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Nippon, also known as Japan, was an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland and archipelago. The archipelago consisted of four major islands and thousands of smaller islands. About three-quarters of the country's terrain was mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and population along its eastern coastal plains. By the 1600s, Edo became the de facto capital of Nippon and grew to become one of the largest cities in the world. Japanese culture was well known around the world, including its art and cuisine.

History

Little is known of the history of Nippon and Japan, other than their temples and feats of engineering at some point prior to young Jack Sparrow's teenage adventures.^[2] Mistress Ching, the Pirate Lord of the Pacific Ocean, controlled the pirate confederation in China since her husband's death and became a profiteer of smuggled trade goods between Japan and China.^[3] The East India Trading Company also established an office at the port of Edo in Nippon, where Cutler Beckett worked for three years before he was moved to Calabar.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Japan was first identified by name through the official website for the 2007 film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,^[3] and first mentioned in the book Jack Sparrow: Dance of the Hours by Rob Kidd.^[2] It was first identified as "Nippon" in the 2011 novel The Price of Freedom by A. C. Crispin.^[1]

Japan, formerly Nippon, would be home of Tokyo, formerly Edo, and Tokyo Disney Resort. Michael A. Levine (Tortuga pirate band) and Yuki Matsuzaki (Garheng) were born in Japan.^{[citation needed]}

Appearances

• Jack Sparrow: Dance of the Hours (First mentioned)
• The Price of Freedom (Mentioned only) (First identified as Nippon)

Sources

• DisneyPirates.com (First identified as Japan)

External links

• Japan on Wikipedia

Notes and references

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Price of Freedom, Chapter Four: Cutler Beckett
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Jack Sparrow: Dance of the Hours, p. 134
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} DisneyPirates.com: MISTRESS CHING-Lord of the Pacific Ocean. A blind lady with hundreds of ships to her armada that rules with terror up and down the coast of China – controls the pirate confederation in China since her husband's death. Profiteer of smuggled trade goods between Japan and China. Her pirates are known to victimize their opponents, with beheadings being the preferred torture.

Locations in Pirates of the Caribbean
Africa Barbary Coast – Calabar – Egypt – Kerma – Slave Coast – Tripoli The Americas Boston – Canada – Florida – Louisiana – Mexico – New Orleans – North Carolina Panama – Peru – Savannah – Virginia – Yucatán Peninsula Asia Bombay – China – Hong Kong – India – Nippon – Shanghai – Singapore – Suvarnadurg The Bahamas Andros – Nassau – New Avalon – New Providence The Caribbean Antigua – Barbados – Black rock island – Cuba – Devil's Triangle – Dominica – Guadeloupe – Hangman's Bay – Hispaniola – Ile d'Etable de Porc – Isla De La Avaricia – Isla Cruces – Isla de Muerta – Isla de Pelegostos – Martinique – Padres Del Fuego – Port Royal – Poseidon's Tomb – Puerto Rico – Saint Martin – San Silvestre –Shipwreck Island – St. Lucia – Tortuga – Unnamed Island Europe Barcelona – Bristol – Cádiz – Cartagena – France – Gibraltar – Great Britain – Holland London – Marseille – Paris – Portugal – Scotland – Seville – Spain – Other locations Davy Jones' Locker – Farthest Gate – Ice Passage – Isla Sirena
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