WebMusashi Province (武蔵国, Musashi-no-kuni) was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called Bushū (武州).The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama.Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, Shimōsa, and Shimotsuke …

WebProvinces of Japan (令制国, Ryōseikoku) were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868.. Provinces were established in Japan in the late 7th century under the Ritsuryō law system that formed the first central government.Each province was divided into districts (郡, gun) and grouped into one of the geographic regions or circuits known …

WebIga Province (伊賀国, Iga no kuni) was a province of Japan located in what is today part of western Mie Prefecture. Its abbreviated name was Ishū (伊州).Iga is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō.Under the Engishiki classification system, Iga was ranked as an "inferior country" (下国 gekoku) and a "near country" (近国 kingoku).. Iga was bordered by …

WebTosa Province (土佐国, Tosa-no kuni) was a province of Japan in the area of southern Shikoku. Tosa bordered on Awa to the northeast, and Iyo to the northwest. Its abbreviated form name was Doshū (土州).In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Tosa was one of the provinces of the Nankaidō circuit. Under the Engishiki classification system, Tosa was …

WebIzumo Province (出雲国, Izumo-no-kuni) was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called Unshū ( 雲州 ) . The province is in the Chūgoku region .

WebPrefectures of Japan ranked by population as of October 1, 2011. Figures here are according to the official estimates of Japan as of October 1, 2011, except for the census population held on October 1, 2010. Population is given according to the de jure population concept for enumerating the people. That is, a person was enumerated at the place where they …

WebThe Genpei War (源平合戦, Genpei Kassen, Genpei-Gassen, 1180–1185) was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, who appointed himself as Shōgun in 1192, governing Japan as a …

WebKofun (古墳, from Sino-Japanese "ancient grave") are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Northeast Asia. Kofun were mainly constructed in the Japanese archipelago between the middle of the 3rd century to the early 7th century CE.. The term is the origin of the name of the Kofun period, which indicates the middle 3rd century to early–middle 6th …

WebSatsuma's provincial capital was Satsumasendai.During the Sengoku period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu daimyō, who ruled much of southern Kyūshū from their castle at Kagoshima city. They were the initial patrons of Satsuma ware, which was later widely exported to the West.. In 1871, with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment …

WebTanba Province Akai Clan, Kuroi Castle. Akai Naomasa; Hatano Clan, Yakami Castle. Hatano Hideharu; Kii Province Saika clan & Saika Renegades, Saikazaki. Suzuki Magoichi; Suzuki Sadayū; Suzuki Shigetomo; Suzuki Magoroku; Satake Yoshimasa; Settsu Province The Three Shugo of Settsu Ikeda Clan (Ikeda Katsumasa. Ikeda Nagamasa