Japanese (Age of Empires III)


 * For the Age of Empires II civilization, see here.

The Japanese are an East Asian civilization that controls the region of Japan and other parts of Asia in the far-east. The Japanese are featured in the Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties expansion.

Overview
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 whatever resource you want, even experience if you have a high-level Home City. 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, Japanese monks are the only explorer type units in the game to also be considered Archer for purposes of Carib anti-villager bonuses (x2.25 damage versus Settlers) and other archer specific upgrades (Seminole anti-building upgrades, etc). Both Japan and India start with two monks, they do not have any sniper abilities, but can stun treasure guardians and have powerful martial arts attacks. The Japanese monks also build shrines and if the card Mountain Warrior is sent they will receive twice the normal resources or experience for Treasures.

Civilization Bonus: Build Shrines, build Cherry Orchards, free Rickshaws, and most Japanese Home City Shipments are sent twice.

Unique Units: All except for Villagers and Monks.

Allies

 * Due to the inclusion of the card TEAM Chonindo with Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (Japanese) and the Portuguese card TEAM Fish Market, the two civilizations are very difficult to defeat on maps featuring water if working together. The result of both cards being played is +18% to Fishing Boat gather rates, this almost compensates for the Port card being much weaker than the normal Fish Market card (+25%). It also stacks with the Japanese Fish Market card to give Japan a theoretical +43% greater gather rate in the Discovery Age (78% for whales) and +73% to the gather rates in the Colonial Age (+108% for whales), in the Fortress Age the gather rates for the Fune can be increased by another 125% for a total of +233% to the gather rates.
 * The base gather rate for a Fune is 0.67 for fish and 0.5 for whales, which is identical to a normal fishing boat. This means the Fune will gather resources much faster than a fishing boat with the above trick.

In-game dialogue language (Modern Japanese)
General dialogue:
 * Go meirei wo  (I’ll follow your orders!)
 * Iza (Charge!)
 * Oose no toori (As you say!)
 * Youiini 
 * Tadachini 
 * Ho! 
 * <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Ikusa ja! <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(It’s a battle!)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Izayeikun! <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(attack)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Yo! 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Tataima <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(said by fishing boat)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Soudesu <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(said by fishing boat)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Nani? <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(What? female villager only)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Yonda <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(female villager only)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Nan da? <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(What? male villager only)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Yondakai <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(male villager only)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Yokeiwa 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Ii yo <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(It’s ok!)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Youshu <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(male villager only)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Wakarimashita <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(Understood!)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Wakattayo <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(female villager only)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Ikimasu <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; "> (I go)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Hai! <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(yes!)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Sokuriyo danei <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(forage)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Ota kara danei <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(mine)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Moku zai danei <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(wood)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Ina saku danei <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(farm)
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Tateirun danei <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">(builder)

<p style="text-align: left; ">Monks:
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Nanjana 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Hmm… 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Siyoujista or Chiou chisuta 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Sochi rayei ikou 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Youkana 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Nan narito 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Kougeki! (Attack) 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Hotokun sameri gokagumo kegeija (when he recovers) 
 * <p style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Hikaiyika hitayowujia (wounded)