Risa Designated as a " pleasure planet " , Risa was an inhabited Federation planet orbit ing the primary Risa . This planet was the homeworld of the humanoid Risian s . It was orbited by at least two moon s and located in a binary system about ninety light year s from the Sol system . The planetary government was named the Risa Hedony . The planet was located close to Starbase 12 , a Federation starbase . Culture and climate . Risa was originally a dismal , rain - soaked , and geologic ally unstable planet covered with vast jungle s and plagued by violent earthquake s . However , the planet was transformed by the native Risians with a technologically sophisticated weather control network that provided almost - constantly desirable weather , industrial replicator s and seismic regulator s to eliminate the geological instability for optimum tourist comfort . By at least the mid - 22nd century , Risa became known for its beautiful tropical resorts and abundance of pristine es , making it a popular tourist destination . ( ; ; ) Risa was most noted for its native population having a frank and open attitude to sex uality . By the mid - 24th century , Risa had developed a reputation as being a most peaceful planet , where weapons weren ' t allowed . ( ; ) In 2371 , after surviving an attack by the Vidiian s , Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay remembered a " cautionary tale " told to Starfleet Academy cadet s before their first shore leave on the planet . In the tale , a man goes to Risa , meets an alluring woman who lured him into what he thought would be an evening of passion , and wakes up in the morning , realizing he was missing a kidney . ( ) Popular attractions . There were many nightclub s on Risa , but the Vulcan database advised visitors to be wary of occasional crime s . Commander Tucker and Lieutenant Reed , for example , were left tied up in their underwear by two alien thieves , who had been disguised as two " gorgeous " Risian females . ( ) According to the Vulcan database , Risa had over 200 registered Nuvian masseuse s . ( ) History . In 2152 , visited Risa for two days for some shore leave . This stop - over marked the first official visit of an Earth starship to Risa and also the farthest any Human had officially traveled from the Sol system up until then . ( ) Also during the 22nd century , a time - travel ling scientist from the 27th century called Kal Dano came to Risa . Here , he hid an invention of his called the " Tox Uthat " – a device capable of halting all nuclear fusion within a star – from Vorgon criminals who considered it to be a formidable weapon . Risa was a common travel destination during the mid - 23rd century . During the of 2256 , two crewmen aboard the laughed about someone who had never been to Risa . ( ) By the 24th century , the history of the " Uthat " had passed into local legend and both the Vorgons as well as Federation archeologist s tried to recover it . ( ) On stardate 34180 . 7 , Risa hosted a Starfleet tournament , in which Jean - Luc Picard won a Silver Spade . ( ) In 2366 , Vash , a Human archaeologist who was concluding years of search by Professor Samuel Estragon , found the " Tox Uthat " buried in a cave . She wanted to conceal her discovery from other interested factions , such as vacationer Jean - Luc Picard , but as Picard discovered her deception and the Vorgon ' s longing for the dangerous device , he destroyed it . ( ; ) In late 2367 , Risa hosted an artificial intelligence seminar . ( ) According to Starfleet Security , it was believed that Federation Ambassador Krajensky was kidnapped by the Dominion while visiting Risa in 2371 , so that he could be replaced by a . ( ) In 2373 , the New Essentialists , who led a campaign to turn the Federation away from its perceived decadence , successfully sabotage d Risa ' s weather modification network . They attempted to do the same to the planet ' s vital seismic regulators , but were stopped when Lieutenant Commander Worf became disillusioned with them and refused to continue the demonstration . ( ) Visitations . In 2135 , while working for the Vulcan Ministry of Security , T ' Pol tracked down the fugitive Vulcan operatives Menos and Jossen to Risa and pursued them into the planet ' s jungles . She killed Jossen but Menos escaped . ( ) In 2152 , several members of spent two days and two nights on Risa , where they visited various locations , such as Suraya Bay and the Galartha cliffs . ( ) In 2366 , Captain Picard of the followed a recommendation from his first officer by taking a shore leave on Risa . ( ) Geordi La Forge was scheduled to attend an artificial intelligence seminar on Risa in late 2367 . He was ordered by Captain Picard to arrive a few days early to have some fun and relax . However , several hour s before his arrival , he was kidnapped by Romulan s and replaced by a double who attended the seminar in his place . ( ) Riker visited Risa in 2368 , where he met Ktarian operative Etana Jol . ( ) In the same year , Captain Picard suggested a hypothetical choice whether to holiday on Corsica or on Risa . ( ) In 2369 , Grand Nagus Zek had decided to go to Risa or Balosnee VI for his first vacation in eighty - five years . ( ) In early 2371 , a Boslic captain filed a flight plan from Deep Space 9 to Risa after selling some wreckage to Quark . ( ) Later that year , Thomas Riker ( while posing as Will Riker ) claimed that he was on his way from the " Enterprise " - D to a vacation on Risa . ( ) Hoping to stop her from further helping the Maquis , Benjamin Sisko told Kasidy Yates they should visit Risa . Yates turned him down , but told him she would meet him there , if he wanted to travel there alone in a runabout . ( ) Jadzia Dax , Worf , Julian Bashir , Leeta and Quark all visited Temtibi Lagoon on Risa in 2373 . ( ) Later that year , arms dealer Farrakk visited Risa for a vacation , instead of opening negotiations with the Verillian s . ( ) At some point in 2373 , Raimus was on Risa and talked a Starfleet officer , who was in command of the weather control system there , to become an informant for the Orion Syndicate . ( ) In 2374 , Odo asked Bashir if an upcoming medical conference he was to attend would be on Risa . It was actually on another " sunny resort , " Casperia Prime . ( ) When told by Jadzia Dax that she wanted a suffer - free honeymoon , Worf was worried she wanted to visit Risa again . She had actually chosen Casperia Prime . ( ) When Grand Nagus Zek disappeared in mid - 2375 , Quark believed he was probably on Risa . In fact , he had traveled to the mirror universe . Zek himself knew that Quark would say he was on Risa . ( ) Doctor Bashir asked Sarina Douglas if she wanted to go to Risa . Their relationship ended before they could go . ( ) Grand Nagus Zek and Ishka retired to Risa in 2375 . ( ) Following the Battle of Cardassia and the prospect of a larger battle with the Dominion , Ezri Dax told Captain Sisko , " " All things considered , I ' d rather be on Risa . " " Sisko noted , " " That makes two of us . " " ( ) Appendices . Background information . There are two pronunciations for Risa . In the script for " The Mind ' s Eye " , the pronunciation was " RYE - sa " . In the script for " Q - Less " " , the pronunciation was " RYE - suh " . The latter pronunciation was used in the script for " Fallen Hero " . The concept of Risa was invented by Ira Steven Behr , who based the script for the episode " Captain ' s Holiday " on it . Gene Roddenberry approved of the idea of the " pleasure planet " but wanted to radically change Risa ' s culture to incorporate graphic depictions of extremely graphic homosexual behavior , which Rick Berman advised Behr to ignore . ( " " ) Years after working on , Patrick Stewart once claimed that Risa was the only planet from TNG that he could remember the name of . ( " " ) For , sets representing guest chambers on Risa ( such as Pascal Fullerton ' s as well as one used by Worf and Jadzia Dax ) were built on Paramount Stage 17 . In ultimately omitted dialogue from the final draft script of , Jonathan Archer and Charles Tucker III agreed that , when they arrived on Risa , the first thing they would do would be to " jump into the nearest swimming pool " they could find . In the same script , Risa was depicted as appearing in the episode ' s final shot , referred to in a scene description as " a beautiful , blue - green planet , " despite the fact Risa does not appear in that episode ' s final version . Nonetheless , Risa was also referred to as a " blue - green planet " in the final draft script of and in incomplete visual effects footage from a deleted scene excluded from that episode ( the latter of which can be seen in the special features of the ENT Season 1 DVD and Blu - ray ) . In the version of the ultimately deleted scene from the final draft script of " Two Days and Two Nights " , a scene description reads , " " Risa hangs enticingly outside the windows , " " and another scene description mentions " the promise of Risa shining through the windows . " The filmed version of the scene demonstrates that , if the scene had been completed , the planet would have been inserted into the footage with replacement of green screen . In another scene description from the final draft script of " Two Days and Two Nights " , Risa was referred to as a " spectacular planet . " The surface of the planet was also scripted to be extremely serene . In a scene that was scripted for the end of ( and included in the ENT Season 4 Blu - ray ) but never filmed , Risa was briefly mentioned , as one of several small rocks which Archer left at his father ' s grave had been taken , by the captain , from Risa . In the same scene , Archer commented , as if to his deceased father , " " That ' s a place I wish you could ' ve seen . " " A reference to Risa was included in the first draft script of the aborted film " " , set in 2159 . Risa was noted to be the location where Archer and " Enterprise " were during a series of Romulan attacks in the Sol system , which took place on 13 August 2159 and initiated the Earth - Romulan War . A logo for Risa , depicting a sunset over an ocean , was created and shown in on Deanna Troi ' s beach towel . A more colored version was used in the reference book ( p . 53 ) . According to " " ( pp . 53 , 56 ) , the planet Risa ( Epsilon Ceti B II ) was class M and its government was the Risan Hedony . This planet was admitted into the United Federation of Planets in 2249 . The Risan capital was Nuvia . The population of Risa , which included Risans and individuals from many other species , in 2378 was 2 . 81 billion , and , in an average year , up to 1 . 3 billion tourists visited the world . Points of interest included the Temtibi Lagoon , the Suraya Bay . and the Eluvian Mud Baths . The tropical climate was controlled by a weather control system . In the 24th century , Risa is a popular destination on the major space lanes . Risa , the primary of Risa , was located in the Alpha Quadrant on a star chart seen in the episode . The described Risa as a tropical class M planet . According to , Risa was located in the same sector as Starbase 12 . According to the RPG sourcebook " Planets of the UFP " , Risa was the third planet in the Tau Regulon system . According to the RPG sourcebook " Worlds " , Risa was the third planet in the Granicus system . Apocrypha . The biography for Starfleet Lieutenant Hawk in the video game " " states that his parents Gwyneth and Ethan are residents of Risa . The non - canon " " novel mini - series depicted Risa as one of the many worlds decimated during a Borg invasion of the Alpha Quadrant in 2381 . Before established " Nuvian s " to be a separate species , the reference to Nuvian masseuses on Risa in was misinterpreted by the non - canon " " , which lists the city of " Nuvia " as the capital of Risa .