Iyo is a province in Total War: Shogun 2, Rise of the Samurai, and Fall of the Samurai.
Description[]
On the north-western coast of the island of Shikoku, Iyo is a wealthy province with a long fishing tradition. The province is known for horaku-yaki, a traditional dish first created by pirates, who would grill fresh seafood caught from the Seto Inland Sea on hot stones. When not inventing new fish dishes, Wako pirates terrorized the seas surrounding Japan, even going as far as to launch raids against Korea and China.
Total War: Shogun 2[]
- Clan: Kono Clan
- Port: Coastal Village
- Fertility: Average
- Specialty/Resource: None
Iyo has a port slot, which in conjunction with its fairly close proximity to trade nodes make it a good province to recruit trade ships from. Aside from this, however, Iyo is unremarkable, with no province specialty/resource and average soil.
Iyo is bordered by Tosa province to the south, Awa province to the east, and Sanuki province in the north-east.
Rise of the Samurai[]
- Clan: Kono (Minamoto)
- Port: Coastal Village
- Fertility: Average
- Specialty/Resource: None
Iyo remains valuable thanks to its port and relative proximity to trade nodes. It is a strong candidate for early invasion by the neighboring Yashima Taira; its Minamoto allegiance means that it likely becomes hostile regardless of whether the Yashima Taira like it or not, and its extra port slot greatly increases the rate at which the Yashima Taira builds it fleets.
Fall of the Samurai[]
Iyo's location on the world map is less important than previous games due to the removal of trade nodes, but this is made up for somewhat by its copper resource. Iyo is the closest copper-bearing province to Tosa domain, and it is also fairly close to the Saga, Choshu, and Satsuma domains.
Iyo is home of Ozu domain, which is initially at war with the Tosa; it is a natural expansion path for the latter, but the Tosa may find conquest initially difficult, as Iyo begins the campaign with a traditional dojo, allowing the Ozu to initially field more powerful armies.