Kyuden Isawa

Kyuden Isawa is easily the most important publicly known holding of the Isawa (the most important secret holding being Gisei Toshi).

Protection
The walls that house the Isawa have been enchanted with runes to protect them from both magical and physical attacks.

The Isawa Library
The most important feature of Kyuden Isawa is its library, which occupies nearly the entire castle. The Isawa library dwarfs all others throughout Rokugan in sheer volume, its monumental amount of available information completely unrivaled within the empire. The library is kept by dedicated Isawa librarians and scribes.

Dojo
Located just south of Kyuden Isawa lies the Dai-Chikai Dojo, where the yojimbo needed to protect the Isawa are trained.

Grove of the Five Masters
The Grove of the Five Masters is a garden where the Elemental Masters and others approved by them may visit and relax peacefully. A great deal of the Grove was destroyed in 1165 when Iuchiban loosed the Kusatte Iru on Kyuden Isawa to prevent the masters from going to the Siege of Gisei Toshi. It is not yet known to what extent the Grove has been rebuilt.