Kingdom of Shinrinia
Kingdom of Shinrinia | |
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Motto: "Ōkoku no tame ni, meiyo no tame ni!" "For the Kingdom, for honor!" | |
Status | Active |
Location | Ohio, United States |
Capital | Kazami |
Largest city | Gachō Lake |
Official languages | Shinri, English, Japanese |
Ethnic groups |
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Religion (2022) |
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Demonym(s) | Shinrinian |
Government | Absolute Monarchy |
• King | Ravi |
Independence from the United States | |
• Independence | 13 October 2022 |
Membership | 6 |
Currency | Kin |
Time zone | EST |
• Summer (DST) | EDT |
Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
Driving side | left |
The Kingdom of Shinrinia, more commonly known as Shinrinia, is a micronation in Ohio, United States. They were founded by King Ravi on October 13 2022. Shinrinia Goverment is an absolute monarchy meaning that the monarch has all absolute power in the nation.
Etymology
Shin-rin-ia originates from the word "Shinrin" which means forest in Japanese and Shinri.
History
On 13 October 2022 Shinrinia was founded. he made his sister "Cea" the first commander of the military. after the founding of this micronation on 17 October 2022 the constitution was made and Ravi was declared King of Shinrinia. after he was declared King of Shinrinia he started trying to grow his kingdom. he ended up with 3 citizens. two weeks later King Ravi stripped Cea of her commander title due to her being inexperienced and abusing her power, he made his more experienced brother commander hoping that he would not do the same thing as Cea.
Skull Gem-Shinrinia conflict
Skull Gem was an micronational terrorist group led by a person that the Shinrinians decided to call Nightmare. the group had saw the new nation and on the 27th of October they attacked the Capital city Kazami, the Shinrinians were able to push them back and capture one of their members. King Ravi interrogated the Skull Gem member as much as he could but he couldnt get anything out of him. on 28 October 2022 Skull gem attacked again this time from Akina. they pushed the Shinrinian forces hard forcing them to retreat to Niloi where they held for a while but then retreated to Kazami. they chased them to the border of Kazami. the Shinrinian soldiers held their ground and threw "pop it" at the enemy to blind them. they ended up pushing them off their land, making Shinrinia the victor. on 31 October 2022 the terrorist group disbanded. this disbandment is now a national holiday called "Head of the Gem" which is usually celebrated with fireworks and parades.
Missile tests
On 2 November 2022, the day before the holiday "Head of the gem", the king ordered the military to make a missile, on 7 November 2022 the missile was complete. they went to the capital city Kazami to test it. the missile exploded a few feet in the air after it was launched. King Ravi told them to try to make a more improved one before he returned back to his home.
On 17 November 2022, the military made another missile prototype, they called it "Tsuki Kuchiku" which translates to Moon Destroyer, they launched it and it was a success, the missile worked, but it landed a few feet away from the target but King Ravi I and the rest of Shinrinia didnt care they were just relieved that the missile worked and now they could make more.
Politics and government
Shinrinia is an absolute monarch micronation. An Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power. In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen is by no means limited and has absolute power.
The current King of Shinrinia is King Ravi I.
Foreign affairs
- Unilateral Recognition
- Republic of Molossia
- Principality of Sealand
- Mustachistan
- Commonwealth of Summit
- Aerican Empire
- Ohio Republic
- Kingdom of Purcal
Military
On 21 October 2022, King Ravi I established the Military and its branches. Originally Making Cea head commander of the military before changing the role over to his brother. The Military is still kinda new and developing. the only conflict they had been in was the Skull Gem battle. \ The military utilizes multiple non-lethal weapons such as splatter guns, BB or airsoft guns, nerf guns, blunt or wooden katanas and fire works.
The Shinrinian Armed Forces (SAF) currently has four service branches.
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
- His Majesty Royal Guards
Culture and media
Shinrinia has it's own news channel although no reports have been made by it.
The national sport is Kendo and the national animal is the Salamander. A custom language is being developed for the nation by the name of Shinri. It is to be inspired by Japanese and English languages and was intended to be completed by February 2023.
Shinrinia clothing isn't that different from Japanese clothing, but citizens wear other clothing too. Citizens are most often seen wearing Kimonos. Shinrinians believe that weather and other natural disasters happen because mother nature, and that shes just defending her home, so Shinrinians don't harm the environment due to them believing its going to bring bad luck. People are allowed to practice any religion in Shinrinia besides Satanism.
New Years | Jan 1st | To celebrate a new year. |
Valentines | Feb 14th | To celebrate friendship and love. |
Easter | April 9th | Celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. |
Halloween | Oct 31st | A holiday for people to go around getting candy from local residents. |
Head of the Gem | Nov 5th | Celebrates the disbandment of the Skull Gems. |
Thanksgiving | Nov 24th | to spend time with family over a feast. |
Christmas | Dec 26th | Celebrates the day Jesus Christ was born with gifts and presents. |
New Years Eve | Dec 31st | Celebrates an upcoming year. |