Jasuka was the capital of the province of the same name in Wa[2] and the second-largest city on the Fochu Peninsula.[2] It was a city that most of the nation of Wa found unimportant and ignored.[1] However, it was notable for the sport of wrestling.[1][2]
Description[]
Jasuga was the largest city in its province, but the province itself was Wa's most desolate;[1] the soil was very sandy,[1] which made farming difficult,[1][2] and it produced very few resources.[1] The citizens of Jasuga survived by the trades of fishing and weaving.[1][2]
Like many cities of Wa, Jasuga was not welcoming to strangers in its gates,[2][4] and its people were highly religious.[2]
Geography[]
Jasuga was located on the west coast of the island of Tsukishima,[1][5] in the northern portion of the Fochu Peninsula[5][6] and at the end of the Hisano Road from Fochu.[6] The city sat on the Nanaichi River.[5][6] East of the city was the Jufosu Range.[4][5][6] A trail led north to the village of Sukyo.[6]
Government[]
The daimyo of the city in Wa Year 1775 (1357 DR) was Nobu Subari. He was not a very successful daimyo, but he was made a noble to fulfill a promise made to his mother by the shogun. He was an avid athletics fan who promoted the sport of wrestling in his city.[3]
Defenses[]
Jasuga maintained a small militia composed primarily of bushi. The city itself was surrounded by a 50‑foot-high (15‑meter) stone wall with guards posted on the wall every 100 feet (30 meters). The guards on the walls were armed with chu-ko-nu and leaf-headed arrows and wore whistles around their necks with which to summon reinforcements. Guards on foot were armed with katanas.[2]
Trade[]
The city had a suitable amount of trade with other cities of Wa, and just about anything found in other Kara-Turan cities could also be found there, sold mainly from a central market, but these goods tended to cost about double what they would in other places.[2]
To enter the city required the proving of one's faith and the purchase of a visitor's pass at a cost of 1 yuan per person.[2]
History[]
Jasuga hosted an annual wrestling competition,[1][2] held on the holiday of the Ox Festival,[7] but the citizens trained for the sport throughout the whole year.[1][2]
Notable Locations[]
Inhabitants[]
- Hiroyasu Ohta, a master craftsman of katana blades.[8]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 162. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 Rick Swan (1990). Test of the Samurai. (TSR, Inc), pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-88038-775-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 181. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rick Swan (1990). Test of the Samurai. (TSR, Inc), p. 12. ISBN 0-88038-775-0.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Maps). (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Map included in Rick Swan (1989). Test of the Samurai. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-775-0.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 174. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Nigel Findley (1990). Ninja Wars. (TSR, Inc), p. 56. ISBN 0-8803-8895-1.