Old Japan
Old Japan (Japanese: 古い日本) or The Great Sakura Tree Alliance (Japanese: 素晴らしい桜の同盟) was one of the largest and oldest nations on the Minecraft Attack server, established by baconpancakes36 and Wikaros. The nation was initially named after the sakura trees that grew there, but after The Calamity the name was shortened to Old Japan or Old Nihon. Initially, the nation spoke Japanese, but many members of the nation became frustrated at the difficulty of communication between team members, and would speak English amongst themselves. The country was very peaceful and was never violent towards the other nations, but still ended up the main target and the catalyst to The Calamity.
History
Early Settlement
Old Nihon was established by baconpancakes36 at the edge of the sakura biome southwest from spawn, shortly after he discovered the biome on his map. Wikaros soon joined him, and construction began on the quarry and old community pagoda that would soon become obsolete as others arrived and built their own residences. Much time passed before the country began to take shape, and in this time, nothing notable happened.
Construction of The Wall and Discovery of The Dark Forest
baconpancakes36 and Wikaros became increasingly concerned about attacks from Épinette-sur-quès, which was directly south from the country and easily reachable by water. Around this time, rice_fish joined the server and constructed his watchtower. baconpancakes36 was inspired by this tower and set to making a extensive wall made of CastleBlocks completely surrounding the coast of the nation. Most of the labor toward the wall was done by baconpancakes36 and rice_fish, and took many days to complete. While the wall was being constructed, officergogo joined the server and arrived at Old Japan, and Wikaros constructed much of the farmland and infrastructure required to keep the nation alive. When the wall was nearing completion, officergogo would venture into what became known as the Dark Forest and would die repeatedly to the many mobs that would spawn within. The dangers of the Forest only became more obvious when other members of the nation would succumb to the same fate. The discovery of this danger led Wikaros and baconpancakes36 to stop the wall at the edges of the Forest, and to build a "wall" of bamboo and sweet berries instead of a traditional wall, relying on the Forest to kill any intruders before they could enter the nation.
The Age of Construction
After the completion of the Great Wall of Japan, the nation's members began to play on the server much more often, and exponential growth occured. All 4 members of the nation constructed their own houses, with officergogo's skyscraper being the most notable and also the only building still fully standing after The Calamity. Wikaros would then go on to build a few other miscellaneous buildings around the nation's center, and the nation began to prosper.
The Calamity and The Fall of Old Japan
Main article: The Calamity
One evening when all four members of the nation were on the server, Cflip_, jusipat, and Kjolt947 were spotted heading towards Old Japan on the map. baconpancakes36, Wikaros, and officergogo all retreated up to the top of officergogo's Tower, as they were suspicious of this activity. All three of them watched as rice_fish was killed repeatedly and chaos ensued. All of Old Japan's farms were decimated, and many of the buildings were burned to the ground. All 4 members of the nation resorted to guerilla warfare and would repeatedly boat over to Épinette-sur-quès and destroy anything they saw. After The Calamity was over, all of the members of the nation would go their seperate ways, with officergogo and rice_fish becoming much less active on the server.
Aftermath
After the Fall, Wikaros and baconpancakes36 would become less active for a small amount of time, but would eventually return to the server. Wikaros went to the west, creating the new nation, Kurokaigan. baconpancakes36 headed far east and started his nation, Kodoku no Shima, or "Isle of Solitude".