Hoshigakure

Hoshigakure (星隠れの里, Hoshigakure no Sato, lit. meaning: Village Hidden Among Stars) is the official hidden village of the Land of Bears. The village itself has existed for several generations, when more than a century ago a fallen meteorite landed next to two fighting shinobi. The winner of the fight declared the meteor his, and decided to build a village around it. At this time, the village was only named Uchūkoku (宇宙石). Over time the village's influence began to grow and attract more shinobi from across the Land of Bears for worse. Once the Five Great Shinobi Countries began to create their own hidden villages, it was decided that Uchūkoku would be the Land of Bear's own hidden village. Under the cooperation of the reigning Kokuō, and to help strip the village of its dark history, it was renamed Hoshigakure.