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This page contains all Home City Cards available to the Japanese civilization in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.

• Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
• Purple: Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
• Red: Shipment that can be sent TWICE

• Emperor's Treasury
• Fortress
• Imperial Court
• Merchants' Guild
• Customs House

Card	Description	Age	HC level
2 Villagers	Ships 2 Villagers		1
4 Villagers	Ships 4 Villagers		1
7 Villagers	Ships 7 Villagers		25
Crates of 300 Food	Ships 300 food		1
Crates of 600 Food	Ships 600 food		1
Crates of 1000 Food	Ships 1,000 food		10
Cords of 300 Wood	Ships 300 wood		1
Cords of 600 Wood	Ships 600 wood		1
Cords of 1000 Wood	Ships 1,000 wood		10
Chests of 300 Coin	Ships 300 coin		1
Chests of 600 Coin	Ships 600 coin		1
Chests of 1000 Coin	Ships 1,000 coin		10
Town Rickshaw	Ships 1 Town Rickshaw		1
2 Shrine Wagons	Ships 2 Shrine Wagons		1
5 Shrine Wagons	Ships 5 Shrine Wagons		1
Heavenly Kami	Shrines cost -25% and generate +50% resources		10
Seven Lucky Gods	Shrines can generate experience points and build bounty +50%		25
Mountain Warrior	Monks get +50% hit points and attack (except Sabotage attack); Sohei Archers get double resource or XP rewards from treasures		1
Stream of Enlightenment	Gives Sohei Archer Stream of Enlightenment, which reduces the attack of nearby enemy units by 5%		10
3 Monitor Lizards	Ships 3 Kermond the Pet Monitor Lizards		1
TEAM 2 Monitor Lizards	Ships 2 Kermond the Pet Monitor Lizards		10
TEAM 2 Missionaries	Ships 2 Missionaries		1
3 Missionaries	Ships 3 Missionaries		10

Card	Description	Age	HC level
5 Yumi Archers	Ships 5 Yumi Archers		1
14 Yumi Archers	Ships 14 Yumi Archers		25
Yumi Archer Attack	Yumi Archers get +20% attack		1
9 Yumi Archers	Ships 9 Yumi Archers		10
16 Yumi Archers	Ships 16 Yumi Archers		10
Way of the Bow	Yumi Archers get +15% hit points, +2 Line of Sight and range		25
7 Ashigaru Musketeers	Ships 7 Ashigaru Musketeers		1
5 Ashigaru Musketeers	Ships 5 Ashigaru Musketeers		1
14 Ashigaru Musketeers	Ships 14 Ashigaru Musketeers		25
Ashigaru Musketeer Attack	Ashigaru Musketeers get +15% attack		10
8 Ashigaru Musketeers	Ships 8 Ashigaru Musketeers		10
Close Combat	Ashigaru Musketeers get +15% hit points, +1.0 hand attack multiplier against cavalry, and +0.75 against shock infantry		25
3 Samurai	Ships 3 Samurai		1
8 Samurai	Ships 8 Samurai*		1
5 Samurai	Ships 5 Samurai		25
Samurai Attack	Samurai get +20% attack		10
6 Samurai	Ships 6 Samurai		10
Sword Saint	Samurai get +10% hit points, attack, and speed but cost +10%		25
6 Naginata Riders	Ships 6 Naginata Riders		1
5 Naginata Riders	Ships 5 Naginata Riders		25
Naginata Rider Hitpoints	Naginata Riders get +20% hit points		10
Bloody Harvest	Naginata Riders get +1.0 hand attack multiplier against infantry and -0.27 against heavy infantry		1
8 Naginata Riders	Ships 8 Naginata Riders		10
4 Naginata Riders	Ships 4 Naginata Riders		25
4 Yabusame	Ships 4 Yabusame		1
6 Yabusame	Ships 6 Yabusame		1
7 Yabusame	Ships 7 Yabusame		10
Yabusame Attack	Yabusame get +20% attack		10
In-Yo Rush	Yabusame get +20% attack and +1.0 melee and ranged attack multiplier against artillery		25
Onin War	Infantry get +33% siege attack		40
2 Flaming Arrows	Ships 2 Flaming Arrows		1
3 Flaming Arrows	Ships 3 Flaming Arrows		1
4 Flaming Arrows	Ships 4 Flaming Arrows		10
Flaming Arrow Hitpoints	Flaming Arrows get +20% hit points		10
TEAM Odzutsu Mortars	Artillery get +10% attack; Samurai replace a building attack with a hand mortar attack with a range of 12 and get +2 Line of Sight; Incendiary Grenades can be researched at the Golden Pavilion		N/A
Veteran Battery	Flaming Arrows cost -15% and train time -30%		25
3 Morutarus	Ships 3 Morutaru		1
4 Morutarus	Ships 4 Morutaru		10
Morutaru Range	Morutaru get +10% attack, +4 Line of Sight and Cannon attack range, and +2 Barrage attack range		25

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Native Learning	Native technologies cost -50%		1
Native Alliance	Native warrior train limit +20% and cost -10%		10
Native Crafts	Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of 300 export		1
Native Warrior Attack	Native warriors get +30% attack and -25% train time		10
Trade Empire	Ships 1 Trading Post Rickshaw; Trading Posts get +33% hit points and cost -20%		25
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%		1
Enlist Irregulars	Town Centers get +50% attack and can use Sentry Revolt and City Defense		1
TEAM Jujutsu	Villagers get +35% hit points; Surgeons, Priests, Architects, Native Scouts, and Envoys get +20% attack; Disciples and Shaolin Masters get +10% attack; units affected by villager upgrades get +10% hit points		1
Zen Diet	Villagers cost 60 wood instead of 100 food		10
Azekura	Ships 4 Shrine Wagons and improves their gather rate by 5%; enables shrines to slowly repair themselves		N/A
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points		10
1 Flatland Castle	Ships 1 Castle Rickshaw; Castles get +10% hit points and attack		1
Extensive Fortifications	Frontier fortifications and Walls get +25% hit points; Castle build limit +100%		10
Yamashiro	Castles get +6 Line of Sight and range		40
1 Hill Castle	Ships 1 Castle Rickshaw; upgrades Castles to Hill Castle (if not already)		10
2 Mountain Castles	Ships 2 Castle Rickshaws; upgrades Castles to Mountain Castle (if not already)		25
TEAM Ashikaga Castle	Ships 1 Castle Rickshaw/Outpost Wagon/War Hut Travois/Camp Builder		25
TEAM 2 Azuchi Momoyama Castles	Ships 2 Castle Rickshaws/Outpost Wagons/War Hut Travois or 1 Palace Builder		1
Genbukan Dojo	Ships 1 Dojo Rickshaw; Dojo build limit +1; Sohei Archers can build Dojo		1
Renpeikan Dojo	Ships 1 Dojo Rickshaw; Dojo build limit +1; Sohei Archers can build Dojo		40
Holy Refuge	Ships 1 Monastery Rickshaw and Monastery technologies cost -50%		25
Kwankoba Bazaar	Ships 1 Market Rickshaw and Markets get +15%/+20% buy/sell rates		1
Advanced Dock	Docks get +100% attack, heal ships 85% faster, and warship train time -33%		10
Advanced Rice Paddy	Rice Paddies get +100% hit points and cost -50%		25
Good Faith Agreements	Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-300 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except Brigades)		1
Intervention	The Consulate ally sends a shipment of their units (see here for the exact values)		10
Diplomatic Intrigue	Gives 300 export and Open Relations cost -75%		10
Komo Trade	Receive 500 export; costs 300 wood*		N/A
Advanced Wonders	Wonders get +50% hit points and build time -25%		10
Daimyo Kiyomasa	Ships Daimyo Kiyomasa and allows him to be retrained at the The Shogunate		1
Daimyo Mototada	Ships Daimyo Mototada and allows him to be retrained at the Shogunate		10
Shogun Tokugawa	Ships Shogun Tokugawa and allows him to be retrained at the Shogunate		10
Bakufu	Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa get +5% speed, +10 Line of Sight and train units 15% faster; land military unit train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead		25
Warring States	Samurai, Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa get +15% hit points and attack		10

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Land Reforms	Villagers and Rickshaws build buildings 50% faster; Buildings get +100% build bounty		25
TEAM Chonindo	Villagers, Fishing Boats, Caravels/Galleys/War Junks/Fune, Canoes, War Canoes, Tlaloc Canoes, and Marathan Catamarans gather 8% faster from all sources except hunts; Haciendas auto gather 8% faster		10
Fish Market	Fishing Boats, Fune, Canoes, and Marathan Catamarans gather food from Fish 25% faster and coin from Whales 20% faster		1
Rendering Plant	Fishing Boats, Fune, Canoes, and Marathan Catamarans gather food from Fish 30% faster and coin from Whales 25% faster		25
East Indiamen	Ships 1 Dock Rickshaw; Fishing Boat cost -20 wood		10
Peacetime Fishing	Warships gather food from Fish and coin from Whales 125% faster		10
Armed Fishermen	Fishing Boats get a ranged and siege attack, +10% hit points, and +33% Line of Sight		25
Whale Oil	Fishing Boats and Fune gather coin from Whales 30% faster		40
Sawmills	Villagers gather wood from Trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; Trees and Mango Groves last 7.5% longer		10
Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather wood from Trees and Mango Groves 20% faster		25
Royal Mint	Villagers gather coin 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster		10
Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines 20% faster; mines last 10% longer		25
Red Seal Ship	Exchanges all coin for 0.83 times the export		40
Food Silos	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster		10
Sustainable Agriculture	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster		10
Refrigeration	Villagers gather food 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 20% faster		10
1 Cherry Orchard Rickshaw	Ships 1 Orchard Rickshaw		1
2 Cherry Orchard Rickshaws	Ships 2 Orchard Rickshaws		25
Reclaimed Land	Ships 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies, and coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 5% faster; Haciendas auto gather food and coin 5% faster		1
Flooded Parcel	Ships 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies, and coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 8% faster; Haciendas auto gather food and coin 8% faster		10
Terraced Hillsides	Ships 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies, and coin from Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 10% faster; Haciendas auto gather food and coin 10% faster		1
Cherry Blossom Festival	Villagers gather food from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster		25
Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 20% faster; Haciendas autogather coin 20% faster		1
Cigar Roller	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 20% faster; Haciendas autogather coin 20% faster		1
Textile Mill	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Fields, Haciendas, and Rice Paddies 25% faster; Haciendas autogather coin 25% faster		1
Sumptuary Laws	Gives a trickle of 0.35 food, 0.35 wood, 0.35 coin, 0.15 export, 0.15 XP/sec.		40

Card	Description	Age	HC level
5 Fishing Boats	Ships 5 Fishing Boats		1
3 Fishing Boats	Ships 3 Fishing Boats		1
TEAM Sushi	Ships 3 Fishing Boats/Fishing Canoes		10
8 Fishing Boats	Ships 8 Fishing Boats		10
1 Fune	Ships 1 Fune		1
2 Funes	Ships 2 Fune		1
1 Atakebune	Ships 1 Atakebune		10
2 Atakebune	Ships 2 Atakebune		10
1 Tekkousen	Ships 1 Tekkousen		25
Improved Warships	Warships get +25% hit points and attack		1
European Cannons	Warships get +15% attack, +2 Line of Sight and range		40
Admiralty	Dock warship improvements cost and research time -60%		10
Hire Ninja Assassins	Ships 10 Ninja; costs 1,000 coin		10
TEAM 10 Ninja Assassins	Ships 10 Ninja; costs 1,000 coin		25
Hire Ronin Samurai	Ships 5 Ronin; costs 1,000 coin		10
Hire Japanese Mercenary Army	Ships 5 Ronin and 5 Yojimbo; costs 2,000 coin		25
Hire Ronin Samurai Army	Ships 15 Ronin; costs 4,500 coin		40
Hire Yojimbo Cavalry Archers	Ships 4 Yojimbo; costs 1,000 coin		1
Mercenary Loyalty	Mercenary and native warrior shipments cost -25%, Industrial age infinite mercenary and native warrior shipments -10%; Hire Ronin Samurai Army shipment cost -33%		1
Forty Seven Ronin	Turns all villagers and Shrines into Masterless Samurai, Castles into Wokou Ronins, Wonders and Town Centers into Ronin; Masterless Samurai get -1.0 speed*; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin		N/A
Atonement	Yojimbo can be trained at the Monastery and available in the Fortress Age; outlaws use -2 population space		25
11 Sohei Allies	Ships 11 Sohei Naginata; costs 500 coin		10
29 Sohei Allies	Ships 29 Sohei Naginata and upgrades them to Disciplined (if not already); costs 1,000 coin		25
TEAM 18 Sohei Allies	Ships 18 Sohei Naginata and upgrades them to Disciplined (if not already); costs 1,000 coin		40
Recruit Wokou +2 Ronin	Ships 1 Wokou Junk with 2 Wokou Ronin in it; costs 500 coin		10
Recruit Wokou +7 Yojimbo	Ships 1 Wokou Junk with 7 Yojimbo in it; costs 2,000 coin		25
Recruit Wokou +4 Ronin	Ships 1 Wokou Junk with 4 Ronin in it; costs 1,000 coin		40

Changelog

The Asian Dynasties

• Bakufu (III) reduces artillery train time by 20%, Close Combat (III) gives +15% hit points and gives 1.00 hand damage multiplier increase against Shock Infantry, Naginata Rider Hitpoints (III) gives +25% hit points, Nanban Trade (III) costs 300w 300c, and Seven Lucky Gods is available in the Colonial Age.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.27885, "Forty-Seven Ronin" (IV, 1000f 1000w 1000c), "Azekura" (II) and "2x Nanban Trade" (III, 350w 350c) added to the Home City.
• With update 13.58326, 4 Shrine Wagons (II, 2x) gives 5 Shrine Wagons, Azekura (II) no longer improves Shrine hit points, but now ships 4 Shrine Wagons, improves their gather rate by 5%, and enables Shrines to slowly repair themselves, can now be sent twice; Bakufu (III) reduces artillery train time by 10%, Close Combat (III) gives +10% hit points and gives 0.75 hand damage multiplier increase against Shock Infantry, Naginata Rider Hitpoints (III) gives +20% hit points, Nanban Trade (III) costs 300w and is renamed to Komo Trade, 7 Samurai (IV, 2x) Unit count increased to 8, but no longer improves Samurai hit points and damage by +5% twice, Seven Lucky Gods is available in the Exploration Age, and Sword Saint (III) also improves Samurai hit points and damage by 10%.
• With update 15.59076, 47-Ronin (IV) added the Heavy Infantry classification to the Masterless Samurai and reduced their speed to 5.5 (down from 7), and TEAM Odzutsu Mortars (III) now also grants Samurai a hand mortar siege attack (only against buildings).
• With patch 15.59076, Forty-Seven Ronin (IV) decreases Masterless Samurai speed to 6 (from 5.5), and TEAM Odzutsu Mortars (IV) grants Samurai a mortar attack range of 7 (from 12), and no longer adds the Incendiary Grenades technology to the Golden Pavilion.