Juniport City

Juniport City is a city on the southeast side of the Botan Region, the first stop for trainers hoping to earn gym badges. It is a popular tourist destination and retirement destination for senior Botanians due in large part to its miles of shoreline containing some of the best beaches in Botan. The waters are mild and a clear blue. Seaside businesses are a major part of the Juniport economy and watersports are very popular. The annual Regatta is a big draw and televised throughout the region.

**Geography:**

Juniport is located mostly on layers of level terraces carved into steep cliffside. The Juniport city gym is at the top. Below that is Lazy Knots, the retirement development. The closer you get to the beaches you will find layers of shops and restaraunts. At the bottom is the plaza with a fountain of carved Swamaran at its center. The beaches are dotted with docks and decks with canoes, paddleboards, etc. for tourists to take for a spin, along with guided boat tours and paragliding. A little to the east is a private, secluded cove where locals keep their personal nautical vessels.

There is a single road winding up the cliffside, but it is very narrow and without rails. Most people use the vertical trams to get up and down the city.

**Places of Interest:**

* Floating Casino
	+ The Floating Casino, just off the coast, is a popular attraction. As the sun sets, lanterned gondolas glide out from the bubble-shaped building to the shore, ready to carry people off to the card tables and slots. They become more scarce as the morning creeps in and those impatient and grumpy after a long night of losing money sometimes decide not to wait and swim the short way back to the mainland.
* **Lazy Knots:**
	+ A place for the elderly to enjoy their golden years.
* **Juniport Drama House:**
	+ A large open-air theatre on the edge of Juniport City with large umbrella-like stuctures that unfurl to protect from (very seldom) bad weather.
* **Gym:**
	+ **​​​​​​​**Led by Punchy
	+ The gym doubles as a studio that offers classes in a variety of techniques ranging from martial arts like jiu jitsu and tae kwando to yoga and meditation.
	+ The gym is surrounded by stone and bamboo gardens which are very serene and open to the public.

**Events/Festivities:**

* The annual Regatta is the only sailing competition in the Botan Region. It is very popular throughout the region and many loyal "lifers" make the pilgrimage to Juniport every year to watch.
* Midsummer Melodrama is a theatre festival hosted by the Juniport Drama House every year where the brightest stars throughout Botan come to display their talent and skills. Notable alumni of the festival are pop star C. Singz and renowned thespian Duke Melrose.

**Things to Note:**

* Tailwind Rhett, originally from Nasturphony city, is nevertheless a source of local pride to Juniport where he now resides. A sailing legend, he has won the annual Regatta 9 times in a row and counting. His most recent win was the first time gym leaders Racer and Scallywag took part. They both placed quite miserably and made a secret pact to never invite Rhett to another of their parties.
* The three main beach towns/cities of Botan are arranged in order of the age group they are generally suited to. Westmost is Hyssopop, best for those with small children and families, then Bee Ballad with a heavy party culture for young adults, and Juniport with its large population of elders.