Daidokoro

They excaped the muggers by the skin of their soy/rice.






They arrived in Daidokoro.

Nobu and Tofu-chan were dazzled by the sights, and how different the urban citizins were.

Some sushi families

Sushi come in a great selection of shapes and sizes.




The different sushi (and tofu) forms we know belong to age-old clans which had dispersed all over the land. Of these clans, only two had their lineages in the tiny village of Donburi.


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Inari Sushi are lineages of a different clan altogether.




Mysterious and frightening, they claim several districts in several cities as their own, as well as great parts of the Big Forest, where they mug unhappy victims. Woe betide those who cross these fearsome folk, especially defenseless tofu.

Leaving Donburi #2

The Tempura Empura

This



is His Esteemed Majesty the Tempura Empura, Temperor Emperor of all the land, not just the piddly south region. Old, gold and very powerful, he is a most formidable character. Like many typical characters of great power, he has a beard. It is said his whiskers were as long as when he was young Shrimp.

Tofu hobbies

Everybody knows that tofu belongs in miso.




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The same can't be said for sushi.

Leaving Donburi

Tempura Temple

This is Tempura Temple, Academy of Food Fightery and Martial Arts.



The hallowed grounds


Located in Daidokoro and overseen by officials of the Emperor, it is the most prestigious school at which one can learn food fighting skills. Entry is very restricted only to the very best and promising of young aspiring warriors.