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handsaretobuild asked:  Something on the Kyoshi warriors and island would be good.

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1. Kyoshi founding, scroll

2. Avatar Kyoshi shares a name with the Japanese poet and writer

3. Chin the Great

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Repost Guest Staring yuumegari:

• Also note the tatami floors in that dojo.
• The makeup on the Kyoshi warriors begins with a white base and red, well-associated with maiko, geiko, and geisha culture in general.
• The fans and the fighting style resemble aikido (using force against the opponent), and there is a good chance that much of the forms that the warriors practice are tessenjutsu kata.
• The sea has elephant koi and an unagi, both of which are native in Japan’s seas (though I’m not too sure about the existence of elephant koi…).
• The village itself has buildings that resemble those in Shirakawa-Go and Gokayama villages. They are done in the “gassho-zukuri” style, or the “prayer-hands construction”…see the triangular roofs. (On a side note, these places are very famous to go to in the winter.)
• Lastly, Kyoshi island seems to be very picky about outsiders, so that leads me to assume that the place was very isolated for a time…if that doesn’t sound characteristic of Japan, well…

>>> This is YUUMEGARI’s info! Not mine :D

Sources: Being a Japanese major, a poster that I saw in Sproul at UCD outside of a professor’s door, Jisho.org, and travel websites. And of course, A:TLA.

Kyoshi founding, scroll

降世神通虛子今日拓創虛子島
愿吾民文化永絕於世界暴政

Avatar Kyoshi, on this day, created Kyoshi Island, may our people and culture thereby forever be freed from the world of tyranny.

And for your amusement: Google translate

Came into the supernatural powers virtual child today Billiton create virtual sub Island is willing to My People culture and thereby eliminate the world of tyranny.

Repost Guest Staring yuumegari:

• Also note the tatami floors in that dojo.
• The makeup on the Kyoshi warriors begins with a white base and red, well-associated with maiko, geiko, and geisha culture in general.
• The fans and the fighting style resemble aikido (using force against the opponent), and there is a good chance that much of the forms that the warriors practice are tessenjutsu kata.
• The sea has elephant koi and an unagi, both of which are native in Japan’s seas (though I’m not too sure about the existence of elephant koi…).
• The village itself has buildings that resemble those in Shirakawa-Go and Gokayama villages. They are done in the “gassho-zukuri” style, or the “prayer-hands construction”…see the triangular roofs. (On a side note, these places are very famous to go to in the winter.)
• Lastly, Kyoshi island seems to be very picky about outsiders, so that leads me to assume that the place was very isolated for a time…if that doesn’t sound characteristic of Japan, well…

Sources: Being a Japanese major, a poster that I saw in Sproul at UCD outside of a professor’s door, Jisho.org, and travel websites. And of course, A:TLA.

Kyoshi Island

Kyoshi island’s culture is clearly based on Japan.Starting with 京 being pronounced kyo (Chinese pronunciation: Jing) to the Kendo inspired clothes the Kyoshi warriors wear, the Japanese war fans and the presentation of the food.

Japanese Studies are not my area of expertise, so while I have seen some of the imagery used in clothing, architecture etc around, I have little to say on it and will leave an in-depth comparison to others.