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	Iga Province
		Iga bordered on Ise, Omi, Yamato, and Yamashiro provinces.
		The Iga province of Japan is particularly famous for its clan of Ninja, its most notable member being Hanzo Hattori.
		The Iga region is a small mountain ringed basin in the center of Japan’s Kinki region, on the island of Honshu.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/i/ig/iga_province.html (148 words)

	Iga Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iga bordered on Ise, Omi, Yamato, and Yamashiro provinces.
		The Iga region is a small mountain ringed basin (the Ueno basin) in the center of Japan's Kinki region, on the island of Honshu.
		The castle town of the province was at Ueno.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iga_Province (180 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Iki was invaded and overrun by the Mongols in 1274 and 1281.
		Inaba bordered on Harima, Hōki, Mimasaka, and Tajima Provinces.
		Iwashiro bordered on Echigo, Iwaki, Kōzuke, Shimotsuke, and Uzen Provinces.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/i.html (1110 words)

	Iga Ueno Travel Guide
		Iga is the name of the former province, which covered part of today's Mie Prefecture.
		The Iga school of ninjutsu (art of stealth), based in Ueno City, used to be one of Japan's two leading ninja schools during the feudal era (the Koga school in Shiga Prefecture was the other).
		Iga Ueno is also known as the birthplace of one of Japan's greatest poets, Basho Matsuo, who lived during the early Edo Period.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e4350.html (171 words)

	IGA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		IgA or immunoglobulin A - see also IgA nephritis which is a renal disease
		IGA (supermarkets) Independent Grocers Association or Independent Grocers Alliance
		This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IGA (125 words)

	Jigoku Dojo - Classical Japanese Military Arts&Sciences
		Iga and Koga were perhaps the cradle of the birth of what was later to become known as ninjutsu due to a wide variety of circumstances.
		Self rule for Koga and Iga meant that matters pertaining to the internal rule of the area were secure, but did not mean that all the factions would support each other outside of their land.
		Some were still called the Iga groups, but most took on the names of the area they came to, the name of some ancestor or their family name and added on '-ryu' on the end.
	www.jigokudojo.com /koga.htm (6292 words)

	Iga Province - Definition, explanation
		Iga Province (伊賀国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today western Mie prefecture.
		The Iga region is a small mountain ringed basin (the Ueno basin) in the center of Japan’s Kinki region, on the island of Honshu.
		The castle town of the province was at Ueno.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/i/ig/iga_province.php (177 words)

	Iga Ueno - the Birth Place of the Ninjas
		Iga Ueno is the birth-place of the great Haiku poet Matsuo Basho, the home of the Ninja worriors of Iga, and also has beautiful traditional alleys.
		In 1581, Nobunaga's troops of 60,000 invaded the Province of Iga from the 6
		as the ruler of the provinces of Ise and Iga, with 320,000
	www.geocities.jp /general_sasaki/igaueno_eng.html (3921 words)

	IgA - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The most common and mildest immune deficiency disease is selective IgA deficiency, which results from a lack of the disease-fighting antibody...
		IGA is an international cooperative of more than 4,000 independently-owned and operated supermarkets.
		IGA may stand for: Iga Province, Japan IgA or immunoglobulin A - see also IgA nephritis which is a renal disease *IGA (supermarkets) Independent Grocers Association or Independent Grocers Alliance...
	encarta.msn.com /IgA.html (199 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hattori Hanzo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		At this point, Hanzō suggested that they take a route through Iga Province, as he had ties with the samurai there.
		In addition, Ieyasu had sheltered survivors from Nobunaga's bloody invasion of that province in 1580 and those who knew of this would certainly be well disposed to offer assistance.
		Hanzō was succeded by his son, Masanari, who would be given the title Iwami-no-Kami and whose men would act as the guards of Edo Castle.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hattori-Hanzo (531 words)

	The Age of the Samurai - Ninja (Shinobi) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Iga and Koga provinces produced these famous (or infamous) people and are widely believed to be the ninja homelands.
		Iga Province (today the north-western part of Mie Prefecture) was located on the main Japanese island of Honshu, a few miles east of Osaka, and was almost completely ringed by mountains.
		Both Iga and Koga were politically sensitive regions and evidence points to numerous fortifications and the formation of an ikki (a league of groups joined together for mutual support and protection) in the latter from the start of the Age of Warring States (Iga also formed an ikki).
	www.taots.co.uk /content/view/31/27 (3390 words)

	The International Grenfell Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He Chairs the IGA Investment Committee, and is a member of the Nominating Committee, Audit Committee and Executive Committee.
		He Chairs the IGA Scholarship and Nominating Committees, and is a member of the Executive Committee.
		Elliott Miller is Past-Chairman of the IGA, and acts as an Advisor on its Executive and Scrutiny Committees.
	www.iga.nf.net /directors.html (519 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 (364 words)

	Intergovernmental Affairs - Home
		IGA coordinates the Province’s relations with federal, provincial and territorial governments as well as with other governments.
		Ensuring a consistent approach in the province’s relations with other governments, as well as ensuring a corporate perspective in dealings in national and international arenas is a key focus for the department.
		The department has increased the visibility of the province with the opening of an office in Ottawa on February 6.
	www.gov.ns.ca /iga (183 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A province in the area that is today Kyōto Prefecture.
		A province in the area that is today Nara Prefecture.
		Yamato bordered on Iga, Ise, Kawachi, Kii, and Yamashiro Provinces.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/y.html (1090 words)

	Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As the passage of time continued to unfold the fabric of Japan's history, the ninja and their ways of accomplishment known as ninjutsu, were always present behind the scenes working subtly with the events of all the eras to ensure the survival and independence of their families and lands.
		In the regions of Iga and Koga, ninjutsu became a special skill, refined and perfected by over seventy families, each with their own unique methods, motivations and ideals.
		The Iga Province is today known as the birthplace of ninjutsu.
	www.angelfire.com /ma/imaf/ninja.html (328 words)

	A Book of Five Rings - Concerning the life of Miyamoto Musashi
		Kojiro was retained by the lord of the province, Hosokawa Tadaoki.
		The Hosokawa house had been entrusted with the command of the hot seat of Higo province, Kumamoto castle, and the new lord of Bunzen was an Ogasawara.
		The lords of the southern provinces had always been antagonistic to the Tokugawas and were the instigators of intrigue with foreign powers and the Japanese Christians.
	www.samurai.com /5rings/transintro/life.html (2712 words)

	Ura & Omote Article Archives
		So, their service is to secretly penetrate to another provinces and find out the real situation in enemy camp, or by mixing with enemy to find out his weak points.
		Near Kyoto in Iga province and in Koga [district of province] Omi there were many jizamurai, after Onin years (1467-1477) they organized their own bands (to) and fought during the day and during the night, they also stealed and robbed.
		But “men from Iga and Koga” are not called the creators of art of espionage, and they came on the field of espionage very late, at the end of XV century.
	www.ashidome.com /uo/9805_4.htm (1057 words)

	E-Budo.com - What was the historic role of the Ninja
		It is known, for example, that Iga Province in the mid-sixteenth century was governed by a federation of local so villages consisting of kokujin and dogo.
		The regional commune in Iga Province seems to have been a sort of geographic extension of Oyamato's political political and social structure.
		The province was at war with the Miyoshi and with small-scale lords in neighboring Yamato Province.
	www.e-budo.com /forum/showthread.php?t=31551 (3542 words)

	Warrior Philosophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Iga ryu and Koga ryu survived long enough to gain such a high reputation that they were welcomed by the Tokugawa government.
		Later on during the Engen (1336-39) and Shohei (1346-69) eras, a number of stragglers from both the South and the North Courts are said to have sneaked into the mountain of Iga and Koga provinces.
		A friendship was then formed, and Ishitani was taught the Gikan Ryu and when he attained the required skill level, Uryu presented him with the Menkyo Kaiden, and he became the next Soke of the Gikan Ryu, adding this lineage to two others that he was already the Soke of.
	www.greenman.dk /content/simple/bujinkan/ryu.html (2334 words)

	Shadowmasters
		The Iga Province of Japan is the birthplace of a race of martial arts masters of ninjutsu, known as Shadowmasters.
		For centuries, the Shadowmasters served as protectors of Iga Province and its people in times of internal strife in feudal Japan.
		The mayor of Ueno, a small town in Iga, was Shigeru Ezaki, one of the last of the Shadowmasters who still regularly patrolled and practiced his ninja art.
	www.marveldirectory.com /groupsandteams/shadowmasters.htm (749 words)

	Department of Intergovernmental Affairs - Departmental Strategy
		The strategy, prepared by the officials of IGA, reflects their commitment to work with their counterparts in other departments as well as other stakeholders to pursue the intergovernmental interests of the province in a comprehensive and integrated manner.
		IGA supports and serves a wide-range of clients and partners, to achieve our corporate objectives and to facilitate achieving common objectives.
		IGA provides leadership in pursuing a strategic and corporate approach to the Government’s vision of New Brunswick through relations with other governments, communities, and organizations.
	www.gnb.ca /0056/Publications/strategy-e.asp (911 words)

	Konto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		We are writing to ask for the financial help to cover the costs of the lung transplant for Iga Hedwig, living in Wieloglowy, malopolskie province.
		Iga suffers from cystic fibrosis - an incurable, genetic disease.
		We are also kindly requesting for you approval of using the money you will donate for the treatment of others, suffering from cystic fibrosis, if such a need appears.
	republika.pl /iga_hedwig/Iga/Iga_5_uk.htm (226 words)

	BUJINKAN SEISHIN DOJO CANADA
		Togakure ninja were famous throughout Iga province and had three secrets.
		Being a coastal ryu it incorporated many weapons not seen in other ninja schools such a toami (fisherman’s net), kaginawa (grappling hook used for capturing ships), bisento (heavy war halberd) and were known across Japan for their skills in all manner of bojutsu (stick fighting).
		Iga was a leading figure in the Iga ninja ryu.
	members.tripod.com /nindja/history.html (1541 words)

	Okazaki City Guide - Tourism - Iga Hachimangu
		Dedicated to Hachiman, the god of war, this shrine became a guardian shrine for the Matsudaira family.
		Part of the legend also says that knowing that value of high morale, Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered ninja from the Iga province to secretly move the torii gate during the night to ensure the needed high morale.
		Due to its location by the Iga River upstream from the castle, the shrine is the departure point for the popular Ieyasu Gyoretsu parade held in early April each year.
	key.mikawa.cc /english/tourism/iga_hachimangu/index.php (281 words)

	Intergovernmental Affairs - Organization Structure
		Intergovernmental Affairs works closely with line departments to preserve and promote the province's interests in various sectors where relations with other governments are concerned.
		The department's key role is to identify the province's corporate intergovernmental priorities and to ensure that they are factored into the intergovernmental relations of line departments.
		Research, analysis, development, coordination, and promotion from a central agency perspective of the province's intergovernmental relations in the environmental and social policy sectors.
	www.gov.ns.ca /iga/structure.htm (241 words)

	Warrior Quest International - Historical Ties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Koga was actually a part of the Omi province and Iga was a region in itself just to the north, but in all respects they were considered to be the same area.
		The Iga region formed their own internal government that was ruled by a council, which was good for them because it was widely known that they were resentful of outside authority.
		It was at this time that the Iga Ninja Sawamura Jinsaburo Yasusuke was dispatched to gather information on these “Invaders.” What he discovered was that the western colonial fleets were extremely powerful and it was obvious they were intent on instilling their views on the Japanese.
	www.warriorquest.com /historicalties.html (7991 words)

	Hattori Hanzo
		At this point, Hanzo suggested that they take a route through Iga province, as he had ties with the samurai there.
		In addition, Ieyasu had sheltered survivors from Nobunaga's bloody invasion of that province in 1580 and those who knew of this would certainly be well disposed to offer assistance.
		Famous ninja boss of Sengoke period, originated from Iga region in western Mie prefecture.
	www.emagix.nl /feature1.php (1532 words)

	Hattori Hanzo - The Name Game: Features - The Armchair Empire
		Born in Iga province (a western portion of Mie prefecture in modern Japan) in 1541, Hanzo was the son of Hattori Yasunaga, leader of the ninja in the region.
		Hanzo’s home of Iga was one of the regions to suffer the greatest during the time of the Oda clan.
		While it was left well enough alone early on during the warlord’s reign, eventually the time came of the Oda to march on the province.
	www.armchairempire.com /Features/name-game/hattori-hanzo.htm (407 words)

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