Kuri

Kuri
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Japanese Name:	九里
Romanized Name:	Kuri
English Name:	Kuri
First appearance:	Chapter 910
Region:	Wano Country
Affiliates:	Kozuki Family (former; in secret); Beasts Pirates

For Charlotte Opera's Devil Fruit, see Kuri Kuri no Mi.

Kuri is a region of Wano Country currently under the rule of the All-Star Jack of the Beasts Pirates.

Layout and Locations

The main layout of Kuri is mostly wasteland where tigers, wild boars and wanizame roam wild. However since samurai strong enough to catch them are either imprisoned or under the Beasts Pirates, and that they drank the polluted river water making them poisonous, they are not a good food stuff. Along with a quarry and weapon factory, the shogun Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido have their own personal, unpolluted farms with clean water, rice, fish and meat.

Towns

Amigasa Village

For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 912.

Amigasa Village.

Amigasa Village (編笠村, Amigasa-mura^?) was a village in Kuri where Tama, Tenguyama Hitetsu, and Komachiyo reside. It is located in a clearing of a bamboo field, and has a river near by. The houses are made from bamboo fibers and are shaped like Kabuto helmets with a chonmage on top.

Four years ago, the villagers suffered from starvation and were saved by the arrival of Portgas D. Ace and the Spade Pirates, who gave the villagers their food supply. Following that, Ace befriend the residents and learned from them how to make straw hats. A year ago, the village was destroyed by X Drake under Kaido's order, taking down the five guardian samurai and leaving the houses in ruins. From the weapons factory built within the vicinity, the river's water was poisoned, in which Tama was infected when she drank out of it. Kin'emon would go there to make a base of operations. "Amigasa" is a woven straw hat made from bamboo fibers.

Okobore Town

For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 914.

Okobore Town.

Okobore Town (おこぼれ町, Okobore-chō^?) is a town in Kuri's wasteland and where Tsuru's tea house is located. It is located at the foot of a large Torii opposite of the Bakura Town. It is a poor town, as everything made there is made from leftovers, as well as its residents are leftovers from other poor towns. "Okobore" means "Leftovers" in Japanese.

Bakura Town

For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 915.

Bakura Town.

Bakura Town (博羅町, Bakura-chō^?) is where the officials and the Beast Pirates reside. It is located at the foot of the mountain where Oden Castle used to be, and it has a large Torii at its entrance. In the past, it was populated by many Wano residents; however, once Orochi came into power, he removed those he deemed worthless and only allowed those he deemed essential to remain. As such, the very few civilians left consist of only a few business owners allowed to remain as a means of keeping certain businesses available for the officials. It also has its own firefighter service equipped with a fire bell for quick response. A Great Sumo Wrestler Tournament was held here where the winner who defeats Urashima would be awarded 500 Gold.

Abandoned Village

There is an unnamed abandoned village at the foot of Mt. Atama. After the destruction of Oden Castle, it became the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance's base. It is where the group store their supplies and weapons.

Landmarks

Kuri Beach

Kuri Beach.

Kuri Beach (九里ヶ浜, Kurigahama^?) is a deserted beach at Kuri. It is where Luffy and the Thousand Sunny washed ashore to after the Sanji Retrieval Team reached Wano Country. It's also where Tama, Chopper, Momonosuke and Kikunojo found Big Mom with no memory. It is located near a Bonsai trees woods.

Oden Castle

For the chapter titled "The Ruins of Oden Castle", see Chapter 919.

Oden Castle (おでん城, Oden-jō^?), formally Kuri Castle (九里城, Kuri-jō^?), was the residential place for the Kozuki Family, the ruling family of Kuri until 20 years ago. It was located at the top of a mountain near Okobore Town. It is now in ruins, and has a graveyard with headstones for the Kozuki Family members and their retainers, as well as some supposedly deceased members. It has became a base of operation for the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance, and a hiding place for the Heart Pirates. But when Kaido was told that some of them were there, he destroyed it. Shinobu saved them with her by creating a sinkhole with her Juku Juku no Mi.

Oden Castle before collapsing.

The ruins of Oden Castle.

The indentation left by Kaido when he destroyed the castle and the sinkhole created by Shinobu.

Paradise Farm

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Paradise Farm.

The Paradise Farm (桃源農園, Tōgen Nōen^?) is located deep in Bakura Town, behind a large gate. It is a large farm that rears all types of crops and animals. It used to be under the Kozuki Family's rule which Oden originally built for the sake of his citizens, but it now belongs to the shogun Kurozumi Orochi and is run by the Beasts Pirates. Due to Kuri's current state, it is the only source of clean supplies in the region. A Treasure Ship of Provisions (食糧宝船, Shokuryō Takarabune^?), guarded in by Headliner Speed, is brought into Bakura Town daily. It is also the target of Shutenmaru's Mt. Atama Thieves.

Mt. Atama

Mt. Atama.

Mt. Atama (頭山, Atama-yama^?) is a small, grassy mountain of oval shape, having a large, single tree at the top and surrounded by a forest at the bottom. It's the hideout of the Mt. Atama Thieves.

Itachi Port

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Port Itachi.

Itachi Port (伊達港（イタチみなと）, Itachi Minato^?) is an abandoned port in the southwest where ships from harbors, destroyed by Kaido, across Wano that were collected by Ashura Doji.

Citizens

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History

Past

— Kinemon describing Kuri's past

Kuri was originally a region where exiled outlaws gathered, pillaging and killing everyday, becoming so violent, Kozuki Sukiyaki chose to turn a blind eye to the region. Among those outlaws are Kin'emon who was born in Kuri, Raizo, Kanjuro, Kawamatsu, Denjiro and also Ashura Doji who was hailed as the most dangerous of them all.

— Kinemon about Oden reforming Kuri

At age 20, Oden came to the Kuri region and challenged Ashura and defeated him. Using coercion and charisma, Oden reformed all the outlaws into law biding citzens to rebuild the region into a town and also construct his personal castle. Building the Paradise Farm to feed all of the reformed outlaws in exchange for their efforts and labour, bringing great peace and prosperity to the entire Kuri region. Out of immense respect and gratitude, Kinemon, Raizo, Kanjuro, Kikunojou, Kawamatsu, Denjiro and Ashura Doji pledged to served Oden as his direct subordinates and became retainers for the Kozuki Family.

Recently, the Beasts Pirates have been occupying Wano Country and have taken over most of the country's regions. One of the country's daimyo, Kozuki Oden, was executed by Kaido and the resident shogun for refusing to give out information about the "True History" that he found out during his time as a member of the Roger Pirates. This caused Oden's son, Kozuki Momonosuke, and three of his retainers, Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Raizo to flee the country and journey to Zou, where they could meet with the two leaders of the Mink Tribe, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi. For safety reasons, Momonosuke was instructed by Kin'emon to pretend to be his own son.

While at a market in Kuri, Tama was overheard by members of the Beast Pirates as she was talking about the Kozuki Family, and they captured her.

Wano Country Arc

When Komachiyo tried to save Tama, the Beast Pirates sent Hihimaru to attack and chase it. They ran into Monkey D. Luffy, who stopped the beasts fighting, defeated a few members of the Beast Pirates, and freed Tama. Tama brought Luffy back to her home to feed him, but Tama's master attacked Luffy after he unknowingly ate Tama's only food. She drank polluted river water, caused by Kaido's factories, and became ill after trying to stop their scuffle.

Trivia

• The location Kuri means "Nine Li", Li being a unit of measurement originating from China, but adopted in Korea and Japan, roughly being 500, 393, and 3927 meters, respectively. Since Wano Country is based on Japan, Kuri may be translated as "35,345 meters" or "21.96 miles".