Awa Province

Clan: Kagawa (Taira)

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Awaji Province

Clan: Yashima Taira (Playable)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Barren

Speciality/Resource: None

Bitchu Province

Clan: Ariwara (Fujiwara)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Etchu Province

Clan: Kiyohara (Minamoto)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Higo Province

Clan: Kikuchi (Minamoto)

Port: No

Fertility: Very Fertile

Speciality/Resource: None

Iyo Province

Clan: Kono (Minamoto)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Izumo Province

Clan: Kyogoku (Minamoto)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Kai Province

Clan: Takeda (Minamoto)

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Kawachi Province

Clan: Ishikawa (Minamoto)

Port: No

Fertility: Barren

Speciality/Resource: None

Musashi Province

Clan: Edo (Taira)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Nagato Province

Clan: Ouchi (Fujiwara)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Fertile

Speciality/Resource: None

North Shinano Province

Clan: Kiso Minamoto (Playable)

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Noto Province

Clan: Okura (Fujiwara)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Osumi Province

Clan: Ito (Taira)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Owari Province

Clan: Shiba (Minamoto)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Very Fertile

Speciality/Resource: None

Sanuki Province

Clan: Yashima Taira (Playable)

Port: No

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Settsu Province

Clan: Fukuhara Taira (Playable)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Shimosa Province

Clan: Yuki (Fujiwara)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

South Shinano Province

Clan: Kiso Minamoto (Playable)

Port: No

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Suo Province

Clan: Tatara (Fujiwara)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Barren

Speciality/Resource: None

Suruga Province

Clan: Kajiwara (Taira)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Tajima Province

Clan: Koide (Taira)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Barren

Speciality/Resource: None

Tamba Province

Clan: Shinmen (Fujiwara)

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Tango Province

Clan: Kusunoki (Fujiwara)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Totomi Province

Clan: Li (Taira)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Ugo Province

Clan: Kubota Fujiwara (Playable)

Port: Harbour

Fertility: Fertile

Speciality/Resource: None

Wakasa Province

Clan: Ochi (Taira)

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Craftwork

Building Chain(s):
Artisans->Washi Mills->Lacquerware Works
Artisans->Fletchers->Master Bowmaker

Trade Good: Crafts

Initially provides a +100 to wealth, +5 to accuracy and +5 trade goods (crafts). Can be developed into a Master Bowmaker, which provides a +300 to wealth, +20 to accuracy, but doesn't increase the amount of trade goods. Can also be developed into Laquerware Workshops, which doesn't increase the accuracy bonus, but provides +500 to wealth and +20 crafts. Crafts are required for the last Market chain upgrade.

Gold

Building Chain(s):
Placer Gold Mining->Gold Lodes->Gold Mine

Trade Good: Gold

Initially increases wealth in the province by +500. The first upgrade increases this bonus to +1000 and last to +1500.

Hallowed Ground

Building Chain(s):
Hole Site->Buddhist Hermitage->Fortified Monastery
Hole Site->Shinto Sanctuary->Great Soja Shrine

Trade Good: N/A

Initially provides +1 xp to all monk units, +1 morale to units recruited in this province and adds +1 happiness. Can either be developed into Fortified Monastery, which provides +4 xp to monk units and +3 happiness, or can be developed into Great Soja Shrine which provides +3 morale to all units and +3 happiness.

Raw Silk

Building Chain(s):
Silk Workshop->Silk Spinner->Master Silk Spinner

Trade Good: Raw Silk

Initially provides +250 to wealth and +10 baless of raw silk for trade. Subsequent investments in the building chain increase the wealth bonus and number of tradable resource.

Raw Silk is required for upgrades to the Ninja and Naval building chain.

Wood

Wood is a trade good. Send trade ships to a trade post to get your hands on this trade good (or trade for it via diplomacy). Wood is required to upgrade the Coastal Village building chain, specifically to build Coastal Village and Drydock.

Iron

Building Chain(s):
Iron Sands->Small Iron Mine->Iron Mine

Trade Good: Iron

Initially increases wealth by +150 and provides +10 tonnes of iron and -10% to the cost of unit recruitment. Upgrades increase all three bonuses, with the last upgrade providing +450 to wealth, +30 tonnes of iron and -20% to cost of unit recruitment in the province.

Iron is required for advanced military and blacksmith buildings

Iron

Iron is a trade good. Send trade ships to a trade post to get your hands on this trade good (or trade for it via diplomacy). Iron is required to construct advanced military and blacksmith buildings.

Naval Tradition

Building Chain(s):
Trade Hamlet->Pirate Cove->Pirate Den

Trade Good: N/A

Initially provides a +200 bonus to wealth, adds +2 to town growth and gives +1 xp to ships constructed in the province's port. Can be developed into a Pirate Den, which increases the xp bonus (+3xp), town growth (+6) and adds +500 bonus to wealth.

Ninja

Building Chain(s):
Isolated Hamlet->Senmin Village->Smuggling Network

Trade Good: N/A

Initially provides a +200 bonus to wealth and allows to recruit Rank 1 monomi. Can be developed into Smuggling Network, which gives greater +wealth and +1 xp level to monomi.

Smithing

Building Chain(s):
Blacksmith->Armourer->Master Armourer
Blacksmith->Weaponsmith->Master Weaponsmith

Trade Good: N/A

Initially gives +3 melee attack and +1 armour to units recruited in this province. Can be developed into Master Armorer, which provides a +3 armour bonus to all units. Can also be developed into a Master Weaponsmith, which provides all unit types with a +5 bonus to melee attack.

Philosophical Tradition

Building Chain(s):
State Academy

Trade Good: N/A

Improves rate at which all arts are mastered by 20%.

Prime Forest

Building Chain(s):
Lumber Camp->Lumberyards->Sawmills

Trade Good: Wood

Initially provides +120 to wealth, +10 tonnes of timber and -10% to cost of ships. Can be upgrade twice, each upgrade increasing the bonuses, with the last upgrage providing +450 to wealth, +30 tonnes of timber and -30% to cost of ships.

Wood is required for the construction of the Drydock and Coastal Village.

Stone

Building Chain(s):
Quarry->Stonemason->Stoneworks

Trade Good: Stone

Initially provides +100 to wealth, +6 tonnes of stone and -10% to cost of building construction in the province. Can be upgrade twice, each upgrade increasing the bonuses, with the last upgrage providing +200 to wealth, +25 tonnes of stone and -30% to cost of buildings.

Stone is required for the construction of the Castle, Citadel and Imperial Roads and Towers.

Cotton

Cotton is a trade good. Send trade ships to a trade post to get your hands on this trade good (or trade for it via diplomacy). Cotton is required for the later stages of the Yari building chain, specifically Yari Master Dojo and Legendary Sojutsu School.

Incense

Incense is a is a trade good. Send trade ships to a trade post to get your hands on this trade good (or trade for it via diplomacy). Incense is required for the later stages of the Holy site and Temple building chain, specifically the Famous Buddhist Temple, Fortified Monastry and the Great Soja Shrine .

Chinese Texts

Chinese Texts is a is a trade good. Send trade ships to a trade post to get your hands on this trade good (or trade for it via diplomacy). Chinese Texts is required for educational and speciality buildings, specifically Provincial and Confucian Academy School.

Fukuhara Taira

Customary armour (+1 to armour for all naginata units)

Naginatajutsu (-20% to upkeep costs for naginata units)

Predominant (rules over more territory and vassal clans)

The Taira clan (平家 - Heike, literally "House of Taira") was one of the four great clans which dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period (794-1185).
As a result of the near-total destruction of their rival clan, the Minamoto, in the Heiji Rebellion of 1160, Taira no Kiyomori, head of the clan, initiated the Genpei War at the height of his power. The end of the war, however, brought destruction to the Taira clan.

Yashima Taira

Expert shipbuilders (-20% to the overall cost of ships)

Master traders (+15% to income from trade)

Superior sailors (+20% to campaign movement range for ships)

The Taira clan (平家 - Heike, literally "House of Taira") was one of the four great clans which dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period (794-1185).
As a result of the near-total destruction of their rival clan, the Minamoto, in the Heiji Rebellion of 1160, Taira no Kiyomori, head of the clan, initiated the Genpei War at the height of his power. The end of the war, however, brought destruction to the Taira clan.

Kiso Minamoto

Blessed by Raijin (+20% to campaign movement range for armies)

Speedy mobilisation (-1 to recruitment time for samurai units)

War fervour (-20% to the rate at which bunka arts are mastered)

The Minamoto (源氏 - Genji, literally "Minamoto family") were one of the four great clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period (794-1185). They were, however, decimated by the Taira in the Heiji Rebellion of 1160.
Following the call to arms of Prince Mochihito and Minamoto no Yorimasa in 1180, the clan would gather together and rise to power again. The Genpei war would see the Minamoto clan defeat the Taira and take command of the entire country.

Kamakura Minamoto

Bonds of loyalty (-20% to upkeep cost for samurai units)

Famous archers (+10% to reload rate for samurai units)

Strategy genius (+20% to the rate at which budo arts are mastered)

The Minamoto (源氏 - Genji, literally "Minamoto family") were one of the four great clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period (794-1185). They were, however, decimated by the Taira in the Heiji Rebellion of 1160.
Following the call to arms of Prince Mochihito and Minamoto no Yorimasa in 1180, the clan would gather together and rise to power again. The Genpei war would see the Minamoto clan defeat the Taira and take command of the entire country.

Kubota Fujiwara

Bureaucratic (+10% to recruitment cost for levy and attendant units)

Chinese missions (+30% to the rate at which bunka arts are mastered)

Zealotry (+1 to armour for all monk units)

The Fujiwara (藤原氏 Fujiwara-shi) dominated the government of Japan 794-1160. There is no clear starting point of their dominance. However, their domination of civil administration was lost by the establishment of the first shogunate (i.e., Kamakura shogunate ) under Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1192. Beyond the 12th century, they continued to monopolize the titles of sesshō and kampaku for much of the time until the system was abolished in the Meiji era.

Hiraizumi Fujiwara

Constabulary force (-20% cost for junsatsushi actions)

Resolute officials (+5% to tax incomes)

Skillful inspectors (+10% success chance for junsatsushi actions)

The Fujiwara (藤原氏 Fujiwara-shi) dominated the government of Japan 794-1160. There is no clear starting point of their dominance. However, their domination of civil administration was lost by the establishment of the first shogunate (i.e., Kamakura shogunate ) under Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1192. Beyond the 12th century, they continued to monopolize the titles of sesshō and kampaku for much of the time until the system was abolished in the Meiji era.