Watanabe-kai

Leading Families: Amachi, Hiraka, Gomi, Kato

Allies: None

Enemies: All other Yakuza clans

Headquarters: Edo

Signature Weapon: Three-Piece Rod

Known Money-Making Rackets: Gambling, Prostitution, Extortion, Protection, Robbery, Burglary, Counterfeiting

Sphere of Influence: Edo and (to a lesser extent) Osaka, Miyako, Kagoshima

Pro/Anti Emperor: Anti

Pro/Anti Gaijin: Indifferent

Tattoo Styles and Motifs: Geisha, Rising Sun, The Phoenix, Fans with Kanji, Tigers, Arrows, the Gates of Edo,

No yakuza clan is larger or more feared than the Watanabe-kai, which have tentacles in most of the cities of Oyashima and exist in defiance of all authority, the emperor included. Their crimes extend into counterfeiting (for which the penalty is death) and extensive blackmail, extortion, and protection rackets. They have no allies but need no allies - they are, in terms of numbers, as big as the other three yakuza clans put together. They also suffer from more infighting as a result of their sprawl.

Players associated with the Watanabe-kai start with leads on three nearby houses worth burglarizing (plus insight into security at those houses) and 60-360 yen in counterfeit paper currency.