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  Province
The population of the province is 1,557,968 (2002).
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 Satsuma Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
During the Sengoku period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu daimyo, who ruled much of southern Kyushu from their castle at Kagoshima city.
In 1871, with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Satsuma and Osumi were combined to eventually establish Kagoshima prefecture.
Satsuma was one of the main provinces that rose in opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate in the mid 19th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Satsuma_Province   (171 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Iga Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Iga province of Japan is particularly famous for its clan of Ninja, its most notable member being Hanzo Hattori.
Both the Iga and Koga provinces are considered the birthplace of ninjutsu.
The castle town of the province was at Ueno.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Iga-Province   (960 words)

  
 Provinces: An Overview
This province is dominated by two large hills, either side of a wide bowl valley with a small village in the center.
Forested slopes to the eastern or western edges of this province, and the rest of the terrain is mostly flat.
With mountains at the extremities, this province is a wide valley surrounded by high hills in the west, and low hills in the east.
www.totalwar.org /hosted/TotalwarShogun/strats/provinces/provinceoverview.html   (3270 words)

  
 Tsushima Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tsushima Province (対馬国; Tsushima-no kuni) was an old province of Japan (-19c) on the Tsushima Islands which occupied the area corresponding to modern-day Tsushima, Nagasaki.
Since the establishment of the Ritsuryo system, Tsushima Province has been a strategic area that took a major role in the national defense against possible invasions from the continent and in trade with the Korean Peninsula.
During the Edo period, Tsushima Province was dominated by the Tsushima Fuchu domain (Izuhara domain) of the So clan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tsushima_Province   (313 words)

  
 Owari_Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The ancient capital of Owari was near Inazawa in the western part of the province.
Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate with its castle at Nagoya and placed one of his sons in charge of the Owari Han, the largest han in the Tokugawa family holdings outside of the shogunate itself.
In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Owari and Mikawa were combined to eventually establish Aichi prefecture in late 1872.
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 Honda-Hosokawa
The Haga of Shimotsuke Province were related to the Utsunomiya and claimed descent from Kiyowara Takashige, who in the 7th Century incurred the displeasure of the Emperor Tenmu and was exiled to Shimotsuke.
Tôhaku was born at Nanao in Noto Province.
Hidemichi was a son of Hatano Tanemichi and held Yakimi Castle in Tamba Province.
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 Hojo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Province Bonuses: Iron in Hitachi, Emissaries in Kazusa.
Mutsu borders 3 of your provinces and taking it early will severely weaken the Uesugi since it contains their starting castle and is very valuable.
Sado, Shimosa and Hitachi are all a long way from the central area and you will almost certainly pick up ports there to allow a quick advance.
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 Sannomiya-Shonyo
Ujihiro held Mochibune Castle in Suruga Province and was a brother-in-law of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
The Shibata of Echigo Province were descended from Sasaki Moritsuna, a supporter of Minamoto Yoritomo and a son of Sasaki Hideyoshi (1112-1184).
Sadataka was a retainer of Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province and held Shôda Castle.
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 Shimo-Usa Province - TheBestLinks.com - Shimosa Province, Honshu, Musashi Province, Provinces of Japan, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Shimosa bordered on Hitachi, Kazusa, Kozuke, Musashi and Shimotsuke Provinces.
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 Definition of Shinano Province
Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchu, Hida, Kai, Kozuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Totomi provinces.
The ancient capital was located near modern Matsumoto, which became an important city of the province.
In 1871 with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures (Haihan Chiken) after the Meiji Restoration, Shinano province was split into Nagano and Chikuma prefectures.
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 Izumo Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izumo (Japanese: 出雲国; Izumo no kuni) was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane prefecture in the Chugoku region.
The origin of the word Izumo is from the name of the goddess Izanami.She is the mother of Japan and buried on Mt. Hiba, at the border of the old provinces of Izumo and Hoki, near modern-day Yasugi of Shimane Prefecture.
It was one of the regions of ancient Japan where major political powers arose.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Izumo_Province   (225 words)

  
 Provinces of Japan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 (The second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu) Hokkaido and Ryukyu Province.
Provinces are classified into Kinai (within the capital) and seven or eight do (routes, or (An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow) circuits).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/provinces_of_japan.htm   (3439 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Provinces of Japan Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the Edo Era, the function of provinces as administrative units was effectively and gradually supplanted by the Han territories.
As of 1871, the number of prefectures was 304, while the number of provinces was 68, aside from Hokkaido and Ryukyu Province.
Provinces are classified into Kinai (in capital) and seven or eight do (routes, or circuitss).
www.ipedia.com /provinces_of_japan.html   (703 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   (2918 words)

  
 Iki Province @ FootballLiving.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Iki (壱岐国;, Iki no-kuni) was a province of Japan which occupied the entire area of Iki Island.
The province ceased to exist upon the abolition of the han system in 1872 by the Meiji Emperor.
The Iki province was subsequently merged with other former provinces to form the Nagasaki prefecture.
www.footballliving.com /moreinfo/Iki_Province   (175 words)

  
 Articles - Bitchu Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
By the Sengoku period, other clans fought over Bitchu, and Oda Nobunaga and Mori Terumoto were fighting in the province when Oda died, leading to a division of the province.
After 1600, the province was divided among a variety of han (fiefs), and included a number of castles.
By the time the provinces were reorganized into prefectures, the dominant city was the port, Kurashiki.
www.worldhammock.com /articles/Bitchu_Province   (157 words)

  
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Nichiro (1245-1310): Born in Shimosa Province and a nephew of another of Nichiren Daishonin's six senior disciples, Nissho, Nichiro converted to Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism in 1254.
Originally from the Toki District of Inaba Province (present day Tottori Prefecture), Toki Jonin was a prominent believer of True Buddhism during the Daishonin's time who resided in the Wakamiya area of Shimosa Province and served Lord Chiba as retainer.
Ema Mitsutoki was a grandson of the second regent of the Kamakura Shogunate, Hojo Yoshitoki and son of Hojo Tomotoki, a member of the Supreme Court of the Shogunate.
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 A Chronology of Japanese History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As the power of the landed and wealthy families in the provinces continues to grow, and the central government continues to lose its power to govern outside of the capital, rebellions arise.
Yoritomo raise a large army from several of the eastern provinces and advances to the Fujikawa in Suruga province.
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).
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 Background Info - Letter to Akimoto
This Gosho was written at Minobu on the twenty-seventh day of the first month in 1280, when Nichiren Daishonin was fiftynine years old.
It was sent to Akimoto Taro Hyoe-no-Jo, who lived in Imba District of Shimosa Province, in response to the offerings of thirty cylindrical vessels and sixty plates that Akimoto had made to the Daishonin.
In 1260, after the Matsubagayatsu Persecution, the Daishonin had left Kamakura to stay at Toki Jonin's residence in Katsushika District of Shimosa Province.
www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gosho/bk_LetterAkimoto.htm   (697 words)

  
 province
The province of Ynnan in China is well known for the quality of its teas.
In the town of Kwangtung, a province in the south of China, the locals are mainly merchants and laborers with no cause to use their kung fu skills.
The Rosewater is distilled from rose petals harvested at dawn in the dry highlands of the Kerman province.
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 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
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 Kawachi Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kawachi (河内国; -no kuni) was a province of Japan, which today composes the south-eastern part of Osaka Prefecture.
Kawachi's ancient capital is believed to have been near Fujiidera, Osaka, but this is not known for certain.
Kawachi was a relatively small province and was usually dominated by whoever ruled Osaka Castle and Settsu Province.
www.tocatch.info /en/Kawachi_Province.htm   (63 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.
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 Clan-Hakkenden - Story of Hakkenden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The story begins in the Kanto (the area around present-day Tokyo and adjacent prefectures), the old heartland of the warrior class.
Ujitomo Yuki, lord of Shimosa province, rises in arms against the shogun but is defeated.
One of Yuki's retainers, Suemoto Satomi dies in the battle but not before he helped his son Yoshizane and two of his retainers to escape.
www.clan-hakkenden.com /hakstory.htm   (823 words)

  
 Amenominakanushi no Kami in Late Tokugawa Period Kokugaku
Mutobe Yoshika (1806-1863) was born as the son of the priest of the shrine Mukô Jinja in Otokuni-gun, Yamashiro Province, and developed his conception of the underworld based on beliefs in local tutelary deities (ubusuna).
In subjection to the divine mandate proclaiming the unending imperial reign, the emperor maintains the imperial dignity, the great house of the shogun takes the reins of government, encouraging the lower people to loyalty, filial piety, and chastity, and spontaneously manifesting the national polity of an emperor's vassal.
Suzuki Masayuki (1837-1871) was born in the province of Shimôsa [parts of present-day Chiba and Ibaragi Prefectures], an area with numerous disciples of Hirata Atsutane.
www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp /ijcc/wp/cpjr/kami/sasaki.html   (14575 words)

  
 Nichiren Daishonin (1222-1282)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He was born on February 16, 1222, in the small fishing village of Kominato in Tojo in Awa Province in what is presently Chiba Prefecture.
On January 18 of that year, a letter from Khubilai Khan of the Mongols arrived in Kamakura with a demand that Japan acknowledge fealty to the Mongol Empire and pay tribute or prepare to be invaded.
Only after that time did he begin to inscribe the object of worship, and commit to writing his important teachings, which identify him as the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law and clarify the True Law which is to be propagated in the Latter Day.
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 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tadataka entered the Ino family of Shimosa province, who served as district officials and also ran a sake brewery, by marriage.
Shimosa is now called Chiba prefecture, the very place where we [Manaka Unsui and Jinenkan manager Kato] both lived in Japan.
Tadataka was excellent in his career as an official, and from a young age was an eager learner.
www.jinenkan.com /ArticleTadataka.htm   (419 words)

  
 Background Info - Treatment of Illness
On June 26, 1278 (some sources say 1282), when he was fifty-seven, Nichiren Daishonin wrote this letter from Mount Minobu to Toki Jonin in Shimosa Province.
He served as a majordomo to Lord Chiba, the constable of Shimosa, but he is also said to have been an official of the military tribunal at Kamakura.
He is believed to have converted to the Daishonin's teaching when the latter went to Shimosa in 1254, and became one of his most steadfast followers, along with Ota Jomyo and Soya Kyoshin, who lived in the same area.
www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gosho/bk_TreatIll.htm   (425 words)

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