Two Gates



Two Gates was one of the neighborhoods of the Merchant Quarter at Ryoko Owari Toshi. It lied between the northeast wall of the city, down to the Gate of Increasing Fortunes, then along Topaz Avenue to the Bay of Drowned Honor.

Activities
Middle class merchants, the better class of sake brewers, potters, and artisans lived there, with shops highly specialized as wheelwrights, paper mills, weavers of sails and coarse peasant garments.

Firemen
The kajinin of this quarter were the Strong Arm Firemen.

Notable Locations

 * Unicorn Gate: it was built to lead to the Unicorn provinces, but the plan was forgotten to difficulty to construct a road through the mountains. It was a meeting place for foreigners and those who sell foreign goods.
 * The Gate of Increasing Fortunes: a Daikoku image sat from both sides of the gate. There were tea houses, sake houses, and many, many inns, which included geisha houses.
 * Southern Treasures: a general merchandise shop.