Hanto no Yoake

Location
The Peninsula of Dawn is located between Mura Kita Chushin and is home to the Tortoise Clan.

Tortoise Clan
The Tortoise were at one point answerable to the Emperor only, but in recent times have become autonomous and head up an alliance of minor clans, representing the others in court. The Tortoise have also refused to abandon the peninsula or thei holdings in Otosan Uchi since it's destruction. They general feeling was perhaps that the might not be given new lands if they abandoned the ones they had.

Major References

 * Legend of the Five Rings Page 304