

After Jack's invasion, the city was abandoned, with most of the citizens taking shelter at the Rightflank Fortress. During the Beasts Pirates' invasion, the city was heavily damaged and Jack placed several torture racks in the middle of the streets with which he crucified several minks in order to interrogate and torture them for information. The city has been specially designed to accommodate the "eruption rain" with multiple drains and aqueducts. It was protected by the Inuarashi Musketeer Squad. Kurau City ( クラウ都, Kurau-to ?) is a city located at the edge of the Whale Forest and at the approximate center of Zunesha's back. It sustained some damage during the battle between the minks and the Beasts Pirates. The Guardians Residential District is located at the base of the Whale and contains several wooden houses and buildings where Nekomamushi and the rest of the Guardians live, as well as a restaurant, a saloon, and a hotel. The forest is considered sacred because of the presence of the Road Poneglyph, which the Guardians are sworn to protect from any invaders. When Jack attacked Zou, Raizo was hidden and bound here to keep his whereabouts a secret from the pirate. In the Whale's tail section, there is a secret room where a Road Poneglyph is located under the Kozuki Family crest. In the center of the forest, there is an enormous tree called the Whale, due to its trunk resembling a baleen whale bending upwards. The Whale Forest ( くじらの森, Kujira no Mori ?) is located near the nape of Zunesha's neck.

The "Welcoming Bell" is rung for friendly visitors while the "Raiding Bell" is used for enemies. Those are equipped with Visitor's Bells ( ?), which are rung whenever foreigners are spotted by the guards in order to alert the population of their presence. There are some lookout towers located next to the gate. During Jack's invasion, the steel bar gates that blocked access to the dukedom were ripped off the hinges. Located at the very edge of Zunesha's rump, it consists of an entrance gate that is a part of the wall encircling the country, with the name of the dukedom being visible above the entrance itself. The Front Gate ( ?) is the first landmark most visitors will find after climbing Zunesha from the back. The entirety of the back is encircled by a large wall, with a gate located near Zunesha's tail. The minks' civilization is known as the Mokomo Dukedom, comprised of a sprawling city with several of its ancient buildings embedded in the surrounding rock formations and an area known as the Whale Forest that features a large whale-shaped tree.

The water also carries sea animals, which provide the Mink Tribe with food, and is later purified for drinking through aqueducts. Twice a day, Zunesha will suck up sea water into its trunk and spray it over its back, which results in a large blast of water, referred to as an "eruption rain" ( 噴火雨, funka-ame ?, English versions: Rain-Ruption), pouring down from above and washing away those who do not take cover in time. The ground also has strange trees sporting spherical formations of scale-like leaves growing from it. Luffy's group arrived, they were similar inconvenienced while walking on the paths of elephant skin. The ground on Zou is made up of Zunesha's rough and rippled skin, which makes it difficult to traverse Sanji's group was impeded by it after they arrived and were on the run from Kaidou's subordinates, and once Monkey D. Its legs are very tall, making it difficult to scale the elephant and get onto the island.
#NAMI ZOU SKIN#
Having walked through the New World for over 1,000 years, Zunesha's body has been left damaged by time and the elements its ears are torn, its eyes are sunken into its skull, and its skin is frail and weak. Zunesha is a massive, living, and sentient elephant as a result, it cannot be tracked by a Log Pose or Eternal Pose like regular islands can, with only Vivre Cards as a way to track it.
