Being the smart cat that she is, Mercury asked Luna to compile a list of facts and things you might not know about the world of Sailor Moon. Here's just a few things that she found
There really is a Juuban
The majority of the Sailor Scouts live in the district of Juuban, in the city of Tokyo. In real life, this district exists
Near Shibuya in the southeastern corner of the city lies the Minato ward, which encompasses the districts of Odaiba, Roppongi (Raye goes to school in this area) and Shiba Koen (Mina lives here). Azabu-Juuban is also part of Minato ward, and this is where much of the action in the anime takes place. Creator Naoko Takeuchi lived and worked in this area
Serena's Family
In the Japanese version of the anime, the names of Serena's parents are Ikuko (a homemaker) and Kenji (a journalist), and her brother's name is Shingo (Sammy in the dub). These are the actual names of Naoko-sensei's own family members
The Connection To Naoko's Editor
Serena's friend Molly has a mother who is a jeweller. The shop is called OSA-P, a play on the name of Naoko's editor when she was doing the manga
Hikawa Shrine Maiden
As you may know, Raye (Sailor Mars) is a miko (shrine maiden) at the Hikawa Shrine where she lives. There are many denominations of the shrine around Japan. The shrine where Raye lives is based on the actual one in Azabu-Juuban, but the stairs that lead to it as seen in the anime is modelled after the shrine in Akasaka
Meanings Behind the Names
Here's what the English equivalents are to the Japanese names of the characters:
Moon (Serena): Tsukino Usagi="Rabbit of the Moon" (after a Japanese folk legend)
Mercury (Amy): Mizuno Ami="Friend of Water"
Mars (Raye): Hino Rei="Spirit of Fire"
Jupiter (Lita): Kino Makoto="Sincerity of Wood"
Venus (Mina): Aino Minako="Beautiful Child of Love"
MiniMoon (Rini): Chibiusa="Small Rabbit"
Pluto (Trista): Meiou Setsuna="Momentary Dark King"
Neptune (Michelle): Kaiou Michiru="Full Sea King"
Uranus (Amara): Ten'ou Haruka="Distant Sky King"
Saturn (Hotaru): Tomoe Hotaru="Firefly of Earth"
Born of a Tree
Have you noticed something about Fiore, the villain from the R movie? He looks a lot like Alan, the alien from the first arc of the R series. So it must be true that Fiore, like Alan and Ann, was born from the "Makaiju" (Tree of Life/Doom Tree)
Did you know...
Keiko Han, the Japanese voice of Luna in the anime, went on to reprise her role in the live action series as the voice of the plushie toy equivalent that fell on Usagi's head in Act 1