.png
Kolorado in Toad Town.png
PM Star Piece Postmaster.png|The [[postmaster]] giving Mario a Star Piece.
I Spy Badge Reward PM.png|[[I Spy]]
Rowf and Rhuff.png|[[Rowf and Rhuff]]'s badge shop.
Minh Toad's Doorway Appears.gif|The door to [[Flower Fields]] magically appears
PM Star Piece MinhT.png|[[Minh T.]] and her garden.
PMSpin dash.png|Mario spinning south.
Ninji Merlon's House.png|[[Ninji]]
Earthquake Castle Damage PM.png
Muss T.png|[[Muss T.]]
Path to Shooting Star Summit PM.png|The path to [[Star Hill|Shooting Star Summit]]
Peach's Castle Back In-place.png
</gallery>

====South hub====
<gallery>
PM Tayce T Screenshot.png|Inside [[Tayce T.]]'s house.
PM TayceTCooking.png|Choosing an item.
ToadTownTunnels area1.png
Odd Key Toad Town.png|[[Odd Key]]
Fice Toad Sees Ghost.png
PM Fice T Screenshot.png|[[Fice T.]] the guard near Forever Forest.
PM Star Piece FiceT.png|Mario getting a Star Piece from Fice T.
PM Star Piece ToadTownFicePanel.png|Another Star Piece, near Fice T.
Shy Guy Situation Frying Pan.png
Magical Seed 1 Shot.png|[[Magical Seed]]
</gallery>

====Southernmost train station area====
<gallery>
Lil Oinks.png|[[Li'l Oink]]s.
Li'l Oinks Screenshot.png|Another view of the Li'l Oinks
K64PaperMario.png|[[K64]]
PM Dane T. screenshot.png|[[Dane T.]] and [[Mini T.]] near the railroad.
PM Star Piece ToadTownRailroad.png|Star Piece near the railroad.
Playroom Entrance Pipe.png
PMPlayroom.png|A Toad greeting Mario in the underground [[Playroom]].
JumpAttackPM.png|Mario playing [[Jump Attack]].
SmashAttack.png|Mario playing [[Smash Attack]].
Shy Guy Situation Dry Dry Railroad.png
</gallery>

====Southwest area====
<gallery>
HarrysShop.png|[[Harry's Shop]].
PM Shy Guy Stealing Key Screenshot.png|A [[Shy Guy]] stealing a key from Harry's Shop.
Harry Gets Key Back.png
Toy Train Found in Storeroom.png|[[Toy Train]]
PM Rangers.png
PM Great Gossip Trio.png
Muskular Departs.png|Muskular leaves Toad Town
</gallery>

====Southwesternmost port area====
<gallery>
PM Star Piece ToadTownDock.png|Mario getting a Star Piece in the open area near the port.
Club64.png|[[Club 64]].
PM Master Poet screenshot.png|[[Master Poet]] speaking.
PM Pop Diva screenshot.png|[[Pop Diva]] singing.
Attack FX D Club 64.png
Whale Needs Help PM.png
Whale Mouth Open PM.png 
Kolorado Begs Mario PM.png
Whale PM.png|The sea near Toad Town.
Toad Town Block.png
Jr. Troopa Fourth Battle Stage.png 
Third Trading Event Toad Destination.png
</gallery>

===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
<gallery>
ML-PIT-map-ToadTown.png|Areas map
</gallery>

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
<gallery>
ML-BIS-map-ToadTown.png|Toad Town and Toad Town Caves map
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=キノコタウン
|JpnN=Most games since ''Paper Mario''
|JpnR=Kinoko Taun
|JpnM=Mushroom Town
|Spa=Villa Toad
|SpaN=''Paper Mario'' series
|SpaM=Toad Village
|Spa2=Ciudad Champiñón
|Spa2N=''Mario & Luigi'' series
|Spa2M=Mushroom City
|Fre=Toadville
|FreN=''Paper Mario'' series
|Fre2=Village des Toads
|Fre2N=''Mario & Luigi'' series
|Fre2M=Toad Village
|Ita=Fungopoli
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title="''Super Mario Bros. Il Film'' - Contenuti speciali|date=2023|language=it|publisher=Illumination}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Mario & Luigi'' series, {{a|SSBWU}}, and {{a|TSMBM}} (DVD's special content)
|ItaM=Mushroom-opolis
|Dut=Toad-dorp
|DutM=Toad Town
|Ger=Toad Town
|GerN=''Paper Mario'' series
|Kor=버섯 타운
|KorN=''Mario & Luigi'' series
|KorR=Beoseot Taun
|KorM=Mushroom Town
}}

==Trivia==
*A [[List of Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|pre-release]] screenshot of ''Paper Mario'' shows Toad Town's west gate labeled as "Mushroom Kingdom" instead of "Toad Town" in an earlier point of development, similar to ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''.
*Toad Town has also been mentioned to in other games, such as ''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing (game)|Animal Crossing}}'', where {{iw|nookipedia|Gulliver}} talks about his pet goldfish in Toad Town, and similarly about his goldfish in {{iw|zeldawiki|Hyrule}}.

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