Ringo

Northern Cemetery

The Northern Cemetery (北の墓場, Kita no Hakaba?), 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 have carried since birth as grave markers. Some of them were famed meito attracting grave robbers.

Oihagi Bridge

Oihagi Bridge (おいはぎ橋, Oihagi-bashi?) is at the entrance to Ringo, leading to the Northern Cemetery. The thief monk Gyukimaru was known to inhabit this bridge, guarding the nearby graves and stealing weapons from passerby.

Kaeru Port

Kaeru Port (帰（カエル）港, Kaeru Minato?) is Ringo’s port and one of six in Wano. The port’s name contains the kanji for “to return” (帰?). Kaeru (蛙, カエル?) is also the Japanese word for “frog”.

Hanayanagi School

Hanayanagi School (花柳流, Hanayanagi-ryū?) was a dance school owned by Izou and Kikunojo’s father before he was arrested and the family was torn apart.

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 Kouzuki Hiyori were chased by Kamazo and begged for Zoro’s help. While dodging strikes from Gyukimaru, Zoro fought Kamazo.

After getting stabbed in the shoulder, Zoro took the scythe and defeated Kamazo. After his victory, Zoro passed out from his injuries while Gyukimaru fled. Hiyori brought Zoro to the Northern Cemetery and tended to his wounds. Hiyori revealed her true identity and her search for her brother. After hearing that Zoro was working with Momonosuke, Hiyori explained what had happened to her after Oden Castle was 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.