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	Etchu Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Etchu (越中国; Etchū-no kuni) was an old province in central Honshu, on the Sea of Japan side.
		It bordered Echigo, Shinano, Hida, Kaga, and Noto Provinces.
		The ancient provincial capital was Takaoka, but by the Sengoku period the area was usually held by lords from neighboring provinces like Echigo and Kaga.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Etchu_Province (122 words)

	Provinces of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Provinces as part of the address system, meanwhile, were not abolished but, on the contrary, augumented.
		As of 1871, the number of prefectures was 304, while the number of provinces was 68, not including Hokkaido and Ryukyu Province.
		Provinces are classified into kinai (within the capital), and seven or eight do (routes, or circuits).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_provinces_of_Japan (0 words)

	Wikipedia: Provinces of Japan
		In Edo Era, the function of provinces as administrative units is effectively and gradually supplanted by Han territories.
		As of 1871, the number of prefectures are 304, while the number of provinces is 68, aside from Hokkaido and Ryukyu Province.
		Provinces are nonetheless considered obsolete today, however, name of them are still widely used as parts of natural feature names, company names, and brands.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/p/pr/provinces_of_japan.html (0 words)

	Provinces of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Under the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the provinces as administrative units were totally replaced with daimyos' territorries.
		Provinces are classified into Kinai (within the capital) and seven or eight do (routes, or circuitss).
		These province names are considered to be mainly of historical interest; however, there is no record that these names were ever officially abolished.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Provinces_of_Japan (0 words)

	Encyclopedia: Etchu Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shimo-Usa province (ä¸‹ç·å›½ -no kuni) was a province of Japan located in and around the northern part of modern Chiba Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
		Teshio (天塩国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido, corresponding to all of modern-day Rumoi Subprefecture and the northern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture History August 15, 1869 Teshio Province established with 6 districts 1872 Census finds a population of 1,576 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaido...
		Tsushima (対馬, Korean Daema) was a province of Japan until the abolition of provinces and establishment of prefectures.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Etchu-Province (0 words)

	biology - Han (Japan)
		It was situated in Kaga, Etchu and Noto Provinces.
		Provinces were settled in an earlier era by the imperial court.
		But in Mutsu and Dewa provinces major daimyo were granted this class, though their han occupied the whole province.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Han_(Japan) (0 words)

	Jinbo - Kawazoe
		The Jinbo family of Etchû Province, at one time possible retainers of the Hatakeyama, were almost constantly at war with local rivals such as the Shiina and the ikko-ikki.
		Yûsho was the son of Kaihô Tsunachika, a senior retainer of the Asai of Ômi Province.
		Kagemune was born in Kii Province and came to serve the Hôjô of Sagami Province.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/jk.html (0 words)

	Nagato Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Nagato bordered on Iwami Province and Suo Province.
		Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Hagi, Yamaguchi was usually the seat of the Han (Japan) (fief).
		In 1871 with the Abolition of the han system (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suo province were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.
	www.carolinahost.com /search/Choshu.html (0 words)

	Maeda - Miyoshi
		Toshiie was born in Arako Village in the Aichi District of Owari province and was the 4th son of Maeda Toshiharu.
		Nobutada was the son of Matsudaira Nagachika and held Anjô Castle in Mikawa Province.
		Suketsuku was a retainer of Itô Yoshisuke of Kyuga Province.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/m1.html (0 words)

	Uesugi Kenshin
		Uesugi Kenshin was born in February 1530 at Kasugayama in Echigo Province, the 4
		In 1530-31 a power struggle took place within the so-called ‘Peasant’s province’ of Kaga that saw the nominal Shugo family, the Togashi, expelled once and for all and the Honganji assume the dominant political position.
		From this point on the Ikko became more aggressive in their relations with neighboring daimyo, and those who opposed the Honganji were liable to suffer internal difficulties in the form of riots or even armed attacks.
	www.samurai-archives.com /kenshin.html (0 words)

	Uesugi Kenshin @ HockeyLiving.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		However, upon arriving at Sendanno in Etchu, his forces were suddenly attacked by Enami Kazuyori, and in the resulting battle Tamekage himself was slain, and his army put to flight.
		As the story is told, at first Kenshin was reluctant to take the field against his own brother, but was eventually convinced that it was necessary to the survival of Echigo.
		A number of years later, he then took the field against the Shiina (for seeming a bit too friendly with the Takeda), and when he took their main castle in 1575, the Etchu Province was effectively under his control.
	www.hockeyliving.com /info/Uesugi_Kenshin (0 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		November 1180 Yoritomo raise a large army from several of the eastern provinces and advances to the Fujikawa in Suruga province.
		May 1183 Yoshinaka succeeds in retaking the province of Echizen and defeats Koremori at the Battle of Tonamiyama in Etchû province (sometimes called the Battle of Kurikara Pass).
		Yukiie leaves the city with his men and attack the Taira in the province of Harima, where he is defeated.
	www.wilton.k12.ct.us /whs/fac/g/gilberts2/cc/heian.htm (0 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Uesugi Kenshin
		In 1548, Kenshin became the owner of the castle of Kasugayama and was engaged in the five Battles of Kawanakajima with Takeda Shingen.
		Kenshin was born in Echigo Province and was the son of a powerful warlord.
		The two provinces (Shinano and Echigo) shared a border and were very close to one another.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Uesugi_Kenshin (0 words)

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		Each province koku is initial value (which can be improved by player).
		Provinces with harbors may build ports for less cost.
		Troop refers to type of unit which can be built at less cost or with more honor in that province.
	www.wargamer.com /strategyguides/shogun_strategy/provinces.htm (0 words)

	Xenith Forums > Rurouni Kensin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Uesugi Kenshin was born in February 1530 at Kasugayama in Echigo Province, the 4th son of Nagao Tamekage, a powerful warlord who was first an enemy and then a nominal vassal of the Yamaouchi-Uesugi.
		A fierce battle took place at Sendanno in Etchu that left Tamekage dead and his army defeated.1 It was one of the Kaga Ikko’s greatest triumphs and disastrous to the stability of Echigo.
		Uesugi Kenshin was one of the most reknowned warlords of the 16th Century, a colorful figure who combined a love of campaigning with a thirst for learning and a genuine sense of honor.
	www.xenith.net /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t1225.html (0 words)

	Kaga Province - TheBestLinks.com - Kaga province, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, TheBestLinks.com:Perfect stub ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kaga (加賀国; -no kuni) was an old province in the area that is today part of Ishikawa prefecture.
		Ruled by the Maeda family, the capital of Kaga was Kanazawa.
		Kaga bordered on Echizen, Etchu, Hida, and Noto provinces.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Kaga_province.html (0 words)

	biology - Echigo Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Echigo (越後国; -no kuni) was an old province in north-central Japan, on the Sea of Japan side.
		It bordered on Uzen, Iwashiro, Kozuke, Shinano, and Etchu provinces.
		Echigo was ruled by Uesugi Kenshin and his heirs during the Sengoku period; later it became a fief of Ieyasu's Matsudaira relatives.
	www.biologydaily.com /biology/Echigo_Province (0 words)

	The Exhibition
		The Pine Grove at Mio in Suruga Province
		The Cave Temple of Kannon in the Iwai Valley in Tajima Province
		Wier in the Shallows at Yanase in Chikugo Province
	www.cottontown.org /page.cfm?pageid=3299&language=eng (0 words)

	Harima Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Harima (æ’ç£¨å½; -no kuni) or Banshu (æ’å· banshÅ«) was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture.
		Harima bordered on Tajima Province, Tamba Province, Settsu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province.
		During the Edo period of History of Japan, the Ako Han (Japan) (fief) was part of Harima.
	www.carolinahost.com /search/Harima_Province.html (0 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By this time, as a result of victories and defeats on both sides, the Southern and Northern courts are now essentially equal and people begin again to talk of uniting them through negotiations.
		Yoshiakira is on the run in the central provinces and Takauji, with Go-Kôgon on tow, flees to Ômi Province as the loyalists retake the capital.
		The imperial family and the Shôgun lose power, but retain their titles and positions, and a new Daimyô class rises to power in the provinces.
	www.wilton.k12.ct.us /whs/fac/g/gilberts2/cc/muromachi.htm (0 words)

	NIHONTO.COM:ABOUT SWORDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Katsuiye is considered to be a smith of the Sanekage school of Kaga Province.
		The founder of this school was Sanekage who came from Etchu Province.
		He was the student of Norishige of Etchu Province.
	www.nihonto.com /abtartkatsuiye.html (0 words)

	Station 33 - Echigo - Miner translation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A number of days passed in our taking leave of the people of Sakata, but at last we turned our attention to the cloud-covered road to the south along this far side of the country.
		But we set out, crossing the Nezu Barrier, set foot in the provice of Echigo for the first time, and at last reached the Ichiburi Barrier into Etchu Province.
		During the nine days of that stage, my spirits were greatly afflicted by the heat and the wet weather, and since my illness broke out again, that part of my travel record must be left vacant.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~kohl/basho/33-echigo/trans-miner.html (0 words)

	Myokoninden I-1,2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One day the feudal lord of Hagi in Nagato Province (present Yamaguchi Prefecture), was on his homeward journey from Edo (Tokyo), when the horse of one of his retainers fell ill, and so a tame one was chosen from among many station horses.
		Master Gyokutan of Jokoji Temple was formerly a resident priest of Myokakuji Temple at Myogahara in Etchu Province.
		When he was assigned to the master's manor in Yamato Province as a chief magistrate, there was a lawsuit lasting for three years between a Shingon temple and the farmers.
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		O-Ichi Sensei and Seisho Sensei remained to confront the challenges of the times; the terrible Onin War and its ramifications in the outer provinces, the upkeep of their art, and the passing of the eclectic art onwards to the new and the young.
		The children of the buke, from their own province, Etchu.
		And because of the ravaged ranks of male sensei in the outer provinces due to the war many of the children from the closer outer provinces of Echigo, Shinano, Hida, Kaga and Noto, were sent to Etchu and the now famous women duo.
	www.aoinagi.org /curriculum/essays_z/my_gyo_essays/essay_26E.htm (0 words)

	Hiroshige - 60 Odd Provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This series consists of sixty-nine different designs of each of the sixty-six provinces of Japan, the two major islands, the city of Edo and a title page.
		The Pine Forest of Kebi at Tsuruga in Echizen Province
		The Weir in the Shallows at Yanase in Chikugo Province
	www.hiroshige.org.uk /hiroshige/60_odd_provinces/60_odd_provinces.htm (0 words)

	A White Lacquer (Jogahana) Lidded Box - Meiji
		Jogahana lacquer is pure white lacquer made by dusting the underlying wood composition box with silicate powder.
		It is named for the place in Etchu Province where it was originated by the famous lacquer artist, Jigoemon Shigeyoshi Ohara in the 18th century.
		Lacquered objects using this technique are made with lacquers of different colors: green, red, white, brown and, to a small extent, gold.
	www.trocadero.com /ICHIBAN/items/395573/item395573store.html (0 words)

	Station 33 - Echigo - Britton translation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But our hearts failed us at the thought of the great distance ahead when we heard it was three hundred miles to the capital of Kaga Province.
		After passing the Nezu Barrier into the province of Echigo, we set off again with fresh resolve and eventually reached the Ichiburi Barrier in Etchu Province.
		In the oppressive heat and rain, I was plagued by my old complaint-but I shall not write about that.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~kohl/basho/33-echigo/trans-britton.html (0 words)

	Chemistry - Oku no Hosomichi
		It is primarily a travel account, and Bashō vividly relates the unique poetic essence of each stop in his travels.
		Stops on his journey include the Tokugawa shrine at Nikkō, the Shirakawa barrier, the islands of Matsushima, Sakata, Kisakata, and Etchu province.
		He and Sora parted at Yamanaka, but at Ogaki he met up with few other of his disciples for a brief time before departing again to the shrine at Ise and closing the account.
	www.chemistrydaily.com /chemistry/Oku_no_Hosomichi (0 words)

	Provinces of Japan
		Provinces are classified into Kinai (within the capital) and seven or eight do (routes, or
		Note that, however, do in this context should not be confused with modern traffic lines such as Tokaido from Tokyo to Kyoto or
		Yamashiro　山城国 (formerly also written as 山背国 or 山代国; this is the province in which
	en.efactory.pl /Provinces_of_Japan (0 words)

	1570 to 1579 Wolrd History - Din Timelines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Takeda Shingen clashes with Hôjô and Imagawa troops in Suruga Province.
		Shimazu Yoshihisa defeats Ito Yoshisuke at the Battle of Kizakihara in Hyûga province.
		Kobayakawa Takakage and Ukita Naoie defeated Mimura Motochika of Bingp Province and force him to commit suicide.
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