Hida Samano

Hida Samano was a minor daimyo of the Crab Clan. His provinces were on the other side of the Crab-Crane border. Samano was at odds with his Crane colleague Doji Haruki, who governed from the small town of Tochigi. They constantly squabbled about trading rights, political ramifications of new buildings in both villages, and complained that the other made the region inaccessible to visitors. When Daiori's Daisho was stolen from Haruki's estate, the Crane was convinced that Samano was behind the theft.