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Washizu Kidō
Washizu Kidō (鷲津 毅堂, December 17, 1825 - October 5, 1882) was a Japanese scholar, samurai and government official from the Owari Domain. He served as Vice-Governor of Tome Prefecture. His ''imina'' is Norimitsu. Writer Kafū Nagai was his grandson. Scholar Natsue Washizu, who is also a singer and actress under the name Kurumi Kobato, is the great-granddaughter of Kidō's younger brother Yōshō. Life Washizu Kidō was born on December 17, 1825, in Niwa, Niwa District, Niwa, Owari Province (present-day Niwa, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture). The Washizu family had been samurai for generations. He had a younger brother called Yōshō. His great-grandfather Washizu Yūrin was a Confucianism, Confucian scholar. In 1845, he entered the Shōheizaka School in Edo. Through the recommendation by the domain's foot soldier (''ashigaru'') commander, he was appointed school inspector at Meirindō School in 1867. The next year, he was appointed chief of assistants t ...
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Samurai
The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century AD, the imperial court downsized the national army and delegated the security of the countryside to these privately trained warriors. Eventually the samurai clans grew so powerful that they became the ''de facto'' rulers of the country. In the aftermath of the Gempei War (1180-1185), Japan formally passed into military rule with the founding of the first shogunate. The status of samurai became heredity by the mid-eleventh century. By the start of the Edo period, the shogun had disbanded the warrior-monk orders and peasant conscript system, leaving the samurai as the only men in the country permitted to carry weapons at all times. Because the Edo period was a time of peace, many samurai neglected their warrior training and focused on peacetime activities such as a ...
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List Of Japanese Court Ranks, Positions And Hereditary Titles
The court ranks of Japan, also known in Japanese as ''ikai'' (位階), are indications of an individual's court rank in Japan based on the system of the state. ''Ikai'' as a system was the indication of the rank of bureaucrats and officials in countries that inherited (class system). Currently, the Japanese court ranks and titles are among the types of honours conferred to those who have held government posts for a long time and to those who have made distinguished achievements. In recent times, most appointments, if not all, are offered posthumously. A notable recipient of such a court rank is the late former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who received Junior First Rank (従一位, ''ju ichi-i'') on 8 July 2022. Court ranks The national system for ranking politicians and officials who served the Japanese dynasty began in 603 when Empress Suiko enacted the Twelve Level Cap and Rank System. Each rank was identified by the color of a crown the person with the rank wore. There wer ...
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Kansei
was a after '' Tenmei'' and before '' Kyōwa''. This period spanned the years from January 1789 through February 1801. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1789 : The new era name of '' Kansei'' (meaning "Tolerant Government" or "Broad-minded Government") was created to mark a number of calamities, including a devastating fire at the Imperial Palace. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Tenmei'' 9, on the 25th day of the 1st month. Events of the Kansei era The broad panoply of changes and new initiatives of the Tokugawa shogunate during this era became known as the Kansei Reforms. Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759–1829) was named the shōgun's chief councilor (''rōjū'') in the summer of 1787; and early in the next year, he became the regent for the 11th shōgun, Tokugawa Ienari. As the chief administrative decision-maker in the ''bakufu'' hierarchy, he was in a position to effect radical change; and his initial actions represented an aggressive break with t ...
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Saitō Clan
Saitō, Saito, Saitou or Saitoh (written: or ) are the 10th and 11th most common Japanese surnames respectively. Less common variants are , , and . Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese security guard taken hostage in Iraq in 2005 *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese idol, singer, actress and fashion model *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese karateka * Ayako Saitoh (born 1956), Japanese wheelchair curler, 2010 Winter Paralympian *, Japanese playwright, director, actor and theatre producer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese Confucian scholar, historian, and poet *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese drifting driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' *, Japanese businessman * Eva Saito-Noda (1 ...
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Tenbun
, also known as Tenmon, was a after '' Kyōroku'' and before '' Kōji''. This period spanned from July 1532 through October 1555. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1532 : At the request of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the 12th ''shōgun'' of the '' Muromachi Bakufu'', the era name was changed because of various battles. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in ''Kyōroku'' 5, on the 29th day of the 7th month. Events of the ''Tenbun'' era * 23 September 1532 (''Tenbun 1, 24th day of the 8th month''): Yamashina Hongan-ji set on fire. Hokke Riot in Kyōto. * 29 March 1535 (''Tenbun 4, 26th day of the 2nd month''): Go-Nara is formally installed as emperor. * 7 July 1541 (''Tenbun 10, 14th day of the 6th month''): Takeda Harunobu (later Takeda Shingen) banishes his father, Takeda Nobutora. * 4 September 1542 (''Tenbun 11, 25th day of the 8th month''): Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was ''daimyō'' of Suruga Province, conquered Tōtōmi Province; and from there, he entered Mik ...
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Kokushi (official)
were provincial officials in Classical Japan. They were nobles sent from the central government in Kyoto to oversee a province, a system that was established as part of the Taika Reform in 645, and enacted by the ''Ritsuryō'' system. There were four classes of ''kokushi'', from the highest to the lowest: ''Kami'' (守), ''Suke'' (介), ''Jō'' (掾), and ''Sakan'' (目). In the Middle Ages, an acting governor called ''mokudai'', the '' daikan'' of the ''kokushi'', took over the local government of the province, while the ''kokushi'' returned to the capital to take on a supervising role. History The oldest reference to the term ''kokushi'' appears on the Seventeen-article constitution from 604. As part of the Taika Reform in 645, a new system of provincial government was established, marking the beginning of the ''kokushi''. Before this, the governors were called ''mikotomochi'' (宰 or 使者). This term was replaced with the ''kanji'' characters 国 (province) and 司 (gove ...
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Mino Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviated form name was . Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Mino was ranked as one of the 13 "great countries" (大国) in terms of importance, and one of the "near countries" (近国) in terms of distance from the capital. The provincial capital and '' ichinomiya'' were located in what is now the town of Tarui. Historical record "Mino" is an ancient place name, and appears in '' mokkan'' wooden tags from the ruins of Asuka-kyō, Fujiwara-kyō, and other ancient sites, but using the ''kanji'' "三野国". Per the '' Kujiki'', there were originally three separate countries in Mino, centered around what is now Ōgaki, Ōno, and Kakamigahara. Each had its own ''Kuni no miyatsuko'', and together with Motosu (in eastern Gifu) and Mugets ...
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Owari Meisho Zue
is an illustrated guide describing famous places, called '' meisho'', and depicting their scenery in pre-1868 Owari province in central Japan. It was printed using Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...ese woodblock printing techniques in books divided among volumes. The ''Owari meisho Zue'' followed the publication of the '' Edo meisho zue'', which sparked a public interest in travel guides. References External links Edo-period works History of Nagoya Japanese books Owari Province Travel guide books Ukiyo-e Japanese non-fiction books {{japan-book-stub ...
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Chita District
is a district located in southwestern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on Chita Peninsula. As of October 1, 2019, the district had an estimated population of 160,542 with a density of 968 persons per km2. Its total area was 165.84 km2. Municipalities The district consists of five towns: * Agui * Higashiura * Mihama * Minamichita * Taketoyo ;Notes: History Chita District was one of the ancient districts of Owari Province and is mentioned in Nara period records. One of the castles that guarded the area was Ōno Castle. Modern Chita District dates to the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, and was initially given to Nukata Prefecture in former Mikawa Province, whereas the holdings of former Owari Domain became '' Nagoya Prefecture''. With the creation of Aichi Prefecture, Chita District again came to be considered part of former Owari Province. District Timeline With the organization of municipalities on October 1, 1889, Chita District was divided into four t ...
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Jitō
were medieval territory stewards in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates. Appointed by the shōgun, ''jitō'' managed manors, including national holdings governed by the '' kokushi'' or provincial governor. There were also deputy jitōs called ''jitōdai''. History The term ''jitō'' (literally meaning "land head") began to be used in the late Heian period as an adjectival word. For example, a jitō person (地頭人) meant an influential local. Later, the term was sometimes used for persons who managed each local manor. Modern historians cannot clarify the character of the early ''jitō'' appointed by Minamoto no Yoritomo, as the conditions of these precursors are not well known. ''Jitō'' were officially established when Minamoto no Yoritomo was appointed to oversee their ennoblement by the Imperial court following his successful usurpation of power. Yoritomo appointed many ''jitō'' nationwide, mainly in the Kantō region. During the Kamakura period ...
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