Kuno Estate

The Kuno Estate is a large, traditional styled Japanese fortress present in Nerima, Tokyo. As the name suggests, it is the ancestral home of Principal Kuno, Tatewaki Kuno and Kodachi Kuno. It is not a place to be visited carelessly; the Kunos do not appreciate uninvited guests, and Kodachi's pet, Mr. Green Turtle, actually a giant crocodile, is allowed to roam the estate's many streams and ponds freely. In the anime, at least, it is also a great maze of secret passages, hidden chambers and underground tunnels, as well as being riddled with traps. The anime-only character Sasuke Sarugakure is also the chief guardian of the estate, attacking trespassers and luring them into its myriad defences with equal fervor.

No servants are known to dwell on the estate, though the anime does have an episode in which Kuno's nameless uncle sends agents from several ninja clans to Tatewaki to see if he is interested in employing them. Though these ninjas are mentioned specifically as being sent to investigate a possible weakness in household defense, the myriad bizarre martial arts takes on common activities in Ranma 1/2 means the possibility exists that the Kuno estate is actually peopled with a variety of ninja servants.