Jukami Mura, the so-called “Port That Never Sleeps,” is a cornerstone of trade in the Asahina lands and the entire southern half of the Crane territory. An embassy in Jukami Mura serves as the key location for Mantis Clan mercenaries to hire out to the Crane. The city also serves as a nexus of trade between the Mantis, the Crane, and the Crab, connecting the coast to the Mantis isles by ship and to the Yasuki lands by both land and sea.
The Asahina welcome travelers and invite mercantile interests of all types, but this has its own costs. Over time, a sort of “Crab docks” has developed in the port, a district dominated by visiting Crab and Mantis sailors, mercenaries of all sorts, and criminals; over the centuries, this has become an entrenched problem in the town, and the Asahina call on the Doji to supply magistrates in an effort to restrain the worst abuses in the district.
For all its troubles with the “Crab port,” Jukami Mura is actually a surprisingly peaceful town overall. This is due in large part to an unusual custom, one that would be outright refused in most other lands – the Asahina humbly “suggest” that all weapons be left outside the walls, in shops designed to clean and polish the blades. Samurai of high status can get away with simply “peace-knotting” their daisho, but even this draws annoyed glances from Asahina overseers. Only those with papers from an Imperial authority, or those approved by the Asahina personally, are given the right to carry weapons unrestricted within Jukami Mura. An interesting side-effect of this policy is the rise of back-alley jiujutsu rings and wrestling arenas where ronin, Mantis, Crab, and even a few angry Crane can let off steam and earn a few pieces of silver.
In addition to the Rokugani, Jukami Mura serves as one of the few licensed ports where gaijin are allowed to enter and trade with Rokugan. Much like other such ports, the gaijin district of Inugashima is strictly limited. While there are gaijin from all parts of the world, the port is dominated by the Thrane Rokugan Company who makes their headquarters here.