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{{LocationInfobox
|game = {{Dragon Quest III}}
|title = Jipang
|type= Village
|image = [[File:Jipang gbc art.png|250px]]
|caption =
|japanese= ジパング
|romaji=Jipangu
|old=Zipangu
}}
'''Jipang''' is an isolated country in {{DQ3}}.

It is intended to be a representation of Japan and is located in the same general area the archipelago occupies in the real world. The Japanese motif is further emphasized by the town soundtrack which has an eastern musical origin and by the dialect of the people, who speak only in haiku save for the children.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ3}}===
Jipang is a country of four islands located southeast of {{Alltrades Abbey 3}}, south of [[Mur]] and far north of [[Aliahan]]. Locals call it the "realm of the gossamer mists", while foreigners call it the "golden country". Jipang has little contact with the outside world, as it has barred foreigners from entering the country; Jipang also has no [[weapon shop|weapon]], [[armour shop|armour]] or [[item shop]]s due to the lack of trade, and no [[inn]] at all--players will have to make do with the nearby [[Wayfarer's Inn]]. The isolation has lead to a distinct culture with architecture and clothing not seen anywhere else in the game.

The ruler of the village is Queen [[Pimiko]], who possesses the [[Purple Orb]]. However, upon first visit the {{Hero 3}} and {{Party 3}} finds the country terrorized by the [[Orochi]], a monstrous serpent queen that demands young girls as a sacrifice in the nearby [[Orochi's Lair|dormant volcano]]. The locals explain that this horrific blight is the result of a deal that Pimiko struck with the monster: sacrifices at regular intervals in exchange for not attacking the village directly. This has created an false sense of tranquility in the country, where parents disguise their daughters as boys and those whom have already witnessed their little girls being carried off solemnly cling to the rationale that it was for the greater good of the village. 

[[Yayoi]] is the girl who is next in line to be sacrificed. Her father, unable to bear the thought of losing her, has her hide in a pot in the village store house until the nearest opportunity to flee with her life. Upon investigating the pot, the {{Hero 3}} mistakenly thinks that they've found a decapitated head before realizing a body is attached to the neck. Yayoi pleads with the party to keep quiet about seeing her, explaining that she's remaining in the village only to see her family one last time before running off.

A [[Priest]] seeking to bring the Jipangese into the [[Goddess]]' flock expresses frustration at their reverence to their queen [[Pimiko]], and is too frustrated to perform his expected duties for the player. At night, he consoles the father of Yayoi and beseeches the [[Goddess]] to end [[Orochi]]'s reign of terror.

The {{Hero 3}} and {{Party 3}} then confront the dragon in order to stop the sacrifices, only to see the serpent slither off in retreat through a red [[teleportal]] behind it after nearly being killed. The group pursues through the gateway and materialize in the central palace of Jipang, with a bleeding Pimiko at their feet. The woman telepathically communicates with the {{Hero 3}}, telling them that only they have seen her true form and offering them the chance to escape if they keep quiet. Upon refusal, a battle with [[Orochi]] begins again and the beast is killed. After a transitional scene explaining how news of [[Pimiko]]'s wicked ways spread through the town, the player regains control in the central palace and a {{chest}} containing the [[Purple Orb]] is set where Pimiko sat.

In the remakes, sometime after [[Orochi]]'s defeat, the people of Jipang claim [[Pimiko]]'s palace for their own place of living and ask the [[priest]] for advice on western farming methods. The 5th and final [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]] track will appear in the village's well after wishing for it from [[Xenlon]] ({{SFC}} and {{GBC}} version only).

====Nearby {{MFamilies}}s====
*[[Overtoad]]
*[[Ursa minor]]

====Treasures (16-bit version only)====
*[[Hardwood headwear]]
*[[Plain clothes]]
*[[Seed of magic]] (2)
*[[Coagulant]]
*[[Seed of strength]] (2)
*[[Mini medal]] (2)
*[[Training togs]]
*[[Scale shield]]
*[[Meteorite bracer]] (In the well, after wishing for a new [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]] track from [[Xenlon]]. Absent in the [[Cell phone]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] versions.)

====Usage of Jipang in another area====
*The well in Jipang is used for a town during the [[Dream Scenario#Monster Scenario|Monster Scenario]] at the beginning.

==={{DQ3HD}}===
The Jipangese archipelago is now volcanic, with the landscape near [[Orochi's Lair]] being charred and barren. Jipang proper now features more Japanese iconography such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii Torii gates] lining the path to Pimiko's temple and blooming sakura trees, complete with petals floating on the breeze. 

A cutscene plays when the {{Hero 3}} and {{Party 3}} first enters the village, showing a group of citizens worriedly discussing the missing [[Yayoi]], lamenting her status as the next sacrifice to Orochi and forlornly hoping she has escaped. The villagers rue the system that Pimiko has created to appease the dragon and dread the punishment that the Empress will bring to Jipang for Yayoi's disappearance on top of the serpent's own wrath; a woman in the group mentions the previous sacrifice, the wife of the [[Jipangese swordsmith|swordsmith]] also escaped and that Orochi must be furious for being denied two sacrifices. 

With the removal of the [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]] mini games in the HD version, the wish for a secret board has been replaced with one for a new [[Monster Arena (Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake)|monster arena]]. The cards in this arena are the most difficult in the game by far but feature the best prizes, and the arena is also shown to be where the real Pimiko escaped to. 

====Shops & services====
{{ItemShop/Start|title=|subtitle=|float=}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Medicinal herb III HD|display='''[[Medicinal herb]]'''|price=8|attributes=Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb III HD|display='''[[Antidotal herb]]'''|price=10|attributes=Cures poison from one party member}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Chimaera wing III HD|display='''[[Chimaera wing]]'''|price=25|attributes=Can be used to return to previously visited locations}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Moonwort bulb III HD|display='''[[Moonwort bulb]]'''|price=30|attributes=Cures paralysis}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Musk III HD|display='''[[Musk]]'''|price=150|attributes=Monsters attack more often for a brief time}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Dieamend III HD|display='''[[Dieamend]]'''|price=800|attributes=Prevents instant-death once}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Staff of sentencing III HD|display='''[[Staff of sentencing]]'''|price=3,900|attributes=Attack +42<br>Casts [[Woosh]]}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Gusterang III HD|display='''[[Gusterang]]'''|price=6,200|attributes=Attack +46<br>Wind element}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Battle fork III HD|display='''[[Battle fork]]'''|price=5,400|attributes=Attack +56}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Banishing bell III HD|display='''[[Banishing bell]]'''|price=1,640|attributes=[[Blasto]] res. +15%<br>[[Sap]] res. +15%<br>All status ailment res. +5%}}
{{ItemShop/End|note=}}

====Treasure====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[File:ICON-Coagulant III HD.png|link=Coagulant]] || [[File:Seed of magic III HD icon.png|link=Seed of magic]] || [[File:Seed of strength III HD icon.png|link=Seed of strength]] || [[File:Seed of wisdom III HD icon.png|link=Seed of wisdom]] ||  [[File:ICON-Mini medal III HD.png|link=List of mini medal locations in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]] ||  [[File:Dragon's scale III HD icon.png|link=Dragon's scale]] || [[File:ICON-Dummy III HD.png|link=Dummy]] || [[File:Scale shield III HD icon.png|link=Scale shield]] || [[File:Hardwood headwear III HD icon.png|link=Hardwood headwear]] || [[File:Plain clothes III HD icon.png|link=Plain clothes]] || [[File:Training togs III HD icon.png|link=Training togs]]
|-
| x1 || x1 || x1 ||  x1 || x2 || x1 || x1 || x1 || x1 || x1 || x1  
|}

====Nearby {{MFamilies}}s====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[File:Overtoad DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Overtoad]] ||  [[File:Ursa minor DQ III HD sprite.png|link=Ursa minor]] 
|}

==={{DQStars}}===
Jipang appears in the same capacity in the mobile phone title.

==Trivia==
*''Jipang'' and ''Zipangu'' are derived from the historical Portuguese name of Japan, ''Cipangu''.
*Jipang's epithet "golden country" refers to the title bequeathed to the land by Marco Polo in his memoirs.
*Jipang's isolation from the world is a historical reference to Japan's ''[[wikipedia:Sakoku|Sakoku]]'' policy, which lasted from 1633 to 1853.
*Many ''[[wikipedia:torii|torii]]'' lead up to the northern palace.
*The children do not speak in haiku, implying that the act of which is a deliberate choice by the adults of the country.
*As pots (and drawers) were not searchable for [[gold]] or various items/gear until [[Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen|the next installment]], Yayoi's hiding place was the first time entirely that searching a pot bore results.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQIII_Jipang.png.png|Jipang's original artwork.
DQ III NES Jipang.png|Jipang. ({{NES}})
Jipang 16-bit.png|Jipang's updated design.
Jipang map III HD2D.png|HD map.
Jipang overworld nes.jpg|Jipang in the overworld. ({{NES}})
Jipang overworld snes.jpg|Jipang in the overworld. ({{SFC}})
DQ III Android Jipang.jpg|Jipang in the overworld. (Cell phone)
DQ III Android Jipang 1.jpg|
DQ III Android Jipang 2.jpg|
DQ III Android Jipang 3.jpg|
DQ III Android Jipang 4.jpg|
DQ III Android Jipang 5.jpg|
DQ III Android Pimiko's Temple.jpg|[[Pimiko]]'s temple ([[Cell phone]])
DQ III Android Jipang 6.jpg|
DQ III Android Jipang 7.jpg|
DQ III Android Jipang 8.jpg|
DQ III Android Purple Orb In Jipang.jpg|
DQ Stars Android Jipang Child.jpg|A Jipangese child warns of danger.
Dragon_Quest_III_unused_boss_monster.png|An unused boss {{MFamilies}} speculated to have been planned for Jipang, given its resemblance to an oni.
</gallery></center>

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