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	What's Hakkenden?
		or BOUSOU is the name of south-east area in Kanto, Awa, Kazusa and Shimousa Provinces.
		New Tokyo International Airport (Narita) and Tokyo Disneyland are in Chiba Prefecture, not in Tokyo.
		was the lord of Awa Province for ten generations.
	www.mars.dti.ne.jp /~opaku/shogun/whats.html (432 words)

	awa - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Awa province (Chiba) and Awa province (Tokushima) were old provinces of Japan.
		Awa is also the common name for the polynesian plant Piper methystecium, the principal ingredient of the narcotic drink known as kava.
		Awa is the name of a people group in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/awa (83 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> AWA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Awa District, Tokushima (Japan), a modern geographical administrative division
		Awa Province (Chiba) (Japan), a historical geographical administrative division
		Awa Province (Tokushima) (Japan), a historical geographical administrative division
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/AWA (152 words)

	Bungo Province - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It bordered on Buzen, Hyuga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.
		The honor of the holiest Shinto shrine of Bungo province (豊前一宮, Buzen ichinomiya) was given to Usa shrine known as Usa hachimangu or Usa jingu in Usa district (today Usa, Oita).
		Other parts of the province were divided into pieces and given to other daimyo.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Bungo (340 words)

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		Chiba Family Chiba Kanetane Chiba Prefecture Area: 5,156 km2 (1995) Capital: Chiba Population: 5,780,000 (1996) Chiba Sadatane Lived 1291 to 1351 Chiba Sanetane Chiba Shigetane Chiba Takatane Chiba Tanenao Chiba Toshitane Lived 1528 to 1559 Chiba Tsunetane Born on the 24th day of the 5th month of 1118.
		EtchÅ« Province A province in central HonshÅ«, on the Sea of Japan side.
		Higo Province A province in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of KyÅ«shÅ«.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/download/encyclopedia/0.3.3/ejh.txt (16714 words)

	Gmat Awa
		2) " Awa" -- In the context of Gmat Awa
		Awa, Chiba and Awa, Tokishuma aredistricts in Japan.
		Awa is also the common name for the polynesian plant Piper methystecium, theprincipal ingredient of the narcotic drink known as kava.
	www.lottery-news.net /dust24316-gmat_awa.html (354 words)

	Manual of Nichiren Buddhism
		Nichiren was born in Kominato, a fishing village in the Province of Awa (Chiba-ken), on February 16, 1222.
		Born of a samurai family in the Province of Shimousa (Chiba-ken), it is said that, while he was at Hieizan, he was adopted as a yûshi (an adopted son without succession right) by Konoye Kanetsune, the third head of the Konoye family of the Kyoto nobility.
		Nissei, the chief priest of the temple, fled to Obama in the Province of Wakasa (Fukui-ken).
	la.nichirenshu.org /history/history.htm (9929 words)

	Mutsu Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mutsu (陸奥国; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan, which today composes Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka in Akita Prefecture.
		Mutsu, in northern Honshū, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Ainu, and became the largest as it expanded northward.
		The Uesugi clan had a castle town at Wakamatsu in the south, the Nambu clan at Morioka in the north, and Date Masamune, a close ally of the Tokugawa, established Sendai, which is now the largest town of the Tōhoku region.
	www.boxofprox.com /index.php?q=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9NdXRzdV9Qcm92aW5jZQ== (193 words)

	Honda-Hosokawa
		The Haga of Shimotsuke Province were related to the Utsunomiya and claimed descent from Kiyowara Takashige, who in the 7th Century incurred the displeasure of the Emperor Tenmu and was exiled to Shimotsuke.
		Tôhaku was born at Nanao in Noto Province.
		In 1524, the Satomi of Awa attacked Kamakura and in the course of the fighting the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine was burned.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/h1.html (6529 words)

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		Nichiren Daishonin was born in the central area of the narrow archipelago of Japan in the village of Kominato located in Nagasa-gori Tojo-no-go area of the ancient province of Awa (present day Chiba Prefecture).
		There were many fishing villages in Awa Province that faced the vast Pacific Ocean with its flow of the Japan Current.
		Even amongst the various provinces throughout the country, discontent flared up as the authorities made a display of their power3, and hatred and killings between the two forces arose.
	www.nst.org /articles/NDPt1.txt (1761 words)

	Robin Beck: Nichiren's Childhood
		Nichiren was born 2-16-1222 in the village of Kominato in Awa Province of Boso Hanto, fourth child of Shigetada and Umegiku Nukina.
		Boso Peninsula or Bôsô-hantô is a peninsula of Chiba prefecture Japan.
		This is similar to Bodhisattva Hachiman who, in ancient times, resided at Dazaifu in Chikuzen Province but later dwelt at Otokoyama in Yamashiro Province and now lives at Tsurugaoka in Kamakura in Sagami Province.
	www.fraughtwithperil.com /blogs/rbeck/archives/000834.html (1466 words)

	Hyuga Province - encyclopedia article about Hyuga Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hyuga (日向国; Hyūga no kuni) was an old province of Japan on the east coast of Kyushu, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki prefecture.
		Hyuga bordered on Bungo, Higo, Osumi, and Satsuma Provinces.
		During the Sengoku period, the area was often divided into a northern fief around Agata castle (near modern Nobeoka), and a southern fief around Obi castle, near modern Nichinan.
	www.dr-science.org /wiki/Hyuga_province (125 words)

	Little Steven Online
		Nichiren, the great Japanese prophet and sage, was born February 16, 1222 on the coast of Awa province, now Chiba prefecture (east of modern day Tokyo).
		Since Nichiren was born in Awa, an area associated with the patron Sun Goddess of Japan, his name also implied it was his intention to save all the people from the hell of incessant suffering.
		It was unheard of in medieval Japan for a monk to reject the name given to him by his order and question the prevailing teachings, so he became a priest without an order or credentials.
	www.littlesteven.com /bt-x.html (1200 words)

	Awa - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
		You can find it there under the keyword Awa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awa)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Awaandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Awa (224 words)

	Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism
		On February 16th, 1222 (first year of Jo-o), approximately 770 years ago, Nichiren Daishonin was born in the fishing village of Kominato in Tojo District of Awa Province (currently Chiba Prefecture).
		In one of his writings (called Gosho) the Daishonin states, "Nichiren is a child of a Sendala family from the beaches of Tojo in Awa, Japan." Sendala means a person from the lowest cast in ancient India whose profession involves the killing of animals.
		After being pardoned, the Daishonin who had been away from his hometown for 12 years, returned to Awa Province where he involved himself in teaching and nurturing his disciples.
	www.nichirenshoshumyoshinji.org /Introduction/NichirenDaishonin.htm (3159 words)

	Aw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		'''Awa province* (Chiba)''' and '''Awa province (Tokushima)''' were Old provinces of Japanold provinces of Japan.
		Image:Japan_prov_map_awa1.PNGright300pxMap of Japanese provinces with province highlighted '''Awa''' (and#23433;and#25151;and#22269;; -no kuni) was an old provinces of Japanold province of Japan which is today a part of Chiba prefecture.
		Image:Japan_prov_map_awa2.PNGright300pxMap of Japanese provinces with province highlighted '''Awa''' (and#38463;and#27874;and#22269;; -no kuni) was an old provinces of Japanold province of Japan in the area that is today a part of Tokushima pr
	www.gateserver.net /Topicsbycategory.aspx?catid=51&name= (1433 words)

	Life of Nichiren
		Nichiren Daishonin was born on the sixteenth day of the second month, 1222, in the village of Kominato on the eastern coast of Awa Province in present-day Chiba Prefecture.
		The Daishonin narrowly escaped with a few disciples to Shimosa Province, where he stayed for a time at the home of Toki Jonin, his follower and an influential figure in the area.
		He found his mother critically ill —his father had died earlier —but he prayed for her recovery and she was able to overcome her illness and live nearly four years longer.
	www.nbaa.tv /Nichiren/lifeofnich.html (3233 words)

	On the Priest Nichiren, Founder of Nichiren Buddhism
		He was born on February 16, 1222 in the fishing village of Kominato in the Japanese Province of Awa, which is Chiba Prefecture today.
		His father's name was Nukina Jiro Shigetada, and he may have been a minor functionary working for the nearby manor house.
		Hearing that his mother had become ill and was close to death (his father had already passed away), Nichiren Shonin decided to take the risk of returning home to Awa Province, where the local steward, Tojo Kagenobu, was still a deadly enemy.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /Ryuei/NichirensBio.html (3189 words)

	‘å¹l
		On February 16th, 1222 (first year of Jo-o), approximately 770 years ago, Nichiren Daishonin was born in the fishing village of Kominato in Tojo District of Awa Province (currently Chiba Prefecture).
		On the night of August 27th, 1260, approximately one month after submission of the Rissho Ankoku Ron, Nembutsu monks backed by the government as well as their followers, banded together to assault the Daishonin's thatched hut in Matsubagayatsu.
		After being pardoned, the Daishonin who had been away from his hometown for 12 years, returned to Awa Province where he involved himself in teaching and nurturing his disciples.
	www.myokan-ko.net /menu/eds.htm (3167 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nichiren the man was born in 1222 in the village of Kominato in Awa Province, present-day Chiba Prefecture, and it was at the nearby Kiyosumi Temple that, on May 26, 1253, he is believed to have first expounded the beliefs on which his sect based itself.
		Because he preached against the Jodo (Pure Land) and Zen sects of Buddhism -- and alleged that their erroneous teachings had caused a series of recent earthquakes, plagues and famines -- he drew strong opposition.
		The following year, he was expelled from Awa, and resettled in Kamakura.
	www.buddhistnews.tv /current/nichiren-art-N.php (756 words)

	Film Details: Legend Of The Eight Samurai [10-Movie Set 1] DVD \| Dir.: Kinji Fukasaku, Haruki Kadokawa \| Cast: Sonny ...
		Chiba must battle an octet of phantom warriors, a witch, and a killer centipede!
		Inspired by the massive 106 volume 1814 epic Japanese novel "Nanso Satomi Hakkenden", by Takizawa (Kyokutei) Bakin, Satomi Hakkenden modernizes and reinterprets the legend of the eight "Dog" heroes of the Satomi Clan of Awa Province.
		Upon her tragic death Princess Fume gives birth to the Hakkenshi (Eight Samurai) whose spirits are reincarnated in human form carrying mystic crystal beads signifying the virtues of Confucianism.
	www.hkflix.com /xq/asp/filmID.1774/qx/details.asp (466 words)

	Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		During the war-torn feudal wars in Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces.
		However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists on marrying the Lord’s daughter.
		They are called ‘Hakkenshi’ and fight for Justice and make a Utopia in Awa Province.
	www.mchistsoc.org /press37.htm (513 words)

	Nichiren Daishonin
		Nichiren was born on February 16, 1222, in the small fishing village of Kominato in Tojo in Awa Province in what is presently Chiba (see map) Prefecture.
		Using this distinctions of "general and specific" (So and Betsu) the "eternal Shakyamuni" is an eternal truth not to be confused with specific manifestations such as the human teachers Shakyamuni, or Nagarjuna or Nichiren himself.
		On October 10, after almost a one-month stay in Echi, Sagami Province, Nichiren Daishonin left under escort for Sado Island, his designated place of exile, and arrived at Tsukahara on November 1.
	www.geocities.com /chris_holte/Buddhism/nichiren.html (9827 words)

	Meaning
		The fundamental component of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, it expresses the true entity of life that allows people to directly tap their enlightened nature.
		The invocation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo was established by Nichiren Daishonin, on April 28, 1253, at Seicho-ji temple in the province of Awa.
		He was born on February 16, 1222, in the small fishing village of Kominato in Awa Province in what is presently Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gohonzon/meaning.htm (5277 words)

	Nagato Province - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Map of Japanese provinces with Nagato Province highlighted
		Nagato (Japanese 長門国; -no kuni), often called Choshu (長州 Chōshū), was a province of Japan.
		Historically, the oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Choshu province, as Ito Hirobumi, Yamagata Aritomo, and Kido Koin were from there.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Choshu (255 words)

	SGI News February 17, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nichiren was born February 16, 1222 in Awa Province in what is now Chiba Prefecture.
		SGI President Daisaku Ikeda attended the service at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters No. 2 Annex in Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, to celebrate the sublime life of Nichiren, who struggled dauntlessly with great compassion for the salvation of humanity.
		This day also happened to be "Chiba Prefecture Day," and women representatives from Chiba held a celebration at the Soka International Women's Center in Shinanomachi, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
	www.sgi.org /english/News/nb/0602/nb060217.htm (444 words)

	Awa-odori in Kagurazaka
		I soon finished the film in the camera I happened to have with me, and the next evening I was back.
		The name Awa-odori comes from Awa 阿波 province (also called Ashū), present-day Tokushima prefecture in Shikoku, Japan's fourth-largest island.
		(This should not be confused with the homophonous Awa 安房 province, or Bōshū, now part of Chiba prefecture, immediately east of Tokyo.)
	www.hoary.org /snaps/japan/awa-k.html (395 words)

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