Japanese (Age of Empires III)

The Japanese was a Asian campaign and they controlled Japan and other parts of the world. The Japanese are featured in Age of Empires II and Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties.

Age of Empires II
Unique Units: Samurai

The Japanese were a powerful eastern Asian empire and their most unique unit was the Samurai which was a stong and fast-attacking infantry unit which is very effective against other enemy unique units.

Age of Empires III
Civ Bonus: Build Shrines, build Cherry Orchards, free Rickshaws, and most Japanese Home City Shipments can be sent twice.

Unique Units: Hatamoto Samurai, Daimyo

The Japanese are a strong civilization, but they cannot gather food via herding or hunting, but can build Shrines around huntable and herdable animals to gain a slow trickle of food. The shrines available also act as houses; they support 10 units. The Japanese may also build cherry orchards, which are built from freely-obtained Rickshaws. As a special advantage, most cards in the Japanese Home City may be sent twice.

The Japanese have expensive, but powerful military units, such as the Samurai, Ashigaru Musketeers, Yumi Archers, Yabusames and Naginata Riders, as well as artillery units such as Flaming Arrow Artillery and the Morutaru, a Japanese Mortar. The Japanese also have powerful naval units as well. For example, the Tekkousen is the best ship in the Japanese navy.

Each Asian civilization has special monks instead of explorers. Both Japan and India start with two. Monks do not have any snipe abilities, but can stun treasure guardians and have powerful martial arts attacks. It is also known that the Japanese Monks can build shrines.

The expansion also features water treasures, which can only be gathered by naval units.

History (based from the game)
Coming soon....

Links
About the Japanese