Forum:Territory application/UL30g - Hirachi

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	Territory ID and proposed name
	The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country

UL30G 平地 Hinchi

	Physical geography
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The more northern part of Hinchi will be mostly flat plain land, with forests in the centre and mountains in the southern area. Creeks and other bodies of water, as well as 2 major rivers and 2 major lakes will be scattered around the landscape. The largest city will be in the northwest area of the coast, an area which will be mainly flat and partially surrounded by smaller mountains. The climate is humid and subtropical and prone to potential monsoons. It is planned for Hinchi to look a bit like this. https://postimg.cc/4YkyD03f Smaller villages are present but not shown.

	Human geography
	A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style

One half of the population will live in the larger cities in hilly or flat land, one third will live in agricultural villages, and one sixth will live in mountainous villages. Poverty rates in rural areas is at 40%, while in cities it is at 9%. Downtowns and uptowns in cities have large skyscrapers, while suburbs have low density single family households. Rural towns have small farmhouses and mountain huts. Public transportation like trains and metros will be prevalent in cities, while smaller rural towns will usually have worse maintained roads.

	History & culture
	A brief description of the intended culture and language

All of Hinchi will be a Japanese speaking area. Religions include Buddhism and Shinto. Culture will be based off of Taiwanese or Kyushu/Izu.

	Past mapping
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https://opengeofiction.net/#map=14/11.4349/-113.6300&layers=B

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Axaeve (talk) 22:46, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

	Discussion
	Discussion for clarification & decision

Hello Axaeve, please excuse my late reply, I overlooked your application over the holidays. The overall cultural concept for your territory fits in well with the region. Your mapping so far is not sufficient however to qualify you for a private territory yet. Please continue mapping in blue territories to build a portfolio. While editing existing mapping is a great way to get started, please also map some urban and some rural/natural mapping from scratch to demonstrate your mapping ability. When crafting a new application in the future, please also have a look at Help:Making_realistic_countries for your country's sketch. Lastly, out of curiousity, could you share with us if you speak any Japanese, and if yes on what level? Overall, I'd be glad to have you join the region, but these comments will have to be addressed first. Best, Leowezy (talk) 06:32, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello Leowezy.

Sorry about my late reply, I was on holiday. First, I would like to change the name from Hirachi to Hinchi. I would also like to notify that I have changed the planning for this territory. Second, I would like to clarify that i have not edited existing mapping and that the mapping I linked in the past mapping area (Strongwell and Wood Valley) is all my original mapping. However, I will continue to map in UL30CB to improve mapping skills, especially in terms of Japanese mapping, as well as hoping to collaborate with other mappers in other territories. Third, I would like to say that I have a basic rudimentary knowledge of Japanese. I can write and recognise hiragana and katakana, but I will admit my kanji needs sizeable improvement, which i am hoping to seek from fellow mappers in the area.

Thank you for the reply,

Axaeve (talk) 00:13, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello Axaeve, I hope you had a nice holiday. Thank you for your clarifications. Knowing Hiragana and Katakana is already a great step, especially since this means you already know the Japanese phonology. がんばって! Thank you also for providing an updated territory sketch. Reiterating what I said earlier, I think your concept suits this territory well, but before being granted a permanent territory you will have to continue building a mapping portfolio in blue territories for a while longer, as you are already doing. For the time being, I'll therefore close this territory application. When you feel like you build a more substantial track record, please open a new application. Looking forward to seeing you work, and kind regards, Leowezy (talk) 12:31, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

	Territory application closed
	Not approved at this point in time due to insufficient mapping portfolio.Leowezy (talk) 12:31, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
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