Control of the city changed hands several times over the years, but Ryoko Owari always retains its reputation for being a hotbed of criminal activity, having many gambling dens, geisha houses and opium parlors. The city maintains a mask of legitimacy as Rokugan's center for medicinal opium trade. Poppies are grown in vast fields that surround the city, and it's involvement in the opium trade (both legal and illegal) has made the city very profitable for its rulers.