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  Provinces of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Provinces as part of the system of addresses were not abolished but, on the contrary, augumented.
Provinces are nonetheless today considered obsolete, although their names are still widely used in names of natural features, company names, and brands.
Iki 壱岐国 (an island in the Genkai-Nada region of the Sea of Japan north of Kyushu)
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 Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Peru, provinces are a tertiary unit of government, as the country is divided into twenty-five regions, which are then subdivided into 194 provinces.
In the Habsburg territories, the traditional provinces are partly expressed in the Länder of 19th-century Austria-Hungary.
The provinces of the Ottoman Empire had various types of governors (generally a pasha), but mostly styled vali, hence the predominant term vilayet, generally subdivided (often in beyliks or sanjaks), sometimes grouped under a governor-general (styled beylerbey).
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 Provinces of Japan
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.
Provinces are classified into Kinai (in capital) and seven or eight do (routes, or circuitss).
www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/pr/provinces_of_japan.html   (422 words)

  
 Provinces of Japan - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The provinces remained as a geographical units and people referred often a certain place with a couple of province and han.
Provinces as part of the address system, meanwhile, were not abolished but, on the contrary, augumented.
Awaji 淡路国; (literally Path to Awa Province; the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, located between the Kii Peninsula of Honshu to the east and the island of Shikoku to the west)
www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Provinces_of_Japan   (755 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Provinces of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gokishichido (five provinces and seven outer areas 五畿七道) was the name for ancient administrative units in Japan controlled by the Yamato court and borrowed from China.
The eight provinces boundaries remained unchanged for almost five centuries from 1413 to 1895, and formed a geographic paradigm that is still reflected today in the Korean Peninsulas administrative divisions, dialects, and regional distinctions.
Located in the north of Honshu island, Akita prefecture faces the Sea of Japan in the west and is bordered by Aomori in the north, Iwate in the east, Miyagi in the south east, and Yamagata in the south.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Provinces-of-Japan   (6227 words)

  
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In Japan we have the advantage that, although the soldiers are raised by conscription, every conscript is animated by the highest sense of patriotism and pride in his country.
Japan's financial condition is by no means so bad as is often depicted, thanks to the growing material prosperity of the empire.
But whatever causes may have helped Japan in her progress, and however much we may have been instrumental in the achievements of the past years, they are insignificant when compared with what the country owes to his Majesty the Emperor.
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This was only a couple of minutes after Japan missed a penalty of their own from a very handy position.
Japan's backs sliced open the Provinces mid-field, and the right wing, N. Hasebe, looked like she was about to run in under the posts for the score when left wing Christine Robb cut her down in a great cover tackle 5m from the line.
Japan bought on a number of their top players who were being rested for the Test match this weekend, and started to exert some dominance.
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 Provinces of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As of 1871, thenumber of prefectures was 304, while the number of provinces was 68, aside from Hokkaido and Ryukyu Province.
Provinces are nonetheless considered obsolete today.However, their names are still widely used as parts of natural feature names, company names, and brands.
Provinces are classified into Kinai (in capital) and seven or eight do (routes, or circuits).
www.therfcc.org /provinces-of-japan-82392.html   (596 words)

  
 Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire . Samurai | PBS
Samurai warriors emerged as an elite force in Japan's provinces during the early 10th century.
With Japan's emperor living in the ancient capital of Kyoto and unable to maintain control of the provinces, the samurai clans established themselves as viable political entities.
The samurai class, "shimin," formed Japan's top elite, and were the only caste granted the privilege of wearing two swords and having two names—a family and a first name.
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Image:Japan_prov_map_mino.PNG rightMap of Japanese provinces with province highlighted '''Mino''' (美濃国;; -no kuni) is an old provinces of Japan old province of Japan, which today composes nearly the southern part of Gifu prefecture.
Mino bordered on Echizen province Echizen, Hida province Hida, Ise province Ise, Mikawa province Mikawa, Omi province Omi, Owari province Owari, and Shinano provinces.
Mino was one of the original provinces controlled by Oda Nobunaga, and his heirs controlled it even after Nobunaga died and Toyotomi Hideyoshi took power.
www.mauspfeil.net /Mino_Province.html   (196 words)

  
 Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Japan is made up of four main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) and many smaller ones.
The religion now called 'Shinto' was indigenous to Japan but Buddhism was brought in through China and Korea by 552 AD and became the main influence on Japanese art and literature until the C19th.
Japan's standard of living rose immensely and American and European influence on people's lifestyles was very strong.
www.gaminggeeks.org /Resources/KateMonk/Orient/Japan/History.htm   (2407 words)

  
 MapZones.com : Japan
It is bounded on the north by the Sea of Okhotsk, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea, and on the west by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan.
The Japanese islands extend in an irregular crescent from the island of Sakhalin (Russia) to the island of Formosa, or Taiwan.
Japan proper consists of the large islands of Hokkaido, the northernmost; Honshu, the largest, called the mainland; Shikoku; and Kyushu, the southernmost.
www.mapzones.com /world/asia/japan   (173 words)

  
 Information on Japan and History of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is this period which formed the basis for the rich and culturally strong Japan known today, and it is from this anarchic period that Japan's sophisticated arts arose.
It is therefore a time in Japan which has great importance, and yet is the most misunderstood and fantasized, in so far as the Western world has a sketchy romantic view without any substance.
To provide accurate information on Japan, yet without being dry and historic, but instead trying to be as engaging, interesting, broad-ranging and quick as possible, is the aim of this section.
www.kojin-rpg.com /information_on_japan.html   (346 words)

  
 Read about Provinces of Japan at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Provinces of Japan and learn about Provinces of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Under the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the provinces as administrative units were totally replaced with daimyos' territorries.
As of 1871, the number of prefectures was 304, while the number of provinces was 68, not including Hokkaido and
The boundaries between the many prefectures were not only very complicated but they did not match those of the provinces.
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Provinces_of_Japan   (732 words)

  
 Japan to 1615 by Sanderson Beck
Korean scholars were sent to Japan in the fourth century by the king of Paekche, but Japanese military assistance requested against the kingdom of Silla in 391 arrived too late to save Paekche.
Japan maintained an imperial theocracy by keeping the emperor's department of worship over the council of state; they considered the hereditary emperor more important than the mandate of heaven, and birth still counted more than ability in Japan.
Japan used conscripted armies to subjugate the Edo in the north and the Hayato in southern Kyushu.
www.san.beck.org /3-11-Japanto1615.html   (17262 words)

  
 The meaning behind Koizumi's moves   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
But Japan's general election Sept. 11 is about a deeper historical reconciliation -- the effort to resolve differences between the country's cultural and behavioral preferences, and the organizational practices put in place by the Occupation forces after 1945.
Japan Post holds a quarter of the nation's bonds (44 percent of its 350 trillion yen in assets).
Definately, if, as in the case of the plan that was put in place, the people of Japan and their democratic leaders did not improve on the initial set up; which they ahd all the democratic freedom to do.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1482442/posts   (1867 words)

  
 Nagato Province - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although the ancient capital of the province was Shimonoseki, Hagi was usually the seat of the han (fief).
In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Nagato and Suo were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi prefecture.
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.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Choshu   (179 words)

  
 Japan says China has begun production in disputed gas field - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Japan said Chinese warships were seen near the gasfield for the first time on September 9, two days ahead of Japan's general election.
Japan accuses Beijing of reaching into Tokyo's exclusive economic zone, and in July, the government, for the first time, granted a Japanese firm permission to explore the area.
Japan and China, two of the world's biggest energy importers, have also clashed over securing priority to an oil pipeline being built in Russia.
news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=50776   (473 words)

  
 Feudal Japan: The Kamakura Bakufu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For all practical purposes, the provinces of Japan were independent even though local lords (daimyo) swore allegiance to the shogun.
In 1266, representatives of the Mongolian court came to Japan and demanded its immediate surrender to Mongolian rule.
In 1274, Kublai Khan sent a vast fleet to invade Japan but it was destroyed by a hurricane—the Japanese called this fortunate hurricane kamikaze, or "wind from the gods." Again in 1281, Kublai launched the largest amphibious assault in the history of the ancient and medieval worlds.
www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/FEUJAPAN/KAMAKURA.HTM   (483 words)

  
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Image:Japan_prov_map_bizen.PNG rightMap of Japanese provinces with Bizen Province highlighted '''Bizen''' (備前国; -no kuni) was a Provinces of Japan province of Japan on the Seto Inland Sea Inland Sea side of Honshu, in what is today the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture.
Bizen borders Mimasaka Province Mimasaka, Harima Province Harima, and Bitchu Province Bitchu provinces.
In the Muromachi period, Bizen was ruled by the Akamatsu clan from Mimasaka, but by the Sengoku period the Urakami clan had become dominant and settled in Okayama city.
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 Notes On Feudal Japan
Since Japan's beginning, a wide social disparity has existed between the floating grandeur and culture of the Capital versus the harsh reality of life in the provinces.
As farmers, the original buke living in distant provinces rebelled against high taxation, and from them came a form of proto-samurai: farmers who could be called to battle in short order (similar to the American 'Minutemen').
Therefore, when the 1850's came around and feudal Japan was faced with the reality of the west already undergoing the industrial revolution, there was a level of craftsmanship unheard of outside of Asia.
www.blueladder.com /education/whistjapannotes1.htm   (1784 words)

  
 ScienceDaily: Provinces of japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Japan Links
Recollections of an RB-29 Crew in Japan Photographs from the early 1950's of rural life and scenery.
Miyazawa Kenji a beloved author from the northern rural province of Iwate in the early 20th century.
Japan as it is essays by Masaki Okada
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 Provinces of Japan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Provinces of Japan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Provinces of Japan contains research on
Provinces of Japan, Early eighth century, Early ninth century to Meiji restoration, After Meiji restoration (1868), Some brief periods, Today, See also and Old provinces of Japan.
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 Tajima Province - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tajima (但馬国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyogo.
Tajima bordered on Harima, Inaba, Tamba Province, and Tango Provinces.
The ancient provincial capital is near the modern town of Hidaka, although a major castle town was built at Izushi.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Tajima_Province   (220 words)

  
 1598 Portuguese reference to miniature landscape in Japan
In 1542, the first European contact with Japan had occurred when three Portuguese on board a Chinese junk laden with hides bound from Siam to China was shipwrecked at Tanega Shima, an island only twenty miles southwest of Kyushu.
The success of the Dutch in Japan during the next two and a half centuries was primarily due to their nonalliance with the Roman Catholic pope.
Until the latter part of the sixteenth century, a bonsan was indispensible to the classic setting of the formal tea ceremony held typically in the aristocratic drawing room (shoin) of a lord's mansion.
www.phoenixbonsai.com /pre1800Refs/Japan1598.html   (2026 words)

  
 Complete and Detailed Maps of 16th Century Japanese Provinces, Castles, Battlefields   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Iga ninja clan was of course in Iga province.
In every province since 1185 there was a largely civilian Governor, put there by the Shogun or equivalence of a Shogun, but there were more than one warlord in the same territory -- and they might or might not listen to the Governor (if they could help it, they most certainly would not).
The basic unit in Japan was the body of five families, be it in a village, a town, a city, even within a warlord's army.
www.geocities.com /nobukaze23/map.htm   (1767 words)

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