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	Kaga Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kaga (加賀国; -no kuni) was an old province in the area that is today the southern part of Ishikawa prefecture.
		Ruled by the Maeda family, the capital of Kaga was Kanazawa.
		Kaga bordered on Echizen, Etchu, Hida, and Noto provinces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kaga_Province (66 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kaga bordered on Echizen, Etchū, Hida, and Noto Provinces.
		A province in the area that is today a part of ōsaka Prefecture.
		A province in the area that is today a part of Mie and Wakayama Prefectures.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/k.html (3250 words)

	Ishikawa Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.
		Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast.
		Nō - was introduced to the area during the rule of the fifth Maeda lord Tsuanori and was refined into the Kaga hosho style.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ishikawa_Prefecture (294 words)

	Sengoku Period
		Asakura Toshikage, composer of the Toshikage Jushichikajo, dies and is succeded by Norikage.
		Asakura Norikage and the Ikko Ikki of Kaga clash at Kuzuryugawa.
		Uesugi Norikatsu is defeated by Takeda Shingen and Hôjô Ujiyasu at Musashi-Matsuyama in Musashi province.
	www.samurai-archives.com /time2.html (4502 words)

	AAS Abstracts: Japan Session 128 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		From the battle of Tayagawara in 1481, through the battle of Tagaojo, 1488, to encounters in 1506 at Kuzuryugawa and Hanyano, and on to later battles at Sendanno (1536), and Daishoji omote (1555), ikko activities kept a large portion of the Japan Sea coast-the provinces of Kaga, Etchu, Echizen and Echigo-in an uproar.
		They gained control of the entire province of Kaga in 1488, and kept it for the best part of a century, and they were responsible for the deaths of two successive deputy governors of Echigo in 1506 and 1536.
		The 1488 success prompted one courtier diarist to describe Kaga as a "province held by peasants," an often-quoted phrase which has been used to characterize the ikko ikki as a sort of popular movement.
	www.aasianst.org /absts/1995abst/japan/jses128.htm (1290 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.
		It was one of the Kaga Ikko’s greatest triumphs and disastrous to the stability of Echigo.
	www.samurai-archives.com /kenshin.html (3505 words)

	NIHONTO.COM:ABOUT SWORDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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 (459 words)

	Onin War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The ikki would form and appear throughout the other parts of Japan, such as Kaga Province, where a sect of the Amida Buddhists, the Ikko, started their own revolt during the Onin War after being enlisted by one of Kaga's most prominent warlords, Togashi Masachika.
		The Ikko were a sect who tried their hardest to appeal to the common peasants in their region, and it was only inevitable that they would form a sort of Ikko-ikki.
		By 1488 the Ikko-ikki of Kaga Province expelled Masachika and the other warlords, and took control of the province.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/Onin-War.htm (1369 words)

	Shimotsuke Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		下野国; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan, which today composes Tochigi prefecture.
		The ancient capital of the province was near the city of Tochigi, but in feudal times the main center of the province was near the modern capital, Utsunomiya.
		Different parts of Shimotsuke were held by a variety of small daimyo during the Sengoku period.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Shimotsuke_Province (143 words)

	Kutani Japanese porcelain
		Asai Ichimo was born in the present Kaga city in 1836.
		The mark indicates that the plates are made in Kaga province by a studio or factory called Shimizu.
		Kaga kuni, Kutani tsukuru (reading top to bottom, right to left) Tsukuru may also be rendered “zo”.
	www.gotheborg.com /marks/kutani.shtml (1428 words)

	Niwa_Nagahide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The extent of Nobunaga's trust can be seen by the fact that Nagahide married Nobunaga's adopted daughter and his son, Niwa Nagashige married the fourth daughter of Nobunaga.
		On 1581, in a military parade held at Kyoto before eyes of the Emperor as well as foreign missionaries, Nagahide was honored to lead the procession.
		At the meeting in Kiyosu Castle where the future of Oda clan was discussed, Nagahide supported Hideyoshi's position and gained Echizen Province and Kaga Province to rule over 1,230,000 koku becoming one of the most powerful retainer and daimyo.
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=Niwa_Nagahide (273 words)

	Japanese Warship Names
		Capital ships were mostly named after provinces, although Kongo-class, being battlecruisers, were named after mountains.
		Kaga: "Increased Joy", a province name (Kaga was originally laid down as a battleship)
		Shinano: A province, containing Nagano City (Shinano was originally laid down as a battleship); also the longest river in Japan
	www.combinedfleet.com /ijnnames.htm (737 words)

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		Generally the surface of the vessel is divided into medallions of figures, which alternately have red, blue, or white back-ground, with figures in green or blue and gold.
		The egg-shell porcelain sold at Nagasaki is made in this province from Arita clay, and this is made from clay with no admixture of fusible matter except that contained by the clay naturally.
		The province of Satsuma is noted for crackled ware.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext05/8030310.txt (19624 words)

	Kaga -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The city was created in 1958 by the amalgamation of the city of Daishoji with several towns, including the hot-spring resorts of Katayamazu and Yamashiro.
		In the 16th century the city and the province of Kaga were given to the Maeda family, the richest daimyo family in Tokugawa times; Kanazawa remained under their jurisdiction for approximately 300 years.
		The name “Old Kutani” refers to porcelain decorated with heavily applied overglaze enamels and produced in the Kaga mountain village of Kutani.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9044303?tocId=9044303 (431 words)

	Ikko ikki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1471, Rennyo was forced to flee Kyoto, and established a new Honganji branch temple in Yoshizaki, in Echizen Province, it was at this temple that he began to attract a significant following among peasants and farmers.
		They overthrew the samurai rulers of Kaga Province, and took control of it for themselves, this represented the first time in Japanese history that a group of commoners ruled a province.
		Towards the end of the 16th century, however, their growing numbers and strength caught the attention and concern of the great samurai leaders of the time.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Japanese-warriors/Ikko-ikki.html (498 words)

	Notebook
		The type of grossly overdecorated 'Satsuma', developed towards the end of the nineteenth century to appeal to the uniformed taste of the West for the quaintly Oriental, is hardly to be taken seriously.
		They may be called by the name of a province, a town, the principal market, the name of a Tea Master, or that of a ruling prince.
		Saiko Kutani [revived Kutani] belongs to the nineteenth century and was made by kilns in Kaga Province.
	www.noteaccess.com /APPROACHES/DecorativeAA/PJapanese.htm (2249 words)

	Study Abroad & Cultural Immersion with Languages Abroad - Kanazawa Activities & Excursions
		The festival commemorates the entry of Maeda Toshiie, lord of the Kaga province, into Kanazawa castle in 1583.
		The name "Hyakumangoku" signifies the extreme wealth of the Kaga province, which was one million koku, or five million bushels of rice.
		The cuisine of the Kaga region is characteristic of Japanese cooking in that it uses a wide variety of seasonal ingredients at their peak of freshness, and arranges each serving as if painting a picture on the dish.
	www.languagesabroad.com /countries/kanazawaact.html (846 words)

	[Avid Gamers 2.0] - [Forum] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The daimyo of the many provinces that made up Japan have started to fight eacth other, all hoping to unify the country.
		The fighting in the Kaga province is between the daimyo and the pesants, both battling for control of the province.
		Now, several daimyo in the surrounding provinces are battling for control of what's left of the city.
	www.greekgods.avidgamers.com /forum.o8691303.x1127605304.html (567 words)

	B & C ANTIQUES Directory
		This early 19th century walnut bench from the Shanxi Province of China illustrates the intricate joinery, artistry and craftsmanship for which Chinese furniture is so well known.
		Shanxi is a mountainous land-locked province just west of Beijing which was shielded from much of the outer world as a result of its geographical isolation.
		In addition, the extremely dry climate has preserved many of the province's old wooden structures, and a large quantity of its very old wooden furniture has remained intact.
	www.bandcantiques.com /catalog280.html (2192 words)

	The Wargamer - Warfare in Feudal Japan
		In the 15th century, the Ikko-ikki gained control of the Kaga province, the first non-samurai or non-courtier controlled province in Japanese history.
		The cultists had little tolerance for the samurai, and Ieyasu feared that more provinces would fall under their monastic control.
		Owari was the home province of Oda Nobunaga, and the shogun-maker had strong family ties to this region.
	www.wargamer.com /shogun/sw-review.asp (885 words)

	A Samurai Story
		The first syllable "Ka", is derived from the ancient province of Kaga, which today is more or less Ishikawa prefecture in central Japan.
		The second syllable "ku" is a shortened form of the verb "kuru", which means to come.
		To escape detection and capture, my ancestors disguised their identity with this obscure name, Kaku, that only hinted of their home province of Kaga.
	majesty.org /main/history.html (451 words)

	Station 38 - Daishoji - Miner translation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After a time the assembly bell rang for breakfast, and I joined the priests in their dining hall.
		Thinking that I had to get into Echizen Province today, I felt rather in a hurry, but as I started down the steps from the dining hall, young priests crowded about me, holding out paper and an inkstone.
		At Yoshizaki on the border of Echizen Province I took to a boat and was rowed across the inlet to look at the pines of Shiogoshi.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~kohl/basho/38-daishoji/trans-miner.html (228 words)

	Wajima-Nuri/Ishikawa/Kanazawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ishikawa prefecture was the wealthiest province in Japan around 16th to 19th centuries, which used to be called "Kaga-Han" in Edo-era.
		When Japan came under the control of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603, Maeda's vast territorial holdings were recognized, making Kaga the wealthiest province in Japan.
		Hence, the elegant and refined culture that developed in Kanazawa under Load Maeda's patronage is referred to as "Kaga Hyakumangoku(one million KOKU)".
	tangle.com /_wajima/ego/KANAZAWA.html (319 words)

	Kutani Porcelain
		Meaning "Nine Valleys", Kutani is a general term for the style of porcelain produced by different kilns in the province of Kaga in Japan.
		There is some suggestion that a Japanese prince named Maeda Toshiharu from the Kaga province who loved ceramics was the originator of Kutani porcelain.
		The Maedas were the rulers of the province, so it was in their interest to maintain the livelihood of their villages, in this case kilns and porcelain production.
	www.myantiquemall.com /AQstories/kutani/Kutani.html (654 words)

	Gosei's Stories
		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.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /pureland/gosei.htm (13434 words)

	Sengoku Period : Sengoku period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Also, peasants throughout Japan united with religious leaders and monks of the Buddhist Pure Land sect to form ikko ikki[?] to rebel against and resist the rule of the daimyo.
		In some cases they succeeded in forming their own independent domains, of which the most famous ikko ikki in Kaga[?] province lasted independently for almost 100 years.
		Hideyoshi first conquered Shikoku (Shikoku Heitei), then Kyushu (Kyushu Heitei) to finally unite all of Japan in 1590 by defeating the later Hojo clan of Sagami[?] province in the conquest and siege of Odawara[?] (Odawara Seibatsu).
	www.city-search.org /se/sengoku-period.html (795 words)

	All Empires History Forum: Unification of Japan
		Ikko-ikki established themselves to be a formidable threat to the samurai clans just after taking over the Kaga province around the end of the XV century.
		At battle of Azukizaka in 1564 he defeated the Ikko-ikki at his province.
		Later Oda Nobunaga would finish them with the exception of a few who would later fight among "Mikawa bushi" and the rest of Tokugawa's forces (featuring some ninja, widely used by Tokugawa in his rise to power, one of them deserving to be mentioned is Hattori Hanzo who aided Ieyasu's escape from Akechi's treacherous army).
	www.allempires.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2114&PN=1 (454 words)

	Learn Kendo Discussion :: View topic - 'KASHIMA SHINTO-Ryu' Kenjutsu...
		The Hatano responded, as one might expect, by accusing Mitsuhide of treachery, and, the story goes, got hold of Mitsuhide's mother in Ômi (a Province the Hatano Clan still controlled), tortured, and then executed her in a dreadful manner as revenge for their Lord's execution.
		It was built from 1576 to 1579, on the shores of Lake Biwa, in Omi Province.
		Nobunaga intentionally built it close enough to Kyoto that he could watch over and guard the approaches to the capital, but, being outside the city, his fortress would be immune to the fires and conflicts that occasionally consumed the capital.
	learnkendo.cheness.com /viewtopic.php?t=313 (6437 words)

	Hiroshige - 60 Odd Provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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 Cave Temple of Kannon in the Iwai Valley in Tajima Province
		The Weir in the Shallows at Yanase in Chikugo Province
	www.hiroshige.org.uk /hiroshige/60_odd_provinces/60_odd_provinces.htm (368 words)

	Kutani Ware, Style of ceramics made in the Kaga Province which is modern day Ishikawa Prefecture
		Kutani Ware, Style of ceramics made in the Kaga Province which is modern day Ishikawa Prefecture
		Kutani Ware - A style of ceramics made in the Kaga Province which is modern day Ishikawa Prefecture
		Kutani Ware pieces, typically plates and bowls, were first produced in the late 17th century and emphasized green and yellow designs.
	www.thejapaneseconnection.com /Glossary/kutani_ware.htm (115 words)

	Station 33 - Echigo - Britton translation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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 (106 words)

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