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Daishōji Domain
was a '' tozama'' feudal domain of Edo period Japan It was located in Kaga Province, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The domain was centered at Daishōji ''jin'ya'', located in the center of what is now the city of Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture. It was ruled by a cadet branch of the Maeda clan. The ''daimyō'' of Daishōji domain was subject to ''sankin-kōtai'', and was received in the Ōhiroma of Edo Castle. History Daishōji Castle was a secondary stronghold of the Maeda clan, guarding the border region of Kaga Province from neighboring Echizen Province. The castle was destroyed by the order of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1615 under the policy of “One Domain - One Castle”. In 1639, the ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshitsune retired, turning the domain over to his eldest son, Maeda Mitsutaka. At that time, he separated out a 100,000 ''koku'' holding for his second son, Maeda Toshitsugu, creating Toyama Domain and a 70,000 ''koku'' holding for his third son, Maeda To ...
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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 Hidey ...
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Daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominally to the emperor and the '' kuge''. In the term, means 'large', and stands for , meaning 'private land'. From the ''shugo'' of the Muromachi period through the Sengoku to the ''daimyo'' of the Edo period, the rank had a long and varied history. The backgrounds of ''daimyo'' also varied considerably; while some ''daimyo'' clans, notably the Mōri, Shimazu and Hosokawa, were cadet branches of the Imperial family or were descended from the ''kuge'', other ''daimyo'' were promoted from the ranks of the samurai, notably during the Edo period. ''Daimyo'' often hired samurai to guard their land, and they paid the samurai in land or food as relatively few could afford to pay samurai in money. The ''daimyo'' era ended soon after the Meiji ...
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Maeda Toshikore
Maeda (前田 lit. "previous rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization includes Mayeda. It can refer to: People Maeda clan One of the traditional Japanese clans and prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history: *Maeda Toshimasa, ''daimyō'', vassal of Oda Nobuhide *Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-''koku'' ''daimyō'' *Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie *Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga * Maeda Keiji, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda *Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general Others *Ai Maeda (voice actress) (born 1975), voice actor *Ai Maeda (actress), actress *Aki Maeda, actress and singer *Akira Maeda, professional wrestler *Atsuko Maeda, actress and singer *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer * Maeda Genzō, early photographer * Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer *Gōki Maeda, actor * Gordon Maeda, Japanese–American actor *Hiroshi Maeda, stuntman and suit actor * Hiroshi Maeda ( ...
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Yanagimoto Domain
The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Its headquarters were located in what is now Tenri, Nara. List of lords *Oda clan, 1615-1871 ( Tozama; 10,000 koku The is a Chinese-based Japanese unit of volume. 1 koku is equivalent to 10 or approximately , or about . It converts, in turn, to 100 shō and 1000 gō. One ''gō'' is the volume of the "rice cup", the plastic measuring cup that is supplied ...) #Naonaga #Nagatane #Hidekazu #Hidechika #Shigezumi (Shigetoshi) #Hideyuki #Nobukata #Hidekata #Nagatsune #Hidetsura #Nobuakira #Nobushige #Nobuhiro References Yanagimoto on "Edo 300 HTML"(30 Sept. 2007) {{japan-hist-stub Domains of Japan ...
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Maeda Toshinao
Maeda (前田 lit. "previous rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization includes Mayeda. It can refer to: People Maeda clan One of the traditional Japanese clans and prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history: *Maeda Toshimasa, ''daimyō'', vassal of Oda Nobuhide *Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-''koku'' ''daimyō'' *Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie *Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga *Maeda Keiji, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda *Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general Others *Ai Maeda (voice actress) (born 1975), voice actor *Ai Maeda (actress), actress * Aki Maeda, actress and singer *Akira Maeda, professional wrestler *Atsuko Maeda, actress and singer *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer * Maeda Genzō, early photographer * Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer *Gōki Maeda, actor * Gordon Maeda, Japanese–American actor *Hiroshi Maeda, stuntman and suit actor * Hiroshi Maeda (c ...
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Nomi District, Ishikawa
is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003 population data but following the merger forming the city of Nomi, the district has an estimated population of 5,387 and a density of 364.97 persons per km2. The total area is 14.76 km2. Towns and villages * Kawakita Mergers *On February 1, 2005 the towns of Neagari, Tatsunokuchi, and Terai , image =Terai nepal.jpg , image_size = , image_alt = , caption =Aerial view of Terai plains near Biratnagar, Nepal , map = , map_size = , map_alt = , map_caption = , biogeographic_realm = Indomalayan realm , global200 = Terai-Duar savanna a ... merged forming the city of Nomi. Districts in Ishikawa Prefecture {{Ishikawa-geo-stub ...
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Etchū Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Etchū bordered on Noto and Kaga Provinces to the west, Shinano and Hida Provinces to the south, Echigo Province to the east and the Sea of Japan to the north. Its abbreviated form name was . History was an ancient province of Japan and is listed as one of the original provinces in the '' Nihon Shoki''. The region as a whole was sometimes referred to as . In 701 AD, per the reforms of the Taihō Code, Koshi was divided into three separate provinces: Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo. However, in 702 AD, the four western districts of Etchū Province (Kubiki, Kosi, Uonuma and Kambara) were transferred to Echigo Province. Etchū annexed Noto Province in 741 AD, but Noto was separated out again in 757 AD. In 746 AD, the noted poet Ōtomo no Yakamochi became ''Kokushi'', and left many references to the region in the poetic anthology '' Man'yōshū''. The Nara period pro ...
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Enuma District, Ishikawa
was a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 9,801 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematicall ... of 63.48 persons per km2. The total area was 154.39 km2. On October 1, 2005, the town of Yamanaka was merged into the expanded city of Kaga. Therefore, Enuma District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Towns and villages (At the time of abolition) * Yamanaka Former districts of Ishikawa Prefecture {{Ishikawa-geo-stub ...
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Maeda Toshiharu
Maeda (前田 lit. "previous rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization includes Mayeda. It can refer to: People Maeda clan One of the traditional Japanese clans and prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history: *Maeda Toshimasa, ''daimyō'', vassal of Oda Nobuhide *Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-''koku'' ''daimyō'' *Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie *Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga * Maeda Keiji, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda *Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general Others *Ai Maeda (voice actress) (born 1975), voice actor *Ai Maeda (actress), actress * Aki Maeda, actress and singer *Akira Maeda, professional wrestler *Atsuko Maeda, actress and singer *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer * Maeda Genzō, early photographer * Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer *Gōki Maeda, actor * Gordon Maeda, Japanese–American actor *Hiroshi Maeda, stuntman and suit actor * Hiroshi Maeda ...
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Toyama Domain
was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Etchū Province (modern-day Toyama Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Toyama Castle in what is now the city of Toyama. Throughout its history, it was ruled by a cadet branch of the Maeda clan. The ''daimyō'' of Toyama Domain was subject to '' sankin-kōtai'', and was received in the Ōhiroma of Edo Castle. History In 1639, the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshitsune, retired from office, and divided his domain among his three sons. Kaga Domain went to Maeda Mitsutaka; however, a 100,000 '' koku'' holding was created for his second son Maeda Toshitsugu (Toyama Domain), and a 70,000 ''koku'' holding for his third son Maeda Toshiharu (Daishōji Domain) Initially, Toyama Domain consisted of several discontinuous areas: 60,000 ''koku'' in Nei District, 16,800 ''koku'' in Niikawa District (west bank of the Kurobe River, 3170 ''koku'' in seven villages around to town of Toyama and an exclave in Kaga Province of ...
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Maeda Toshitsugu
was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Etchū Province (modern-day Toyama Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Toyama Castle in what is now the city of Toyama. Throughout its history, it was ruled by a cadet branch of the Maeda clan. The ''daimyō'' of Toyama Domain was subject to ''sankin-kōtai'', and was received in the Ōhiroma of Edo Castle. History In 1639, the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshitsune, retired from office, and divided his domain among his three sons. Kaga Domain went to Maeda Mitsutaka; however, a 100,000 ''koku'' holding was created for his second son Maeda Toshitsugu (Toyama Domain), and a 70,000 ''koku'' holding for his third son Maeda Toshiharu ( Daishōji Domain) Initially, Toyama Domain consisted of several discontinuous areas: 60,000 ''koku'' in Nei District, 16,800 ''koku'' in Niikawa District (west bank of the Kurobe River, 3170 ''koku'' in seven villages around to town of Toyama and an exclave in Kaga Province of 20,000 ...
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