Ame no Kuni

Ame no Kuni, Political

Ame no Kuni; The Country of Rain

• Also See Five Great Shinobi Countries

Amegakure no Sato

Ame no Kuni, or as it is referred to by many whom are not from it, 'The Country of Rain', is one of the world's shinobi countries, considered by many a 'lower shinobi country', and historically the home of both great shinobi-nin, and desolation. The Ame no Kuni today is not actually the Ame no Kuni of history, though the same line that ruled within Ame no Kuni before the days of Uzumaki Naruto, and the 'Akatsuki' incident which lead such pain and desolation into the country.

Because of the fact that Ame no Kuni has a complicated political situation, a number of topics will be discussed here, divided as should be.

Economy

Being the fact that today's Ame no Kuni as we know today was once known by another name, Bird Country, it is not hard to make an assumption about the countries' economy, much of it comes from bird farming, and hunting. In addition to this, several varieties of water dependent and monsoon resistant plants are grown in the country, -which because of the at times chilly temperatures from the north and northwest, and the lake within it, Wataridori- are quite necessary for the people of the country to survive. Rice, and in addition, Bananas, are also staple crops of this country.

Because of the fact that Ame no Kuni is 'out of the way' compared to many countries, it has few population centers of anything more than a small town, aside from the countries' capital and shinobi village, Amegakure no Sato, there is little 'industry', though that city is a prime designer and manufacturer of many 'water based' technologies and water resistant clothing materials, as well as technology that generally is helpful. Much of the population of Amegakure no Sato itself are immigrants from Coal Country, the 'Old Rain country', and took their technological knowledge from the wellspring that country already had.

Finally, though not in least importance, Ame no Kuni has it's shinobi-nin, which as is true with many countries, is important to its economy.

Architecture

Amegakure no Sato Architecture Example

In the majority of the outlying farm villages and towns, the Country of Rain has no particular major 'leaning' in architectural styles, but it's older buildings are distinctively Japanese and eastern Asian. Within the larger cities there are many newer buildings that are almost 'modern' in their styling, just as is true of the City of Tin. In Amegakure no Sato, the largest city in the entire small nation, there are many, many tower style buildings with modern piping and architectural style. Pipes flow in and out of the major cities as the control of rain flow is incredibly important and crucial to survival in the harsh environment. Many of the street sides and buildings are covered in these pipes which redirect water to safe sewers, many times larger than other villages as the average rainfall per year, or even per day, exceeds the needs of anywhere else in the known world.

Terrain

The Country of Rain is varied, as many countries on the known continent are, and has hills, forests, and streams dotting it's landscape, along with villages scattered about and wide rice fields, and farms in the -few- areas to the North which are high enough to not be caught in the 'rain shield' Ame no Kuni suffers from because of the Mountain Range in Kaze no Kuni below it (Which keeps the Desert from encroaching) and the mountains of Tsuchi no Kuni to the North, the former of which sends warm air into Ame no Kuni, and the latter of which sends cold air most of the time into Ame no Kuni, leading to a high precipitation, heavy rainfall environs, which though varied, is almost always effected by rainy weather.

Culture

Amegakure no Sato Streetsl

The life in Ame no Kuni is about as unforgiving as the rain that plagues it. As an industrialized nation, the mentality of the land is constant growth and advancement, even at the sacrifice of one's neighbor. That's not to say relationships here are hard to find and blandly cold, for the bonds that survive in this wasteland turn out to be for life. This land is all about fashion and they even developed ways to keep re-breathers in style. Depression and suicide rates are high and also are the influx of artists and dancers. People often carry umbrellas with the same gusto as one feels about their wallets and keys. Those umbrellas usually double for a weapon in disguise.

Weather

Rains are common throughout most of the year, and cold weather and warm weather otherwise fluctuate at fairly normal temperatures.

Transit

Much of Ame no Kuni is traveled by foot or by farmer's cart, because of the poorness of much of the country, though there are a rare few who use the Train extending from the Coal Country to Ame no Kuni. As well, river transit is very popular amongst the citizens. Small boats can be seen traveling up and down the river, taking trade goods and people from one destination to another. The large amounts of rainfall makes healthy rivers all year round as a reliable travel means.

Amegakure no Sato, Capital of Ame no Kuni

Amegakure no Sato has always been at ends with Konohagakure no Sato since the creation of the Hidden Villages. The animosity still holds true today, although they kindly extend their swords to the throats of other nations. The Capital of Ame no Kuni warrants that not only does this place receive the highest dosage of rain in the land, but it's the one greatest touched by technology. If its size were not minuscule compared to the other villages, then Amegakure no Sato could have been the seat of world dominance. Though this is not the same village of the old Amegakurean people, the mentality and menace still holds true.

Some still whisper that the rain that falls in this village has ethereal proprieties. Its largest claim to fame, however, is that it is where most of the world's technology is researched and created. The country's industry relies almost entirely on the export of machines, and its population is an astounding 32% made up of certified engineers, with yet more mechanics and tinkerers. If you want technology, you go here.