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19-534: Iga was bordered by Ise to the east and south, Ōmi to the north, Yamato to the west and south, and Yamashiro Province to the northwest. It roughly coincides with the modern municipalities of Iga and Nabari in Mie Prefecture as well as Yagyu in Nara Prefecture. Surrounded by mountains, historically, Iga Province was rather inaccessible due to extremely poor road conditions. However, the area

38-458: Is now Shiga Prefecture , to be one of the birthplaces of the ninja clans and ninjutsu . In 1581, two years after a failed invasion led by his son, the warlord Oda Nobunaga launched a massive invasion of Iga, attacking from six directions with a force of 40,000 to 60,000 men which effectively destroyed the political power of the ninja (see the Tenshō Iga War ). With the establishment of

57-547: Is now part of the city of Iga. Little is known of the subsequent history of the province during the Heian and Kamakura periods . However, by the middle of the Muromachi period , Iga became effectively independent from its nominal feudal rulers and established a confederacy, Iga Sokoku Ikki . During this period, Iga came to be known as a center for ninja activity. This serves that basis of its claim, along with Kōka in what

76-590: Is now relatively easy to access from nearby Nara and Kyoto , as well as the larger cities of Osaka and Nagoya . Iga was separated from Ise Province during the Asuka period , around 680 AD. The provincial capital was located in what is now part of the city of Iga , along with the ruins of the Iga Kokubun-ji . The Ichinomiya of the province is the Aekuni Shrine , which is also located in what

95-586: The Engishiki classification system, Shima was ranked as an "inferior country" (下国) and a "near country" (近国), in terms of its distance from the capital. Shima was an autonomous district of Ise Province, noted as a prosperous fishing region, and during the Nara period governors of the district were responsible for providing annual gifts of fish and abalone to the Emperor. It was separated from Ise Province during

114-855: The Kitabatake clan for much of the Muromachi period , although the Kuki clan , originally pirates in Ise Bay based at Toba Castle dominated much of the coastal areas by the end of the Sengoku period . Ohama Kagetaka was also a pirate operating in the Ise Bay area of Shima Province during the 16th century. With the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate , Kuki Moritaka was confirmed as daimyō of Toba, initially with revenues of 35,000 koku , growing to 55,000 koku under his son Kuki Hisataka , who

133-581: The Tokugawa shogunate , Iga was briefly (1600–1608) under the control of Iga-Ueno Domain, a 200,000- koku han during the rule of Tsutsui Sadatsugu , a former retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi . However, the Tsutsui clan was dispossessed in 1608, and the territory of the domain was given to Tōdō Takatora , the daimyō of Tsu Domain . It remained a part of Tsu Domain until the Meiji Restoration . Notable Edo-period people from Iga included

152-683: The Inagaki clan (1725–1871), where it remained until the Meiji Restoration . During the Boshin War , Inagaki Nagayuki remained loyal to the Shogunate, and as a result was fined heavily by the Meiji government and forced into retirement. His son, Inagaki Nagahiro became domain governor, and after the abolition of the han system in July 1871, Toba Domain became "Toba Prefecture", which merged with

171-446: The famous samurai Hattori Hanzō and the haiku poet Matsuo Bashō . Iga Ueno Castle was retained by Tsu Domain as a secondary administrative center for the western portion of the domain. After the abolition of the han system in July 1871, Tsu Domain became "Tsu Prefecture", which later became part of Mie Prefecture . Iga was divided into 4 Districts (郡), which were further subdivided into 197 villages. The total assessed value of

190-641: The largest of which was Tsu Domain . During the Edo period, the Tōkaidō road from Edo to Kyoto passed through northern Ise, with post stations at several locations. At the time of the Bakumatsu period , the feudal domains within Ise Province included the following: After the start of the Meiji period , with the abolition of the han system in 1871, Ise was joined with former Iga and Shima provinces to form

209-491: The late 7th or early 8th centuries. During the Asuka period and Nara period it was dominated by the Takahashi clan. As the arable land area of Shima Province was very small, portions of the rice lands of Ise Province, as well as Mikawa Province and Owari Province were considered as part of the taxable revenues of Shima Province for the purpose of upkeep of its provincial capital, shrines and temples. The exact location of

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228-713: The new Mie Prefecture formally created on April 18, 1876. The name "Ise Province" continued to exist as a geographical anachronism for certain official purposes. For example, Ise is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the United States and (b) between Japan and the United Kingdom . The World War II Japanese battleship  Ise and modern helicopter carrier Ise are named after this province. [REDACTED] Media related to Ise Province at Wikimedia Commons Shima Province Shima Province ( 志摩国 , Shima no kuni )

247-419: The province in terms of kokudaka was 110,843 koku . [REDACTED] Media related to Iga Province at Wikimedia Commons Ise Province Ise Province ( 伊勢国 , Ise no kuni ) was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture . Ise bordered on Iga , Kii , Mino , Ōmi , Owari , Shima , and Yamato Provinces. Its abbreviated form name

266-484: The province was located in what is now the city of Suzuka , and was excavated by archaeologists in 1957. The site was proclaimed a national historic landmark in 1986. The remains of the Ise kokubunji have also been found within the boundaries of modern Suzuka. Under the Engishiki classification system, Ise was ranked as a "great country" ( 大国 ) and a "close country" ( 近国 ). Two Shinto shrines in Ise Province compete for

285-718: The provincial capital is not known, but is traditionally believed to have been in Ago , currently part of the city of Shima where the ruins of the Kokubun-ji of Shima Province have been discovered. The Ichinomiya of the province is the Izawa-no-miya ( 伊雑宮 ) , one of the subsidiary shrines within the Ise Grand Shrine complex. During the Kamakura period Shima came under the control of Hōjō clan , followed by

304-547: The title of Ichinomiya : Tsubaki Grand Shrine and the Tsubaki Jinja, both of which are located in Suzuka. The Ise Grand Shrine , located in what is now the city of Ise was the destination of pilgrims from the Heian period through modern times. During the Muromachi period , Ise was ruled nominally by the Kitabatake clan . After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate , Ise was divided into several feudal han ,

323-523: Was Seishū ( 勢州 ) . The name of Ise appears in the earliest written records of Japan, and was the site of numerous religious and folkloric events connected with the Shinto religion and Yamato court . Ise province was one of the original provinces of Japan established in the Nara period under the Taihō Code , when the former princely state of Ise was divided into Ise, Iga and Shima. The original capital of

342-434: Was a province of Japan which consisted of a peninsula in the southeastern part of modern Mie Prefecture . Its abbreviated name was Shishū ( 志州 ) . Shima bordered on Ise Province to the west, and on Ise Bay on the north, east and south. It roughly coincides with the modern municipalities of Shima and Toba . Shima is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō , and was the smallest of all provinces. Under

361-539: Was transferred to Sanda Domain in Settsu Province . The Kuki were replaced by the tozama Naitō clan , which ruled Toba to 1680. The domain then reverted to tenryō status under the direct control of the Shogunate for one year. It then came under the control of the Doi clan (1681–1691), Ogyu-Matsudaira clan (1691–1710), Itakura clan (1710–1717), and Toda-Matsudaira clan (1717–1725) before finally coming under

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