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* The Agatean Empire in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' takes place in a fictional Asian-inspired country populated entirely by Lego minifigures. If anything, it's more like a mish-mash of westernised Japanese or Chinese culture and other FantasyKitchenSink elements like snake people, pirates and ghosts.
* The world established in ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is primarily established as Asian in aesthetics [[PlanetaryNation with each nation being based off of real Asian cultures]] and the theology and cosmology being based off of Buddhist, Hindu, Shinto and other Eastern Religions (reincarnation, enlightenment, spirits of both light and dark etc). The North and Southern Water Tribes are based of of [[EskimoLand Inuit culture]], the Earth Kingdom resembling China in its size and government, the Fire Nation resembling Japan (Imperial Japan during the 100-Year War in-particular) and the Air Nomads resembling the Buddhist monks of Tibet. While there are plenty of non-Asian-esq cultures (like the Foggy Swamp Tribe resembling RaginCajun hill-billies), they still possess an Asian twist to them.
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* Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire has Yi Ti, which never properly appears in the plot but whatever is known about it is inspired by Imperial China. Likewise, Leng is inspired by Edo period Japan and remained isolated from the rest of the world.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' Fantasy has Cathay and Nippon. Cathay is ancient China, it has its own great wall, ruled by an Emperor, and is called the Dragon Kingdom. It also features monks, Mongol hobgoblins, and the worship of Tzeentch is legal, if not as extreme as the Chaos Hordes. Nippon is Japan (Nippon is nihongo for Japan), an isolated island just east of Cathay which has samurai and ninja, which is where Clan Eshin learned to train skaven assassins.

* ''Manga/BlackClover'': Yami Sukehiro comes from an island country called the "Land of the Sun". He is the only character in the series with a Japanese name, he wields a katana and he can [[CombatClairvoyance predict people's attacks]] by sensing their {{Chi}}. He was shipwrecked as a child and washed ashore in the MedievalEuropeanFantasy Clover Kingdom.

** ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': The iconic setting, Golarion, has its own version in the form of the continent Tian Xia, with many iterations of fantasy China, Japan and Southeast Asia. Most specifically, Minkai is the specific Japan stand-in (having founded a few nations on the mainland); it's a peninsula rather than an island, blocked off from the rest of the continent by the Forest of Spirits (a WholePlotReference to ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'').

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has the nation of Minkai, in the far-off lands of Tian Xia. The Jade Regent adventure path involves a journey to this nation, and ends with [[spoiler: helping your NPC ally claim the throne]].

** ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': The iconic setting, Golarion, has its own version in the form of the continent Tian Xia, with many iterations of fantasy China, Japan and Southeast Asia.

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* The ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' has the as-of-yet unnamed nation or nations to the east of [[TheRepublic Calvard]], which are largely influenced by real-life Chinese and Japanese culture. Mass immigration into Western Zemuria has also created areas within it that are [[FriendlyLocalChinatown disproportionately populated and influenced by Eastern immigrants and their descendants]], such as Calvard's Eastern Quarter and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki Crossbell's]] East Street.

** The plane of Tarkir showcases clans and cultures inspired by the pre-islamic Persians and Turkish (Abzan), the Tibetan monks and Zen Buddhists (Jeskai), a darker version of the Khmer empire (Sultai), the Mongol horde (Mardu), and the nomads in Siberia (Temur).

* Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire has Yi Ti, which never properly appears in the plot but whatever is known about it is inspired by ancient China.

This can perhaps be attributed to the fact that most console RPG publishers are Japanese, indeed Wutia are a near quintessential part of a StandardJapaneseFantasySetting. However, such a place may not stand out so much if the setting includes other non-European Fantasy Counterpart Cultures. It also tends to be less jarring if the setting covers a large geographical area; for example if it spans an entire planet, a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Japan or China is no less likely than one of a European culture. KatanasAreJustBetter, EverythingsBetterWithSamurai, and GratuitousNinja are related phenomena. See also JidaiGeki and FarEast.

This can perhaps be attributed to the fact that most console RPG publishers are Japanese, indeed they are a near quintessential part of a StandardJapaneseFantasySetting. However, such a place may not stand out so much if the setting includes other non-European Fantasy Counterpart Cultures. It also tends to be less jarring if the setting covers a large geographical area; for example if it spans an entire planet, a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Japan or China is no less likely than one of a European culture. KatanasAreJustBetter, EverythingsBetterWithSamurai, and GratuitousNinja are related phenomena. See also JidaiGeki and FarEast.

This can perhaps be attributed to the fact that most console RPG publishers are Japanese. However, such a place may not stand out so much if the setting includes other non-European Fantasy Counterpart Cultures. It also tends to be less jarring if the setting covers a large geographical area; for example if it spans an entire planet, a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Japan or China is no less likely than one of a European culture. KatanasAreJustBetter, EverythingsBetterWithSamurai, and GratuitousNinja are related phenomena. See also JidaiGeki and FarEast.

** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' features the town of Hotto which along with the obligatory Japanese inspired architecture, features a rearrangement of the Jipang theme from '''Dragon Quest III''' and to top it off, has the residents speak entirely in Haikus. There's also Lonalulu, which is based on Okinawa, but the English localization gave it a more Hawaiian flavor.

* ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}'' is likely the TropeCodifier, given [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff its extreme popularity in Japan.]] Its standard classes were mostly pulled from Western fantasy, but it also had the Samurai and Ninja subclasses.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter''

** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' has Kamura Village, which takes its feudal Japanese inspirations even further: the game [[{{Averted}} averts]] NoNameGiven by giving every key character in the village Japanese names (save for Rondine, who comes from abroad), the Canteen takes the form of a tea shop where Hunters enjoy green tea and dango treats, and the default Hunter armor resembles {{Ninja}} gear. The monsters introduced in ''Rise'' also draw heavy inspiration from {{Yokai}}, such as the {{Kappa}}-like Tetranodon, the {{Oni}}-like Goss Harrag, and the [[TsuchigumoAndJorogumo Jorogumo]]-like Rakna-Kadaki.

* The ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series has Yukumo Village, introduced in ''Portable 3rd'' and brought back in ''Generations''. It is a village designed in the style of feudal Japan whose main attraction is a small lake of hot spring water in which hunters can take a shower to improve their stats prior to a hunting quest. Despite being a popular touristic destination, in ''Portable 3rd'' it's being affected by an invasion of Zinogre specimens, often roaming in the nearby Misty Peaks, and the single-player story of ''Portable 3rd'' revolves around mitigating this problem (the multiplayer campaign leads to the reveal of the true source of the problem: [[spoiler:an elder dragon called Amatsu which drove away the Zinogre from ''their'' actual habitat]]). Things are a little better in ''Generations'', where instead of Zinogre the ongoing problem is a Leviathan known as Mizutsune. Lastly, though Yukumo doesn't appear in ''3 Ultimate'', the nearby Misty Peaks area does.

* The ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' has the as-of-yet unnamed nation or nations to the east of [[TheRepublic Calvard]], which are largely influenced by real-life Chinese and Japanese culture. Mass immigration into Western Zemuria has also created areas within it that are [[FriendlyLocalChinatown disproportionately populated and influenced by Eastern immigrants and their descendants]], such as Calvard's Eastern Quarter and [[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Crossbell's]] East Street.

* ''VideoGame/SaGa2'' (aka ''Franchise/FinalFantasy Legend II''): The Edo plane, complete with a black market in opium (bananas in the English version).

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': In ''Pokemon X & Y'', Laverre City is more of a fairy tale based town that happens to have a gym leader who makes kimonos. In the anime, however, the city was redesigned to be a Japanese based town...despite being in a region based on France.

* Ionia in the ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' setting.

** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' features the town of Hotto which along with the obligatory Japanese inspired architecture, features a rearrangement of the Jipang theme from '''Dragon Quest III''' and to top it off, has the residents speak entirely in Haikus.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': Zipangu, one of many {{Fantasy Counterpart Culture}}s in the game.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'' features the town of Hotto which along with the obligatory Japanese inspired architecture, features a rearrangement of the Zipangu theme from Dragon Quest III and to top it off, has the residents speak entirely in Haikus.

* The [[OurElvesAreBetter Eldar]] came across as very Oriental. Their Aspect Warriors train in temples to combat styles named after animals, and if that isn't enough, maybe the curved swords, shuriken guns and back banners might do it for you. They also view the western-stylized humans of the setting as hairy barbarian upstarts, and isolate themselves on their planetoid-sized colony ships. However, since the introduction of the Tau, they've moved away from the Asian theme somewhat, with more influences from [[Myth/CelticMythology Celtic mythology and culture]] being thrown in along with good old [[Creator/JRRTolkien Tolkien-esque]] Elfish-ness.