Japanese — Civilization Overview

Infantry civilization

Japanese emblem

The Japanese are an Infantry civilization in Age of Empires 2. Their unique unit is the Samurai. Below is the full civilization overview — bonuses, team bonus, unique units and unique technologies, straight from the game data.

Civilization Bonuses

  • Mills, Lumber- and Mining Camps cost -50%
  • Infantry attacks +33% faster starting in Feudal Age
  • Cavalry Archers +2 attack vs. Ranged Soldiers (except Skirmishers)
  • Fishing Ships work +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age; +100% HP

Team Bonus

Galley-line +4 line of sight

Unique Units

Samurai
Samurai · Infantry Japanese unique Infantry that quickly charges into battle and has fast attack. Strong vs. Unique Units. Weak vs. Archery Units and Gunners.

Unique Technologies

Yasama Watch Tower-line fires additional arrows
Kataparuto Trebuchets attack and pack/unpack faster

Playing against the Japanese? Look up any of their units in the interactive app to see exactly what counters them — with bonus-damage values.

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