Awaji Province

Clan: Miyoshi

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Barren

Speciality/Resource: None

Bitchu Province

Clan: Matsuda

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Etchu Province

Clan: Jinbo

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Harima Province

Clan: Bessho

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Hyuga Province

Clan: Ito

Port: No

Fertility: Barren

Speciality/Resource: None

Iyo Province

Clan: Kono

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Izumo Province

Clan: Amako

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Kawachi Province

Clan: Hatakeyama

Port: No

Fertility: Barren

Speciality/Resource: None

Kazusa Province

Clan: Satomi

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Note: According to the encyclopedia, this province is supposed to have iron, but it doesn't.

Mino Province

Clan: Saito

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Musashi Province

Clan: Ogigayatsu

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Nagato Province

Clan: Ouchi

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Fertile

Speciality/Resource: None

North Shinano Province

Clan: Murakami

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Noto Province

Clan: Hatakeyama

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Osumi Province

Clan: Ito

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Shimosa Province

Clan: Satomi

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Tajima Province

Clan: Yamana

Port: Trading Port

Fertility: Barren

Speciality/Resource: None

Tamba Province

Clan: Hatano

Port: No

Fertility: Average

Speciality/Resource: None

Tango Province

Clan: Takaoka

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Totomi Province

Clan: Imagawa

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Wakasa Province

Clan: Sakai

Port: Coastal Village

Fertility: Meager

Speciality/Resource: None

Craftwork

Building Chain(s):
Artisans->Paper Mills->Laquerware Workshops
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):
Surface Gold Mine->Open Pit Gold Mine->Gold Mining Complex

Trade Good: Gold

Initially increases wealth in the province by +1000. The first upgrade increases this bonus to +1800, the next and last to +2500. The perfect place for a Market chain and a high-level Metsuke.

Hallowed Ground

Building Chain(s):
Hole Site->Mountain Hermitage->Fortified Monastery
Hole Site->Pilgrim Hostel->Great Shrine

Trade Good: N/A

Initially provides +1 xp to monk units, bow warrior monks and naginata monks. Can either be developed into Fortified Monastery, which provides greater +xp to bow and naginata monks, or can be developed into Great Shrine which provides comparatively less xp to monk units but a whopping +5 morale to all units.

Horses

Building Chain(s):
Pastures->Horse Breeders->Warhorse Studs

Trade Good: Warhorses

Initially provides +100 to wealth and +6 stables of superior warhorses for trade; enables the recruitment of cavalry. Subsequent investments in the building chain increase the wealth bonus, number of tradable resource and provide a +charge bonus.

Warhorses are required for upgrades to the Cavalry building chain.

Warhorses

Warhorses are a trade good. Send trade ships to a trade post to get your hands on this trade good (or trade for it via diplomacy). Warhorses are required to upgrade the Cavalry building chain, specifically to build Warhorse Stables, Bajutsu Master Dojo and the Legendary Bajutsu School.

Iron

Building Chain(s):
Iron Mine->Deep Iron Mine->Iron Mining Complex

Trade Good: Iron

Initially increases wealth by +250 and provides +5 tonnes of iron and -10% to the cost of unit recruitment. Upgrades increase all three bonuses, with the last upgrade providing +750 to wealth, +25 tonnes of iron and -30% to cost of unit recruitment in the province.

Iron is required for upgrades to the Sword building chain.

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 upgrade the Sword building chain, specifically to build the Sword Master School and the Legendary Kenjutsu School.

Naval Tradition

Building Chain(s):
Merchant Colony->Pirate Lair->Pirate Fortress
Merchant Colony->Warehouses->Red Seal Company

Trade Good: N/A

Initially increases trade income (tariffs only) by 10% and gives +1 xp to ships constructed in the province's port. Can either be developed into a Pirate Fortress, which increases the xp bonus (+5xp), or the Red Seal Company, which increases the trade income tariff (+100%).

Ninja

Building Chain(s):
Mountain Hideout->Burakumin Village->Smuggling Network
Mountain Hideout->Ninjutsu School->Ninja Clan Fortress

Trade Good: N/A

Initially gives +1 xp levels to ninja and +1 xp for all kisho ninja recruits. Can either be developed into Smuggling Network, which gives greater +wealth and +2 xp level to ninjas, or into Ninja Clan Fortress, which gives no wealth bonus, but +5 xp to kisho ninja units.

Smithing

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

Trade Good: N/A

Initially gives +1 melee attack and +1 armour to samurai recruited in this province. Can be developed into Master Armorer, which provides a +3 armour bonus to samurai, ashigaru, monks, ninjas as well as siege weapons. Can also be developed into a Master Weaponsmith, which provides the same unit types with a +4 bonus to melee attack.

Philosophical Tradition

Building Chain(s):
School->Library->Confucian Academy
School->Magistrate->Law Court

Trade Good: N/A

Initially gives +1 xp levels for metsuke and improves rate at which all arts are mastered by 10%. Can be developed into Confician Academy which gives a huge 33% bonus to the rate and +1 xp levels for metsuke, or into Law Court, which keeps the arts research bonus to 10%, but provides +2 happiness and +2 xp levels for metsuke recruited in the province.

Prime Forest

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

Trade Good: Wood

Initially provides +150 to wealth, +6 tonnes of timber and -10% to cost of ships. Can be upgrade twice, each upgrade increasing the bonuses, with the last upgrage providing +350 to wealth, +25 tonnes of timber and -30% to cost of ships.

Wood is required for the construction of the the Drydock.

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 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 Temple building chain, specifically Temple Complex and Famous Temple.

Raw Silk

Silk 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). Silk is required for the last stage of the Archery and Stealth building chains, specifically Legendary Kyudo School (bow hero building) and Infamous Mizu Shobai District (geisha building).

Mori

Clan Traits:

Increased loyalty for all generals
Increased campaign map movement range for all ships
Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for all ships
Can recruit superior ships

The Mori can read the waves and move their fleets further than other clans, and their shipbuilding skills make the construction and maintenance of ships cheaper too. They can also build some rather superior vessels as well.

Uesugi

Clan Traits:

+2% to the success chance of monk actions
Increased trade income
Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for warrior monks
Can recruit superior warrior monks

The Uesugi are proud of their Buddhist faith. They can recruit and maintain warrior monks far more cheaply than any other clan. They can also recruit much better fighting monks and more effective monk agents than any other clan.

Hattori (Limited Edition only)

Clan Traits:

+2% to the success chance of ninja actions
Specialist Hattori units can hide effectively in battle
Specialist Hattori units possess kisho training

The Hattori are the leading family in Iga, a mountainous province, and the home of the ninjutsu. They can recruit ninja warriors more cheaply than any other clan, and their ninja also have more expertise, both on and off the battlefield.

Date

Charge bonus to all units

Clan Traits:
Reduced recruitment cost and upkeep for no-dachi samurai
Can recruit superior no-dachi samurai

Date warriors have fierce and unforgiving natures. Their foes learn this on the battlefield, shortly before they die. All Date units have a charge bonus, and their fearsome no-dachi samurai, with two-handed swords, are cheap to recruit and maintain. The Date can also recruit superior no-dachi units as well: attack is a Date watchword!

Hojo

Clan Traits:

Castles are cheaper to build and repair
Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for siege units
Can recruit superior siege units

The Hojo are greater builders than any other clan. Any castle costs are reduced, and damage is cheaper to repair. They can also produce cheaper, and better, siege weapons.

Takeda

Clan Traits:

Improved morale for cavalry
Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for all cavalry
Can recruit superior cavalry

The Takeda clan can recruit and train cavalry much more efficiently than other clans. They can also produce a superior class of horsemen to anyone else.

Tokugawa

Clan Traits:

+2% to the success chance of metsuke actions
Bonus to diplomatic relations
Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for kisho ninja
Can recruit superior kisho ninja

The Tokugawa are known for their superior diplomatic skills, their training and use of very good kisho ninja, and their superior metsuke.

Oda

Clan Traits:

Improved morale for all ashigaru
Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for all ashigaru

The Oda are rightly respected for their skills as inspiring battlefield commanders of ashigaru. The Oda not only produce ashigaru efficiently and economically, they can also recruit superior ashigaru forces as well.

Shimazu

Clan Traits:
Increased loyalty for all generals
Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for katana samurai
Can recruit superior katana heroes
Can recruit superior katana samurai

To the Shimazu, loyalty is everything, and their generals are less likely to develop ambitions of their own. Shimazu katana samurai are cheaper to recruit and maintain in the field than those of other clans; they can also recruit superior katana-armed samurai.

Chosokabe

Clan Traits:

Increased income from farms
Reduced recruitment cost and upkeep for all bow infantry
Can recruit superior bow infantry

The Chosokabe are are phenomenal farmers, and gain extra income from their lands; they produce superb archers and cheap archer units too.

Ikko Ikki (DLC only)

Clan Traits:

Can recruit superior warrior monks
Can recruit large units of ashigaru, weak but with high morale
Generals can convert provinces to the Ikko faith
Cannot recruit metsuke

While largely a movement of peasants, inspired by a vision of paradise to create that paradise on earth, the Ikko Ikki are not without military skills. They can recruit superior warrior monks, and large, relatively cheap ashigaru units. The monks spread the faith; the people believe.