Kou Province (紅)

Kou Province (紅州 Kōshū) is one of the Eight Colored Provinces in Saiunkoku and was named after the Red Immortal (紅仙 Kōsen). The capital is Godou.
==Information==
Crops in Kiyou are largely amassed from Kou Province’s fields, where an abundance of produce grows year after year. The country is also rich in coal and the reserves are the best among the country. It is a warm region. 
==Kou Province's Eight Delicacies==
Kou Province's Eight Delicacies (黒州八珍味 Kōshū Hachi Chinmi) are foods grown or produced exclusively in Kou Province.
*Mandarins (蜜柑 Mikan) are a local specialty.
==Locations Within Kou Province==
===Godou===
Godou (梧桐 Godō) is the Provincial Capital of Kou Province. Godou translates to "Chinese Parasol Tree".
===Kou Mountain===
Kou Mountain (紅山 Kōzan) is the most well-known mountain in Kou Province and it's popularity is comparable to Ran Province's Kyuusai Cove. It is an unexplored region. Four of the most notable things to see on Kou Mountain, and that Kou Province residents take absolute pride in, are: the oddly shaped rock formations, the strange pine trees, the sea of clouds and the hot springs. It is a monkey habitat and has many pear trees.
“Once you have returned from the Five Great Mountains (a group of five mountains in Saiunkoku), you will not see mountains, once you have returned from Kou Mountain, you will no longer see the Five Great Mountains.” is often how people express the mountain's eminence. It means that once someone has seen the Five Great Mountains, they will no longer wish to see other mountains but once that person has seen Kou Mountain, even those Five Great Mountains will no longer be desired.
The Kou Clan's main family of retainers lived in a hidden village in Kou Mountain before they were purged by Shi Senka. In other words, the clan's genius military strategist, Hourin, and the Ki Clan had been using the mountain as their hiding place before they were discovered.
===Kage Island===
Kage Island (鹿毛島 Kageshima) is uninhabited island in the East of Kou Province. It's existence is unknown by most since it is small and there is nothing on it. Locals like to go fishing there. Kage Island was affected by a locust plague once which is one of the clues that helped Kou Shuurei, Shiba Jin and Hyou Riou Jr. find a way to stop them in Heki Province. Kage translates to "Fawn (Colour)".
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