Taru Mountains

The Taru Mountains in the Naishou province were first settled by the Yamataru tribe, Naishou Province, p. 5 who lived in the nearby mining village of Hitori Mura. Naishou Province, p. 19 In the mountains was set the Sujuko Pass, one of the few ways to enter and leave the province without using the Itochu River. Naishou Province, p. 44 There were many small farming villages scattered through the mountains, as Settou Mura. Naishou Province, p. 48
== Ecology ==
The lower slopes were cultivated with rice in terraced rice paddies, a few tea plantations also existed, but most higher slopes were completely bare of any life, fully covered in snow in winter time. A number of monasteries homed to monks of ascetic nature. Naishou Province, p. 58
== Legends ==
Locals told stories about sightings of the Zokujin, the so-called “copper goblins”, who invariably vanished before any contact could be established. A big Zokujin city was supposedly located deep beneath the place known as the Oyukushi Pit. Naishou Province, p. 59
Category:Naishou province
Category:Mountains