GURPS: Michinoku

Campaign Background

‘Michinoku’'’ was a historical region of Japan that comprised the northeastern portion of Honshu, the main island of Japan. It was first officially designated c. 654 during the Asuka Period. This shortly followed the Taika Reform, which is the law that put into place the civil structure that gave rise to the Samurai class. Michinoku consists of two provinces, Dewa to the west, and Mutsu to the east. The events of GURPS: Michinoku will take place in the Dewa province, in what is known as the Akita Prefecture in modern Japan, during the outset of the Nara Period, which itself commenced in 710.