The Matriarchy of Kyokko is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by High Priestess Tamiko with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 5.732 billion Kyokkoans are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kagayaki. The average income tax rate is 41.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Kyokkoan economy, worth 471 trillion taiyoes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. Average income is 82,263 taiyoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Visual acuity is worsening amongst teenagers, ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home, and artists attempt to convince the Hardship Fund that their unmade bed is a masterpiece. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kyokko's national animal is the crane, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the Way of the Sun Goddess.

Kyokko is ranked 66,582^nd in the world and 1,682^nd in the Rejected Realms for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,898.71 on the Gilded Widget Scale.