Oka no Kuni

Ōka no Kuni
Ōka no Kuni is a secluded island country ruled by traditional feudalism. The island this land resides in is called Sakurashima. Cherry blossoms bloom year round and is claimed as a natural occurrence on the island. The country occasionally gets travelers, many of which stay and marry into the society. The land is rich in beauty, history, and lore with a culture that is history to most nations. The capitol is known as Ōka; this is where the royal family and many of the nobility reside. According to legend, the capitol is protected by the magical powers possessed by those in the royal family, who are descended from the goddess Amaterasu. The cherry blossoms around the capitol lull intruders to sleep and make it nearly impossible to find the city. Most travelers who make it within the village have awoken in the hospital, not remembering how they got there.

Most of the inhabitants are farmers or merchants. The farmers main crops are rice, tea, and herbs for the medical facilities located throughout the nation. Medicine is an extremely important profession, but only the very best and brightest who graduate from the Medical University in the capitol can become doctors and experts in the field.

Trade is another economic industry the country relies on. Despite its lack of contact with the outside world, Ōka no Kuni allows individual traders within its ports. The country lacks treaties with neighboring nations, preferring to remain to itself.

Peace is very important to the people. Hence why they are highly religious. Temples and shrines dot the land, with the highest concentration of places of worship within the capitol. Each village and town has at least one shrine. Education revolves not only around the typical reading, writing, and math skills, but philosophy, the arts, and diplomacy, not wanting issues, even between neighbors.

Nobility
According to the history of Ōka no Kuni, the goddess Amaterasu founded the island and bestowed upon it, its immeasurable beauty. She fell in love with a human and gave birth to the man who would become the first Emperor. As punishment for loving a human, the other deities turned the goddess into a giant cherry blossom tree the resides in the center of the village and is blocked off by amulets and prayer tags. Only the members of the royal family are allowed access to the tree.