The yatagarasu race is led by the kin'u, also known as the Golden Raven. When his son, the future kin'u, is ready to take a bride, noblewomen from the Four Houses are sent to the Cherry Blossom Palace to compete for the honor of his hand in marriage.
To the third, a western land
 thick with rice.
.وللثالث، أرضًا غربيةً تملؤها حقول الأرز
Dem dritten den Westen,
wo sich goldene Ähren wiegen.
Al tercero, las del oeste,
repletas de espigas de arroz.
Al tercero, las tierras del oeste,
donde el viento mece los arrozales.
Le troisième eut l’ouest,
riche de son riz.
Al terzo figlio le terre dell'Ovest,
dove abbonda il riso.
Ao terceiro, a terra do
oeste, densa de arroz.
Третьему — запад, утопающий в рисе.