The Dockside (STH)

The town's coastline runs for almost a li (about a third of a mile) along the curving, irregular northern shore of the bay.  The main commercial area, known as the Dockside, has dozens of piers extending into the water. The wharves are always crowded; there are ten to fifteen ships in the harbour at any time, mostly the standard kobune, but also a few merchant variants of larger atakebune.  There is also at least one vessel of distinctly foreign appearance, with a low-raking deck and a trio of masts with triangular sails. The locals behave as though this is nothing strange or exceptional.
The buildings near the docks are a mixture of warehouses and businesses. All cater to the needs of visiting sailors: cheap inns, sake houses, gambling dens, and a number of semi-covert brothels and opium parlours.

Type

Neighbourhood

Location under

Slow Tide Harbour

Included Locations

• Suitengu's Rest
• The Waiting Cat Gambling House

Owner/Ruler

Kasuga Nagato

Owning Organization

Tortoise Clan