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Higo (???; Higo no kuni) was an old province of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 in the area that is today Kumamoto prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto....
 on the island of Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
. Higo bordered on Chikugo
Chikugo Province

is the name of a provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyushu. Chikugo was bordered by Hizen Province, Chikuzen Province, Bungo Province, and Higo Province Provinces....
, Bungo
Bungo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in eastern Kyushu. It bordered Buzen Province, Hyuga Province, Higo Province, Chikugo Province, and Chikuzen Province provinces....
, Hyuga
Hyuga Province

Hyuga was an old provinces of Japan of Japan on the east coast of Kyushu, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki prefecture. Hyuga bordered on Bungo Province, Higo Province, Osumi Province, and Satsuma Provinces....
, Osumi
Osumi Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima prefecture. Osumi bordered on Hyuga Province and Satsuma Province provinces....
, and Satsuma
Satsuma Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Its abbreviation is Sasshu ....
.

The castle
Japanese castle

were fortresses composed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their most well-known form in the 16th century....
 town of Higo was usually at Kumamoto city
Kumamoto, Kumamoto

is the capital cities of Japan of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census....
. During the Muromachi period
Muromachi period

The was a division of History of Japan running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1336 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji....
, Higo was held by the Kikuchi
Kikuchi

Kikuchi, often written ??, can refer to:Several places in Japan:* Kikuchi, Kumamoto* Kikuchi River, Kumamoto Prefecture* Kikuchi District, Kumamoto...
 clan, but they were dispossessed during the Sengoku period, and the province was occupied by neighboring lords, including the Shimazu clan of Satsuma
Satsuma Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Its abbreviation is Sasshu ....
, until Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Hideyoshi's castle....
 invaded Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
 and gave Higo to his retainers, first Sasa Narimasa and later Kato Kiyomasa
Kato Kiyomasa

was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period and Edo period.Origins and early careerKiyomasa was born in Owari Province to Kato Kiyotada....
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Higo (???; Higo no kuni) was an old province of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 in the area that is today Kumamoto prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto....
 on the island of Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
. Higo bordered on Chikugo
Chikugo Province

is the name of a provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, on Kyushu. Chikugo was bordered by Hizen Province, Chikuzen Province, Bungo Province, and Higo Province Provinces....
, Bungo
Bungo Province

was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in eastern Kyushu. It bordered Buzen Province, Hyuga Province, Higo Province, Chikugo Province, and Chikuzen Province provinces....
, Hyuga
Hyuga Province

Hyuga was an old provinces of Japan of Japan on the east coast of Kyushu, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki prefecture. Hyuga bordered on Bungo Province, Higo Province, Osumi Province, and Satsuma Provinces....
, Osumi
Osumi Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima prefecture. Osumi bordered on Hyuga Province and Satsuma Province provinces....
, and Satsuma
Satsuma Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Its abbreviation is Sasshu ....
.

The castle
Japanese castle

were fortresses composed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their most well-known form in the 16th century....
 town of Higo was usually at Kumamoto city
Kumamoto, Kumamoto

is the capital cities of Japan of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census....
. During the Muromachi period
Muromachi period

The was a division of History of Japan running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1336 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji....
, Higo was held by the Kikuchi
Kikuchi

Kikuchi, often written ??, can refer to:Several places in Japan:* Kikuchi, Kumamoto* Kikuchi River, Kumamoto Prefecture* Kikuchi District, Kumamoto...
 clan, but they were dispossessed during the Sengoku period, and the province was occupied by neighboring lords, including the Shimazu clan of Satsuma
Satsuma Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. Its abbreviation is Sasshu ....
, until Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Hideyoshi's castle....
 invaded Kyushu
Kyushu

or Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its Japanese Archipelago. Its alternate ancient names include Kyukoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima ....
 and gave Higo to his retainers, first Sasa Narimasa and later Kato Kiyomasa
Kato Kiyomasa

was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period and Edo period.Origins and early careerKiyomasa was born in Owari Province to Kato Kiyotada....
. The Kato were soon stripped of their lands, and the region was given to the Hosokawa clan
Hosokawa clan

The was a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa and a branch of the Minamoto clan, by the Ashikaga clan. It produced many prominent officials in the Ashikaga shogunate's administration....
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During the Sengoku period, Higo was a major center for Christianity
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 in Japan, and it is also the location where Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a Japanese people swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style....
 stayed at the Hosokawa daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
's invitation while completing his The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings

is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. It is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra....
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