Cocoyasi Village

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Japanese Name

ココヤシ村

Romanized Name

Kokoyashi-mura

English Name

Coco Village (VIZ manga, 4Kids dub, Funimation dub (Episode of East Blue), Live Action);Cocoyashi Village (Funimation);Coconut Village (Odex)

First Appearance

Chapter 70; Episode 32

Region

Conomi Islands

Introduction

Cocoyasi Village is the village on Conomi Islands where Nami, as well as her sister, Nojiko, grew up with Bell-mère. Situated in close proximity to Arlong Park, the village is home to the majority of key characters featured in the Arlong Park Arc. When the Straw Hat Pirates arrived, it was dangerously close to being destroyed like Gosa Village. When Arlong was defeated, this village was the location of the ensuing celebration.

Geography

Cocoyasi Village is a fairly tropical place located in the seaside, with palm trees, mikan groves, and rice fields. It is located to the west of Gosa Village and east of the now destroyed Arlong Park. There is a simple wooden dock for ships as well. Cocoyasi Village has a doctor clinic owned by Nako and at least one bookstore, from where Nami used to steal books.

Notable Locations

Mikan Grove

The Mikan Grove is located in Bell-mère's yard. It was owned by Bell-mère, who always worked there and would sometimes cook using mikans as ingredients (e.g. mikan sauce). Since she and her daughters were poor, they earned their living by selling them. After Bell-mère died, the garden was taken care of by Nami and Nojiko. Nami also hid the 93,000,000 intended to buy Cocoyashi Village back from Arlong in the grove. Later Marine Captain Nezumi, under Arlong's order, ransacked the grove to search for Nami's stolen money. When Nami departed, she took three trees with her as a memento of her mother. The grove is currently under Nojiko's care, with Chabo working as an employee under her.

Bellmres Grave

Bell-mère's final resting place is located in a clifftop overseeing the ocean near Cocoyasi. Nami and Nojiko would frequently visit it in order to pay their respects. At first, it consisted of a simple, makeshift wooden cross made of two logs tied together, but was eventually reconstructed into a proper headstone during the timeskip.

Citizens

Translation And Dub Issues

"Cocoyasi" (ココ椰子?) is Japanese for coconut, befitting the village's tropical environment (and possibly doubling as a pun on the Japanese for navigator (航海士, Kokaishi?)). Its only known "official" romanization comes from a map in Color Walk 1. The 4Kids-dubbed anime, the VIZ manga, the Funimation dub of Episode of East Blue, and the live-action series shortened the name to Coco Village. Meanwhile, the Odex-dubbed anime translates it literally as Coconut Village.

Trivia

• According to Rurubu One Piece, Cocoyasi Village was inspired by Ubud in Indonesia.

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