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Introduction

Upper Yard is an island in Skypiea that is solid land, unlike other sky islands which are made up of clouds. It was the easternmost part of Jaya in the past, until it was pushed up by the Knock Up Stream. Most of the Skypiea Arc took place here. Most of it is covered by forest. The trees and animals on Upper Yard have grown to huge sizes, due to the decrease in the atmosphere. Upper Yard is an island in Skypiea that is solid land, unlike other sky islands which are made up of clouds. It was the easternmost part of Jaya in the past, until it was pushed up by the Knock Up Stream. Most of the Skypiea Arc took place here. Most of it is covered by forest. The trees and animals on Upper Yard have grown to huge sizes, due to the decrease in the atmosphere.

Locations

A Milky Road leads to Upper Yard from Angel Island.

Entrance Of Ordeals

Entrance of Ordeals is a gate in front of which people must decide on an ordeal of their choosing by passing through its respective gate. From left to right, the Ordeal that each gate leads to are: Swamp, Iron, String, Balls. Above the entrance is the sculpture of the head of an idol.

Areas Of Ordeals

Sacrificial Altar

The Sacrificial Altar is a place located in the northeast portion of Upper Yard. People who commit a Class-2 Crime are sent there to be executed. It was also at this place, 400 years ago, that Mousse was about to be sacrificed to appease “God”.

Giant Jack

Giant Jack is a giant beanstalk in the center of Upper Yard, that goes through the main ruins of the once-great city of Shandora, the Upper Ruins, and the God’s shrine. Giant Jack towers over all of Skypiea.

Gods Shrine

God’s Shrine is the residence of Enel. It rests upon an Island Cloud that the Giant Jack goes through. In the past, it was home to Skypiean rulers. His servants stay there to play music and feed him. It was destroyed by…

History

Upper Yard was once the part of Jaya that was sent up in the sky four hundred years ago by the Knock Up Stream. Its former habitants, the ancient Shandia, were driven out by Skypieans, for whom it was considered extremely valuable due to rarity of soil in the sky. Upper Yard had become home to the rulers of Skypieans, who bore the title of God of Skypiea. Enel, after his invasion to Skypiea, made it his residence and instituted total control over the island. Apart from him, only the four Priests, which run their respective Ordeals there, Divine Soldiers, Enel’s servants and some of Gan Fall’s former men (turned into slaves), inhabited the island. For everybody else it was forbidden to step onto Upper Yard, as it was considered “holy land”. The situation was changed when Luffy defeated Enel and both Skypieans and Shandia started to live there together in peace.

Upper Yard Survival

Upper Yard Survival (“神の島（アッパーヤード）”サバイバル, Appā Yādo Sabaibaru?)[citation needed] was a battle royale-style survival game created by Enel during the Skypiea Arc. The survival game took place on the entirety of Upper Yard, and consisted of whomever was on Upper Yard while the game was on, including the Straw Hat Pirates, the Shandia warriors under Wyper, Conis, Gan Fall, Nola, Enel, and God’s Army. The existence of this survival game was only known to Enel’s followers, until Enel revealed the game to the other surviving participants near the very end. Enel had intended for the last five living participants to travel with him to Fairy Vearth.

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