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	Izumo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Izumo province, one of the old provinces of Japan.
		Izumo, an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1900 to the end of World War II.
		Izumo Taisha, a famous Shinto shrine in Izumo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Izumo (119 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History
		Iki was invaded and overrun by the Mongols in 1274 and 1281.
		Iki is an island between Hizen Province and the island of Tsushima.
		A province in the area that is today part of ōsaka Prefecture.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/i.html (1110 words)

	Oki Province - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
		Oki (&;; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan which consisted of Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan, located off the coast of Izumo and Hoki provinces (today Shimane and Tottori prefectures).
		From the Kamakura period Oki Province was governed by the shugo of Izuo province mostly.
		The capital of province was settled in Saigo town today, but the relics of the provincial capital was unfound.
	www.indopedia.org /Oki.html (307 words)

	Izumo
		Izumo is the name of several places in Japan:\n* Izumo, Shimane\n* Izumo province
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/i/iz/izumo.html (39 words)

	SEA OF OKHOTSK - LoveToKnow Article on SEA OF OKHOTSK
		OKI, a group of islands belonging to Japan, lying due north of the province of Izumo, at the intersection of 36 N. and 133 E. The group consists of one large island called Dogo, and three smaller islesChiburi-shima, Nishi-no-shima, and Naka-no-shimawhich are collectively known as Dozen.
		OKHOTSK, SEA OF, a part of the western Pacific Ocean, lying between the peninsula of Kamchatka, the Kurile Islands, the Japanese island of Yezo, the island of Sakhalin, and the Amur province of East Siberia.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OK/OKHOTSK_SEA_OF.htm (230 words)

	Critical Hit - Nippon: Land of the Rising Sun: Geography
		Further still from the provinces of the Exalted-daimyo come the provinces of the outer-daimyo; warlords the shogun would rather have as far away from him as possible, or those who are of little use to him.
		Its southern peaks overlooks the wealthy provinces of the Shogun and the Exalted-daimyo.
		On its borders lies the provinces of the martial governors who are tied to the shogun through blood and/or oath and these are known as the Exalted-daimyo.
	www.criticalhit.co.uk /content/view/101/52/1/4 (2235 words)

	Abe - Aochi
		Koretsuna was the son of Anegakoji (Mitsugi) Yoshiyori and resided at Takayama Castle in Hida Province.
		Kagetsura was a son of Amano Hidefuji and served the Imagawa of Suruga Province.
		The Akakagawa of Aki Province were descended from the Kobayakawa family and came to serve the Môri in the 16th Century.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/A1.html (5515 words)

	OKI - Online Information article about OKI
		province of Izumo, at the intersection of 36° N. and 133° E. The group consists of one large See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/OKI.html (221 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History
		A province on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today Hiroshima Prefecture.
		A province on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today Okayama Prefecture.
		A province in eastern Kyūshū, which bordered on Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/b.html (808 words)

	Mori Clan Timeline
		Ouchi Yoshitaka and Môri Motonari invade the Amako's territory in Iwami and Izumo.
		1497 - March 14 - Motonari is born the 2nd son of Mori Hiromoto at Yoshida in Aki province.
		The Ôuchi attack Iyo Province but are repulsed at Ômishima.
	www.samurai-archives.com /moritime.html (924 words)

	Ouchi_Yoshitaka - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia
		However, in 1542, an invasion into Izumo province ended in a disaster, with Yoshitaka losing his adopted son Ouchi Harumochi along with large number of troops against Amago Haruhisa.
		Ouchi Yoshitaka(????; December 18, 1507-September 30, 1551) was a daimyo of Suo province and a son of Ouchi Yoshioki.
		In 1522, he fought the Amago clan along with his father, Yoshioki, to win the control of Aki province.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Ouchi_Yoshitaka (265 words)

	Hiroshige - Stewart Guide to Japanese Prints
		Hiroshige's very ambitious set of "Views in different Provinces," being exceeded in number only by his "Hundred Famous Views in Yedo," is entitled Roku-ju-yo Shio Meisho Dzu-ye (literally "Views of the more-than-sixty Provinces"), and consists of sixty-nine plates and a title-page with list of contents.
		Another very good plate is that showing the Kintai Bridge, Province of Suwo, on its four massive stone piers, in a heavy snowfall, a raft in the stream in the distance.
		The great rock cavern known as the "Dragon's Mouth," Province of Bizen, and a peasant hurrying along against the storm by the edge of the river under trees which bend before the gale.
	www.hiroshige.org.uk /hiroshige/stewart/chapter_18.htm (3443 words)

	Izumo
		Izumo is the name of several places in Japan:
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/i/iz/izumo.html (93 words)

	Amago Tsunehisa Biography
		He succeeded a deputy governor of Izumo province in 1477, but he was expelled by Governor Kyogoku Masatsune in 1484.
		He came back two years later and gained full control of Izumo in 1508.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Amago_Tsunehisa.html (72 words)

	Hoki Province - TheBestLinks.com - Hoki province, Japan, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, TheBestLinks.com:Perfect stub article, ...
		Hoki bordered on Inaba, Mimasaka, Bitchu, Bingo, and Izumo provinces.
		Hoki (&;; Hōki-no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Tottori prefecture.
		Hoki province, Hoki Province, Japan, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub...
	www.thebestlinks.com /Hoki_province.html (108 words)

	Blue Seed
		As the legend goes, while the young, impetuous god Susano-oh was wandering the earth in exile from the heavens, he came upon an elderly couple and their daughter in the Izumo province of Japan.
		A bumbling, good-natured high school student in Izumo, Momiji is completely unaware of her sister or her heritage until an odd young man, Kusanagi, confronts her before school one day, threatening to kill her.
		That very same day one of the newly awakened Aragami attacks her school, actually attempting to kill her.
	www.greenmanreview.com /blueseed.html (772 words)

	Kimachi Ishi
		Matsudaira Fumai, an important figure in the world of the tea ceremony, lived here as he governed Izumo Province, now Shimane Prefecture.
		Usually refered to as Izumo ishidourou, these lanterns are made of the sandstone native to this area.
		You can tell that the material is different from the granite lanterns more usually seen in the U.S. even from a distance.
	www.geocities.com /chris_haan/kimachi (710 words)

	Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
		This style of drinking tea, peculiar to Izumo Province, was encouraged by the Lord of that domain.
		Farmers of the Izumo area used such bowls to drink a special type of tea known as bote-bote.
		It was made of a mixture of tea leaves and dried tea flowers over which hot water was poured and whipped to a froth with a whisk.
	hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu /exhibitions/cent/gallery4_3_3_3.html (97 words)

	Blue Seed: Kushinada Legend
		Upon his arrival, he proceeded to the river Hi in the province of Izumo where he heard the sound of weeping.
		The story of Susano-oh's birth and arrival in Izumo are told in the Kojiki.
		Susano-oh is the god of storms and of the sea; he is called the Brave-Swift-Impetuous Male and he was known for his highly volatile temper and impetuous ways before he came to earth.
	www.angelfire.com /anime2/beyondblue/kushinada_legend.htm (547 words)

	Hiroshige - 60 Odd Provinces
		The Cave Temple of Kannon in the Iwai Valley in Tajima Province
		The Weir in the Shallows at Yanase in Chikugo Province
		The Pine Grove at Mio in Suruga Province
	www.hiroshige.org.uk /hiroshige/60_odd_provinces/60_odd_provinces.htm (368 words)

	Rxpress - Emperor Keiko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to both sources, he sent Yamatotakeru to Izumo province and eastern provinces to conquer the area and spread his territory.
		In Nihonshoki Keikō himself went there and won battles against local tribes.
	www.rxpresspharmacy.com /wiki/index/Emperor_Keiko (137 words)

	What Does What in Book I of the Kojiki
		The “many-fenced palace” that Susa-nö-wo built at Suga, the place in Izumo of which Susa-nö-wo, now cleansed of his pollution, could feel, “here, my heart is refreshed.” It is here that Susa-nö-wo begets Ya-sima-zinumi of Kusi-nada-pime, as well as other children by other wives.
		The Pï, incidentally, seems to be today’s Izumo river Hii-kawa, which flows from Mt. Sentsu down into Lake Shinji, on whose shore the town of Matsue is situated.
		Kusa-nagi, the mighty sword that Susa-nö-wo extracted from within the dragon’s middle tail, and then presented to Ama-terasu, who later conferred it upon Ninigi, along with the august mirror and the maga-tama beads, as another component of the three sacred regalia.
	home.att.net /~b.mikolajewska/booknook/koj-app3.htm (1548 words)

	The Serene Dragon : Japan - Serpent of Koshi / Yamata-no-Orochi / Susa-no-wo / Dragon of Izumo / Susan-o-no-o-no Mikoto
		The Hero Susano was traveling through Izumo province in Japan when he came across a weeping couple.
		On each of these platforms, the warrier placed a barrel of pears, and when the serpent came to drink, he fell asleep in the trap and the warrior cut off all his heads.
		They said that their daughter, Kushinada, was to be sacrificed to the dragon with eight heads that filled the whole valley.
	www.theserenedragon.net /Tales/japan-koshi.html (457 words)

	The Japan Karate-Do Organization : JKO Forums : GO RIN NO SHO (1645 AD)
		Kojiro was retained by the lord of the province, Hosokawa Tadaoki.
		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.
		After that I went from province to province duelling with strategists of various schools, and not once failed to win even though I had as many as sixty encounters.
	www.jko.com /portal/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=22&PN=1 (6368 words)

	The Kami of Shinto
		In order to get to Izumo he made bet with a crocodile that there were more Hares on Izumo then there were crocodiles in the sea.
		The princess married Oh-kuni-nushi and became the ruler of Izumo.
		He was impressed by their cunning and not only allowed the marriage but allowed them to keep the treasures.
	quasisemi.com /myth/o.htm (414 words)

	Izumo Taisha - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Izumo Taisha (出雲大社; also Izumo no Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important of the Shinto shrines in Japan.
		Its name means "The Grand Shrine of Izumo." No record gives the date of establishment.
		Izumo Taisha - Your Art History Reference Guide!
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Izumo_Taisha (157 words)

	GASSAN TODA CASTLE 17 APRIL 1565
		On 3 July 1562 Mori led his armies into the Amako's province of Izumo in an effort to crush them.
		In early December Mori arrived at the castle of Arawai and established his headquarters in anticipation of attacking the Amako capital at Toda Castle.
		In 1562 Mori and the Amako went to war.
	members.aol.com /kllrkatnas/todascen.htm (1181 words)

	susanow.txt
		To prevent another similar accident, the gods banished Susanowo in the province of Izumo and confiscated his possessions.
		However, using a curious stratagem, the assembly of the gods induced Amaterasu to come out of the cave.
		Using a curious stratagem, the assembly of the gods induced Amaterasu to come out of the cave.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /mythology/incoming.98.09.12/susanow.txt (522 words)

	Laputan Logic - Yamata-no-Orochi
		Susanowo [the mythical progenitor of the Japanese Imperial Family] then descended from Heaven and proceeded to the headwaters of the River Hi in the province of Izumo.
		Every one knew how laborious the usual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences; whereas by his Contrivance, the most ignorant Person at a reasonable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write Books in Philosophy, Poetry, Politicks, Law, Mathematicks and Theology, without the least Assistance from Genius or Study.
		There he heard the sound of weeping and went in search of it.
	www.laputanlogic.com /articles/2003/04/27-93568224.html (869 words)

	penguin
		In his "Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan" and in the dozen or so books that followed, he recorded the minutiae of life in the ancient Izumo province.
		There, in the fading twilight of feudal Japan, he was able to interpret for the Western world - from a Japanese point of view and as no one had done before - the forces that had moulded the soul of this unknown people.
		This selection by Francis King gathers together the finest essays on the customs, lore and scenes of Japanese life from the individually uneven, and now largely neglected, published works of Hearn
	www.tweiland.com /penguin.htm (671 words)

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