Kansai-system

The Kansai region is a star-system that is a part of the New Empire of Japan. The star-system includes Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo and Shiga. The star-system is the second most populated of the New Empire of Japan after the Kanto-system.

History
Kansai has history that can be traced back to the reign of the legandary Tenno Jimmu, with Nara the original capital planet. The holiest shrine in the Genji Imperial Cult is located in Mie. As the successive capitals of the New Empire of Japan stayed in Kansai until the Age of Apostasy, Kyoto in particular became a hub of culture, creating the classical Genji culture.

Culture
Kansai is the cultural capital of the New Empire of Japan. While the Kanto-system's culture is mostly standardised, Kansai has the spirituality of Nara, mercantilism of Osaka and history of Kyoto with all representing counter-culture in the Sub-sector. This Kanto-Kansai rivalry extends to the high court as well, with Kanto made of nobilities through history of service while Kansai has larger numbers of nobility through mercantilism. Kansai is commony depicted as down-to-earth, pragmatic and enterpreneurial with good sense of humour while Kanto is sen as sophisticated, formal and reserved.

The House of Satsumori is the most powerful family in the Kansai court. Being distant relatives to the House of Genji that they use to claim their authority in the star-system.

Hyogo
Hyogo is diverse in it's economy, having heavy industries and holding the largest spaceport in the world. The planet is famous for it's premium grade grox meat, more marbled than the standard grox and sees demand across the galaxy.

Kyoto
Kyoto was the capital and seat of power for the Genji dynasty until the end of the Age of Apostasy. Tenno Kammu chose the planet as the new capital, and built the capital city of Heian-kyo with much of the city planning surviving to this day.

Kyoto now relies heavily on tourism and pilgrimage. A well-known game company also has it's headquarters on the planet.

Nara
The first capital of the New Empire of Japan and called Yamato at the time of Tenno Jimmu. A shrine world with many important shrines to the Genji lineage and once a political centre. The first capital cities were built on the planet and had cultural exchanges with neighbouring Cathay, students sent and returning with knowledge of high culture.

Present-day, Nara is economically dependent on Osaka as evident by space traffic, and pilgrims from the Sub-sector.

Osaka
Historically a merchant world, the planet sees an incredible number of small to medium businesses holding power. Planet is also celebrated for it's culinary heritage and as a result, majority of the sub-sector's F&B industry is headquartered here.

Wakayama
A world covered in ocean, its' catches of the oceans sustain the population of the New Empire of Japan. It is also home to the infamous fast-breeding Bobbit Whale, whom's meat is considered a delicacy.