Juramashi District

Easily the largest district in the Toshisoto (outer city), Juramashi is a confusing conglomeration of architecture, ideas, and people. Stretching from the River of the Sun around the southern Miwaku Kabe and to the farthest southern edge of Otosan Uichi, this winding territory divides roughly into two blocks of land - Upper and Lower Juramashi. 
Upper Juramashi contains most of the residential neighbourhoods in the district, and its property is generally more valuable than in the south. Lower Juramashi is more diverse, with merchants, geisha and tea houses, eta villages, and lower caste homes all tossed together in no consistent pastern.
Both sections of the district suffer from poor planning. Adjacent streets rarely run parallel to one another, and often curve in wild and unpredictable ways. Even locals born and raise here have difficulty once outside their nieghbourhoods. Several solutions have been attempted over the years, including the employment of 'scouts', free maps, and even massive engineering projects. Nothing has yet worked, however, and most Juramashi citizens are comfortable leaving the district as is.
The District's governor, a newcomer named Seppun Meyori, is still learning his position. Technically, the district bears his name, but he has wisely chosen not to correct the inhabitants, who are both fanatically devoted to the region's original governor, Shiba Juramahsi, and unwilling to rename their district every time a new governor is appointed.

Government

A district of Otosan Uchi, Juramashi has had a problem holding onto governors. Except for the district's founder, Juramashi, who lasted nearly a decade, no governor has remained in control of this district for more than a year. On average, most lose their positions within 6 months, and only the lucky survive to talk about it. As a result, most of the districts, including the governor's staff and much of the populace, has learned to fend for itself, taking care of its own problems and delegating authority without the benefit of a centralized command structure. The gokenin, for example run nearly every facet of day-to-day life, regardless of who is in charge. They have even broken themselves up into units, each of whom manages a small section of the district and reports to one of the governor's advisors.
Doji Kurotama, nominally one of the advisors, has held the position for several years, and is quite proficient at handling larger affairs of government without help - even when dealing with those of higher status than he. An expert in 'subversive supplication' he can coerce nearly anyone into completing a task. He merely shows them what must be done, and imparts the importance of doing it. Because of Kurotama, Juramashi's taxes are paid through the end of the year, and all its civil labour runs smoothly, organized into separate and efficient units. The only problem he has not been able to solve so far is the 'patrol pattern' of the magistrates.
Since the advisors and gokenin are so self-sufficient, and the populace so accepting, deposed governors are not always replaced immediately. Juramashi is the only district in Otosan Uchi which can sustain itself without central leadership, and the Imperial Court takes advantage of the fact, placing their prime candidates in other, less stable locales until they can spare someone.
The most recent spare is Seppun Meyori, a confident man who seems oddly out of place in Rokugani political arena.

Alternative Name(s)

Meyori District

Type

District

Location under

Otosan Uchi

Included Locations

• Glory's Forgotten Rest
• Otomo Saneda Outer City Holding

Owner/Ruler

Seppun Meyori

Owning Organization

Imperial Famlies

Characters in Location

• Seppun Meyori