The House of the Morning Star

This is a large, graceful, traditional one-story geisha house. Its decorations are the epitome of style and taste. In its gardens, not one leaf on a tree is out of place. One could not find a single discolored scale on the carp in its pond. The Morning Star is completely predictable in the best of all possible ways. Its sole purpose is to satisfy expectations, and it does so without flaw.

KOMACHI'S TRAVEL GUIDE: Many visitors to Ryoko Owari Toshi make it a point to visit the House of the Morning Star - a tea house whose entertainments are renowned throughout Rokugan. The Morning Star is on Teardrop Island, which houses the Licensed Quarter of Ryoko Owari. Reaching it involves a lovely sail through the peaceful waters of the River ofGold - a journey almost as serene as the destination. The House itself is modest and unassuming, as befits the refined entertainments presented within. Here one will find no vulgar display or garish excesses; no, the arts practiced here are completely those of Rokugan, as traditional in their way as the services in a temple.