Western Kozan

Western Kozan (西方鉱山) is a geographical area of Kozan and was the common English name for the Democratic Kingdom of Western Kozan (西方鉱山国民主的王国), which existed from 1703 to 1867. It was described as a communist state and consisted of territory that was occupied by the Socialist Party of Kozan, the country's ruling political party. Like Eastern Kozan at the time of its founding, it was an absolute monarchy but with a socialist regime. It was established in 1703 and until its abolishment on November 9, 1867, the country had been ruled by an absolute monarchy and the Socialist Party of Kozan. The flag of Western Kozan would also later go onto be the party icon of the contemporary Socialist Party of Kozan in the time following the dissolution. Due to the area bordering Japan to the west, it is also the only area in Kozan to have a predominantly Japanese-speaking population, with Japanese being the sole official language. However, citizens cannot drive into Japan through Kozan as Kozan drives on the right-hand side of the road while Japan drives on the left.

The economy was stagnated to meet the needs of the Tokugawa Shogunate, its important ally in Japan. In addition, it was also state-owned. In 1867 during the wake of the Meiji Restoration, the monarchy fell and voted to dissolve into Eastern Kozan, forming a fully sovereign state in the unified Federal Kingdom of Kozan while inheriting the democratic kingdom's former provinces. Geographically, it was bordered by Japan to the west and Eastern Kozan in the east. Internally, its capital was Horudika Canal where the current monarchy of the Federal Kingdom of Kozan lives.