Flower Capital

The Flower Capital is a region of Wano Country currently under the rule of Kurozumi Orochi.  The Flower Capital is currently the only location in Wano to be prosperous, due to the shogun Orochi's corrupt administration. Despite this, various crimes run rampant throughout the capital, such as crossroad killings committed by a magistrate and Kamazo, theft by Ushimitsu Kozo, and racketeering from the Kyoshiro Family. By law, the citizens of Flower Capital must have money. Anyone who runs out for any reason will be exiled. The capital is divided into areas known as districts, each covering several streets including the 2nd district's 8th and 6th streets.  The Red-Light District is an area of the Flower Capital where people are sold to perform services, predominantly prostitution. Komurasaki the oiran lived here. When the 8-year-old Tama was captured by the Beasts Pirates, they considered selling her in the Red-Light District. "Red-light district" is the real world term for places where prostitutes and sex shops are concentrated. Rasetsu Town is an area of the Flower Capital where, up to a 1,000 people, are imprisoned for crimes against the shogun and Kaido, including showing loyalty to their enemies, the Kozuki Family. It has a large two-story prison with a lattice fence on the ground level surrounded by pikes so citizens could see the price of betrayal.

The second level has traditional vertical bars. There is a large kanji "牢" above the entrance. Rasetsu is the Japanese name for the Hindu figure Rakshasa. Orochi Castle is where the shogun Kurozumi Orochi resides. It is located on a large plant at the center of the capital. Inside is a banquet hall, where Orochi entertains guests, a storage room, a well and space inside the roof for ninja to hide. In the basement, behind a heavy door, is a poneglyph surrounded by kokeshi dolls. A school where children are fed propaganda by Sarahebi on Wano's history. Along with Sanji's, there are a few soba stands throughout the city like the one on 6th street in the 2nd district. Sakyo is where a tall pagoda is located behind Orochi's Castle, and it is where Kyoshiro resides. A pawn shop where blueprints of Kaido's fortress were held until Kumagoro bought them. The Longhouses are owned by Kobe and one of his tenants is Kumagoro. The Bath House is a popular location for the residents to relax. According to Shinobu, it is unisex and the water there is warmer as that is the way the residents prefer. It is runned by large male octopi. Being a popular location, discussions held there are easy to eavesdrop upon and gather information. Right on the Flower Capital's southwest border is an extremely tall mountain called Mt. Fuji. It reaches up into the sky, with its summit reaching the clouds. It may have been named after the real-life Mt. Fuji, a well-known symbol and the highest mountain in Japan. A dock outside the capital where Brook, Robin, Usopp and Toko escaped. Directly to the east of the city is a leftovers town called Ebisu Town. Much of it is made of longhouses. Its residents, while extremely poor, all follow a philosophy of always being positive and constantly laugh about their troubles. In reality, this is because they're unable to express any other emotions, no matter how they really feel, due to the effects of eating the leftover defective SMILE fruits.

After Sanji fled from city, he regrouped with Law, Franky and Usopp here. The town may have been named after Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune who was known as "the laughing god" as he was mirthful in spite of his hardships, similar to the residents of the town. But, while the god's mirthfulness is genuine, the residents' smiles are described as masks that they're incapable of taking off. In the past, Wano Country was ruled by the Kozuki Family, with Kozuki Sukiyaki being the shogun. Sukiyaki banished his son, Kozuki Oden, to the Kuri region due to his rebellious acts. After the Beasts Pirates took over the country, Kurozumi Orochi was declared the new shogun, and kept the country isolated from the rest of the world. Under the shogun's rule, the capital prospered while the rest of Wano suffered a great decline in resources. At a certain point in time, Kamazo started murdering the capital residents for an unknown reason. As part of their plan to take down Kaido, the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance infiltrated the capital under aliases and began their plan to covertly acquire information and allies. However, due to him carrying Shusui, Zoro was accused of a series of murders, which landed him on trial by the real culprit. After his defeat in Kuri, the news about Luffy reach his crewmates. However, the alliance's plan continued as planed. Similar to Zoro, Sanji also attracted unwanted attention from the Kyoshiro Family, and as a result, was targeted by assassins from the Beasts Pirates. At the same time, the Oiran Komurasaki traveled toward Orochi Castle for a banquet. On the way, she and her escorts encountered Bingo who revealed Komurasaki's true nature, but was exiled from the capital due to his status. Afterwards, Franky returned to his undercover job as a carpenter under Minatomo guidance, in hopes of finding the blueprints of Kaido's resident on Onigashima. However, Minatomo revealed that he no longer has them. Franky was fired for lashing out and he began searching for them by visiting every person who had them. Meanwhile, Orochi had a meeting with CP-0 and had high demands for the the export of weapons, before starting his banquet to celebrate the upcoming Fire Festival. Back on the streets of Wano, Queen's assassins were revealed to be X Drake and Page One. As the Straw Hats and Law escaped the scene, Page One started destroying any shops he saw and told the owners to call for Sangoro to reveal himself. Despite Law's warnings, Sanji confronted and attacked Page One.

Ringo

Ringo is a region located in the north of Wano Country. The former Daimyo was Shimotsuki Ushimaru of the Shimotsuki Family. Ringo has a heavy wintry climate and it is always snowy. It is said it is so cold that people buried there do not decompose, and their bodies are preserved, something known as Eternal Grave. In the past, about 41 years ago, Ringo was shown to be stable, under the leadership of Shimotsuki Ushimaru, and despite the hard weather, was prosperous enough for living in. Thirteen years ago, Ringo was shown to not have any residents other the Onimaru, and the houses were covered by a much thicker layer of snow, giving it a deserted and run down appearance, making the majority of the region a wastelands. That situation lasts even in current times, as the houses are now completely covered under the snow and broken down. So far, Ringo was seen to only have one village. It has sturdy houses, as they were still inhabitable despite being collapsed.

At the back of the village, there is a large bridge with a castle on it. The bridge serves as a border between the village and the cemetery. By the time Kawamatsu arrived to Ringo thirteen years ago, the village was abandoned with the exception of Onimaru, few of the houses were still standing, half of the bridge was missing, and the castle was tilted. In the village lies a underground chamber filled with weapons by Kawamatsu and Onimaru. The Northern Cemetery, is a graveyard, which is said to be haunted. Because of the cold, it follows Ringo's practice of the Eternal Grave, bodies can be preserved for hundreds of years with katanas they've carried since birth as grave markers. Some of them were famed meito attracting grave robbers. Oihagi Bridge is at the entrance to Ringo, leading to the Northern Cemetery. Kaeru Port  is Ringo's port and one of six in Wano. The port's name contains the kanji for "to return". Kaeru is also the Japanese word for "frog". Hanayanagi School was a dance school owned by Izo and Kikunojo's father before he was arrested and the family was torn apart. After his death, Ryuma was laid to rest along with his meito, Shusui at the Northern Cemetery. 23 years ago, after the battle between the Beasts Pirates and the Gecko Pirates, Ryuma's corpse and sword were taken. Thirteen years ago, Kawamatsu made his way to Ringo to commit seppuku after losing Kozuki Hiyori. He came across Onimaru chasing out grave robbers. The two formed a bond and collected weapons for the Kozuki Family's return under the guise "Gyukimaru" before Kawamatsu's capture. After what happened at Orochi Castle, Nami, Shinobu, Kanjuro, Brook, and Nico Robin regrouped at the Northern Cemetery to discuss the intel they had gathered during the banquet.

Later, Roronoa Zoro ended up in Ringo as he pursued the mysterious Gyukimaru, who had managed to somehow steal Shusui, a national treasure of Wano. After catching up to the thief at Oihagi Bridge, Zoro became interested not only in retrieving Shusui, but also the weapons Gyukimaru had in his person, wanting to take them as supplies for the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance. During the clash, Toko and Kozuki Hiyori were chased by Kamazo until Zoro intervened. Hiyori begged for his help while still fighting Gyukimaru before finally beating Kamazo. After his victory, Zoro passed out from his injuries while Gyukimaru fled. At the Northern Cemetery, Zoro was tended to by Hiyori, who was searching for her brother. Zoro was surprised to learn that she was Momonosuke's little sister and what has happened since Oden Castle burned down. Later, Brook came upon them while they were sleeping and told them about Tonoyasu's execution, leading to a mad dash back to the Flower Capital. The next day, Zoro and Hiyori went back to Oihagi Bridge where he fought Gyukimaru again. During the clash, Kawamatsu intervened and reunited with Hiyori. Just then, victims of Gyukimaru thefts, armed with firearms, came for revenge only to be stopped by Zoro and Kawamatsu, letting Gyukimaru flee. While Zoro chased Gyukimaru to an abandoned town, Kawamatsu told Hiyori what happened after she left and about Ringo's history while making their way to Zoro. After finding the underground chamber, Kawamatsu made contact with Kin'emon while Hiyori pleaded Zoro to return Shusui in exchange for Enma. Seven days before the battle on Onigashima, Zoro accepted Hiyori's offer and made plans to visit Ryuma's grave. The next day, the Katana Retrieval Team led by Cho came to collect the katanas when news of the altered secret message arrived.