Motsureta Mura

Tangled Path Village was located within the Uebe Marshes. It was so named for the confusing and often-flooded roads that winded through the surrounding barrier swamps, but in true Crane fashion, the name has a double meaning. “Motsureta” also meaned “confused” and “embarrassed;” an assignment there was generally perceived as a punishment for disgracing oneself or the clan. To the northeast, Songbird's Cage, an ancestral castle of a Daidoji vassal family, overlooked the village. Courts of Stone, p. 70
== Former Crossroads ==
Once, the village served as a crossroads between the provinces of Ichigun and Sabashii. Centuries ago, the Daidoji undertook a great effort to convert the southern marshes into useful agricultural developments. While their efforts proved fruitful, resulting in villages such as Motsureta Mura and rice paddies converted from marshland, a sudden conflict with the Crab required the abandonment of the project, and the project was never resumed. 
== Bridge ==
When crossing the arched “lantern bridge” at the village entrance, a person was supposed to close their eyes until they have stepped again on solid ground, to demonstrate their trust in fate and to acquire good fortune. The bridge was the subject of a number of legends, most involving kawauso, shapeshifting river otters who sometimes took human form and inhabited an abandoned sector of the village. 
== Uebu Marshes and Beach ==
It was said that in the marshes near Motsureta Mura were crystal shards as tall as trees jut from the ground at random angles. Courts of Stone, p. 64 The sandy Uebe Beach lied to the east. A shrine to Isora, Fortune of the Shore, rose just offshore, doubling as a lighthouse and maintained by the priest and shrine keepers. Courts of Stone, p. 71
== Notable Locations ==
* Laughing River Otter
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