Green Dragon Shogunate Direction: East Element: Wood Countries/Empires covered: Japan (Nippon) including the Ryuku Islands & Bonin Islands Orient family names that fall under this region: Ashikaga, Chosokabe, Hatakeyama, Hideyoshi, Hosokawa, Ieyasu, Jimmu, Kotoku, Matsudaira, Minamoto, Murasaka, Nobunaga, Shikibu, Tokugawa Current Neighborhoods created under the Green Dragon Shogunate: Japan ~ Top level hood Edo Kamakura Kyoto Nara The mapping for neighborhoods in Japan is a bit more detailed as you can see. The island groupings have their own name, such as Hokkaido and Kiyoshu. I've also included in the Heian region to help us pinpoint where the Heian period will reside, the same for Nara, Yamato Plains and Kanto Plains, where a whole civilization of people started from. Each city like Edo represents it's own future hood, and I suspect we will incorporate empires and periods in using the previous plains and areas to represent the various social time periods. For more on the truely ancient history of Japan, see this link: Ancient Japan Timeline. Your resident guide for this region is Orient scribe Aria Murasaka, who has a keen interest and enjoys sharing knowledge about Japan! This region is obviously a popular choice for residents here, and many of us look forward to building up the neighborhoods and recreating ancient Japanese life. Geishas, Samurai, Generals, Emperors and Merchants all vie with each other for attention and all draw us into their world. Have you created a Japanese persona yet by choosing one of the last names above? If not, what are you waiting for? The possibilities for pavillion decor alone are worth it! Current groups who's topics focus on this region: The Ten Philosphers Haiku ~ A journey of experiences encompassing the nature and power of revelations that are haiku. The Floating World ~ A group to explore Edo and the Tokugawa Period ~ its culture and history Heian-Kyo ~ Both a Historical and Role Play center for the Heian period of Japan Sengoku Jidai ~ Warring States Japan If you have an idea for a group under this region, see if others are interested in joining and helping to shape it by posting in this thread: Fielding interest for new groups