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Oyumi Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province (modern-day Chiba Prefecture), Japan. The site of the Oyumi ''jin'ya'' is now under a residential area of the city of Chiba. The domain was ruled through its entire history by the Morikawa clan. History Oyumi Domain was created in February 1627, when Morikawa Shigetoshi, a ''hatamoto'' in the service of Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada acquired holdings in Sagami, Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces with revenues exceeding the 10,000 ''koku'' necessary to qualify as a ''daimyō''. He was allowed to build a ''jin'ya'' on the site of the Sengoku period Oyumi Castle. He later rose to the post of ''rōjū'', and committed ''junshi'' on the death of Tokugawa Hidetada. His successors continued to rule Oyumi Domain until the Meiji Restoration. Holdings at the end of the Edo period As with most domains in the han system, Oyumi Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned ''kokudaka'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han System
( ja, 藩, "domain") is a Japanese historical term for the estate of a daimyo in the Edo period (1603–1868) and early Meiji period (1868–1912). Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Han"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 283. or (daimyo domain) served as a system of ''de facto'' administrative divisions of Japan alongside the ''de jure'' provinces until they were abolished in the 1870s. History Pre-Edo period The concept of originated as the personal estates of prominent warriors after the rise of the Kamakura Shogunate in 1185, which also saw the rise of feudalism and the samurai noble warrior class in Japan. This situation existed for 400 years during the Kamakura Shogunate (1185–1333), the brief Kenmu Restoration (1333–1336), and the Ashikaga Shogunate (1336–1573). became increasingly important as ''de facto'' administrative divisions as subsequent Shoguns stripped the Imperial provinces () and their officials of their legal powers. Edo period Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ruling emperors before the Meiji Restoration, the events restored practical abilities and consolidated the political system under the Emperor of Japan. The goals of the restored government were expressed by the new emperor in the Charter Oath. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure and spanned both the late Edo period (often called the Bakumatsu) and the beginning of the Meiji era, during which time Japan rapidly Industrialisation, industrialized and adopted Western culture, Western ideas and production methods. Foreign influence The Japanese knew they were behind the Western powers when US Commodore (United States), Commodore Matthew C. Perry came to Japan in 1853 in Black Ships, large warshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morikawa Shigetane
Morikawa (most commonly ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aizō Morikawa (1878–1949), photographer *Collin Morikawa (born 1997), American golfer *, Japanese tea master *, Japanese film director *Miho Morikawa (born 1968), singer and model *, Japanese footballer *Toshiyuki Morikawa (born 1967), voice actor *Yōichirō Morikawa is a Japanese Independent film director, screenwriter, actor and calligrapher. He gained media attention when he was arrested and charged on suspicion of paying a 17-year-old girl for sexual services in March 2006. "児童買春：映画監督 ... (born 1979), film director, screenwriter and actor *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese footballer References {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morikawa Shigenobu
Morikawa (most commonly ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aizō Morikawa (1878–1949), photographer *Collin Morikawa (born 1997), American golfer *, Japanese tea master *, Japanese film director *Miho Morikawa (born 1968), singer and model *, Japanese footballer *Toshiyuki Morikawa (born 1967), voice actor *Yōichirō Morikawa is a Japanese Independent film director, screenwriter, actor and calligrapher. He gained media attention when he was arrested and charged on suspicion of paying a 17-year-old girl for sexual services in March 2006. "児童買春：映画監督 ... (born 1979), film director, screenwriter and actor *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese footballer References {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morikawa Shigemasa
Morikawa (most commonly ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aizō Morikawa (1878–1949), photographer *Collin Morikawa (born 1997), American golfer *, Japanese tea master *, Japanese film director *Miho Morikawa (born 1968), singer and model *, Japanese footballer *Toshiyuki Morikawa (born 1967), voice actor *Yōichirō Morikawa is a Japanese Independent film director, screenwriter, actor and calligrapher. He gained media attention when he was arrested and charged on suspicion of paying a 17-year-old girl for sexual services in March 2006. "児童買春：映画監督 ... (born 1979), film director, screenwriter and actor *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese footballer References {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morikawa Shigetoshi
Morikawa (most commonly ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aizō Morikawa (1878–1949), photographer *Collin Morikawa (born 1997), American golfer *, Japanese tea master *, Japanese film director *Miho Morikawa (born 1968), singer and model *, Japanese footballer *Toshiyuki Morikawa (born 1967), voice actor *Yōichirō Morikawa is a Japanese Independent film director, screenwriter, actor and calligrapher. He gained media attention when he was arrested and charged on suspicion of paying a 17-year-old girl for sexual services in March 2006. "児童買春：映画監督 ... (born 1979), film director, screenwriter and actor *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese footballer References {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruni Katabaki Inverted
''Maruni'' is a Nepalese folk dance of the Magar community. Alongside Nepal, it is popular in Nepalese diasporic communities of India (Darjeeling, Assam, Sikkim), Bhutan and Myanmar. It is one of the oldest and most famous dance of the Nepalese community residing in these regions, originally danced as part of Dashain and Tihar festival.> Dressed colorfully with rich ornaments, the dancers dance to commemorate "the victory of good over evil", accompanied by the traditional Nepali Naumati Baja orchestra. ''Maruni Nach'' has been one of the significant identity of the Magar community since from the distant past until the present moment. In recent years, the dance has become in danger of extinction, due to lack of interest by young people in learning it. That fear has begun to mobilize some communities. Today, the community is pushing its young people to preserve the ''Maruni Nach''. History The dance originated with the Magar community, and later on, people from the various com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people per km2. The city has an area of . Chiba City is one of the Kantō region's primary seaports, and is home to Chiba Port, which handles one of the highest volumes of cargo in Japan. Much of the city is residential, although there are many factories and warehouses along the coast. There are several major urban centres in the city, including Makuhari, a prime waterfront business district in which Makuhari Messe is located, and Central Chiba, in which the prefectural government office and the city hall are located. Chiba is famous for the Chiba Urban Monorail, the longest suspended monorail in the world. Some popular destinations in the city include: Kasori Shell Midden, the largest shellmound in the world at , Inage Beach, the first artifici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midori-ku, Chiba
is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 127,368 and a population density of 1920 persons per km². The total area was . Geography Midori Ward is located in an inland area of southeastern Chiba city. Surrounding municipalities Chiba Prefecture * Wakaba Ward * Chūō Ward *Tōgane * Ichihara *Mobara *Ōamishirasato History During the Edo period, Midori-ku was the location of the ''jin'ya'' of Oyumi Domain, a feudal domain ruled by the Morikawa clan from 1627 until 1871 under the Tokugawa shogunate. After the Meiji Restoration, the area was divided on April 1, 1889 into the villages of Shiina, Honda and Oihama within Chiba District, and Toki Town in Sanbu District. Oihama became a town on November 10, 1928. On February 11, 1955, the city of Chiba annexed Oihama, Shiina and Honda. On July 15, 1969, the town of Toki merged into the city of Chiba as well. With the promotion of Chiba to a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Mass
Jeffrey Paul Mass (June 29, 1940 – March 30, 2001) was an American academic, historian, author and Japanologist. He was Yamato Ichihashi Professor of Japanese History at Stanford University.Sanford, John "Jeffrey Mass, a leading authority on Japanese medieval history, dead at 60,"Stanford News Service. April 9, 2001; retrieved 2012-11-9. Early life Mass was born in New York City in 1940. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from Hamilton College in 1961, a master's degree in history from New York University in 1965, and he received his doctorate in history from Yale in 1971.Hamilton College "Hamilton College Honorary Degree Presented in memoriam to Jeffrey P. Mass ’62" retrieved 2012-11-9. Career Mass joined the Stanford University faculty in 1973. He was made a full professor in 1981. After 1987, he spent the late spring and summer of each year teaching at Oxford University. During many years, his research was supported by a Fulbright Research Fellowship, a Mellon Fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
