Kyuden Doji Dojo

History
Kyuden Doji had stood since the time of Kakita and Doji, but only recently it housed the primary Doji dojo. After the devestation during the Clan War most of the Crane Clan dojo lay in ruins and Doji Kuwanan decided to move all the school to Kyuden Doji. Since then Kyuden Doji became the center of operations during the Crane Civil War and War of Spirits. In more recent times Kyuden Doji has avoided wars altogether.

Traditions
Since the schools were combined there are few surviving standing traditions. The most interesting of those is the competition between the Doji Courtiers and Doji Magistrates. The eldest courtier students will begin a plan that will result in a small unimportant loss of face for the magistrate students. The magistrates know about this and will then try and discover the nature of the scheme. Historically the courtiers have almost alway won, until recently when the magistrates have begun to outsmart the courtiers more often.

Training
Most of the training at the Kyuden Doji Dojo is non-combat related. Both the courtiers and magistrates focus primarily on observing others and interpretating their actions. They are trained in the nuances of inflection, body language and subtle shifts in facial expressions. The young courtiers relive memorable historical debates from the imperial court and the magistrates examine the most heinous crimes in Rokugan's history and learn how they were solved.

The least conventional part of the training is where the students impersonate servants during unimportant diplomatic events, to be able to see and hear what really goes on in the courts.

Martial training does take practice as the Doji Elite Guard maintain a large training area here. The magistrates also have a section, but it is smaller. These facilities are mostly secluded from the occupants of the castle and the Doji consider it bad form to conduct military activity in front of guests.

Sensei
Since there are three school located in Kyuden Doji there are also three sensei, one for each school. The Senior sensei is also the captain of the Elite Guard and is selcted by the Crane Clan Champion personally. The Captain of the Elite Guards responsibilities lay mostly with the security and safety of the castle and it's occupants on the whole.

Notable Sensei

 * Doji Nakanu

Doji Courtier School

 * Doji Tanitsu

Doji Magistrate School

 * Doji Yasuyo

Major References

 * Way of the Samurai Pages 24-25