This is an incomplete list of the major Han

Han (Japan)

The or domain was the name of the estate belonging to a warrior in Japan after the 17th century. The fiefs of the daimyos of the samurai class of Japan during the Edo period were called han.-Edo period:...

of the Tokugawa period. Han were feudal domains that formed the effective basis of administration in Tokugawa-era Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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...

. The han are given along with their approximate borders compared with the modern prefecture

Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as...

 system.

The han system was abolished

Abolition of the han system

The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...

 by the Meiji government in 1871.

Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

 

• Matsumae – Located in modern-day Matsumae
  Matsumae, Hokkaido
  is a town located in Matsumae District, Oshima, Hokkaidō, Japan. The former home of the Matsumae Han, it has an Edo period castle, Matsumae Castle, the only one in Hokkaidō, and Ryūun-in.The total area of the town is .-Geography:...
  
   town, Matsumae District
  Matsumae District, Hokkaido
  is a district located in southwestern Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 16,068 and a density of 33.45 persons per km²...
  
  ; held by the Matsumae clan
  Matsumae clan
  The was a Japanese clan which was granted the area around Matsumae, Hokkaidō as a march fief in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and charged with defending it, and by extension all of Japan, from the Ainu 'barbarians' to the north. The clan was originally known as the Kakizaki clan who settled...
  
  . Only domain in Ezo
  Ezo
  is a Japanese name which historically referred to the lands to the north of Japan. It was used in various senses, sometimes meaning the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō, and sometimes meaning lands and waters further north in the Sea of Okhotsk, like Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands...
  
   (modern Hokkaidō
  Hokkaido
  , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
  
  ). Also known as Tate.
• Tonami

Mutsu Province

Mutsu Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...

• Hirosaki
  Hirosaki Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in northern Mutsu Province . It was ruled by the Tsugaru clan...
  
  – Located in modern-day Aomori Prefecture
  Aomori Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
  
• Kuroishi
  Kuroishi Domain
  ' was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan, located in northwestern Mutsu Province, Honshū.Its territory included 2000 koku in the area around present-day city of Kuroishi, 1000 koku in present day Hiranani, and 2000 koku in what is now part of Ōta, Gunma...
  
  – Branch of Hirosaki han, based in modern-day Kuroishi, Aomori
  Kuroishi, Aomori
  is a city located in northeastern Aomori in Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 36,675 and a density of 169 persons per km². Its total area was 216.96 km².-Geography:Kuroishi is located in west-central Aomori Prefecture...
  
  
• Hachinohe
  Hachinohe Domain
  ' was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period　Japan, located in Mutsu Province, Honshū. Its territory included 41 villages in Sannohe District, 38 villages in Kunohe District, and 4 villages in Shiwa District, with a total revenue of 22,000 koku...
  
  – Branch of Morioka han
• Kunohe – Branch of Morioka Domain
  Morioka Domain
  The was a han or feudal domain that encompasses present-day the middle-northern part of Iwate Prefecture and eastern part of Aomori Prefecture. It is sometimes colloquially called . The domain was tozama daimyo and was governed by the Satake clan. Its income was 100,000...
  
  , corresponded to modern Kunohe District, Iwate
  Kunohe District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.The district has two towns and two villages.*Hirono*Karumai*Kunohe*Noda-History:*January 1, 2006 - The municipalities of Ōno and Taneichi merged to form the new town of Hirono....
  
  
• Morioka
  Morioka Domain
  The was a han or feudal domain that encompasses present-day the middle-northern part of Iwate Prefecture and eastern part of Aomori Prefecture. It is sometimes colloquially called . The domain was tozama daimyo and was governed by the Satake clan. Its income was 100,000...
  
   – Located in modern-day Akita
  Akita Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....
  
  , Aomori
  Aomori Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
  , and Iwate Prefecture
  Iwate Prefecture
  is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
  
  s, originally consisted of 10 districts – in modern Iwate: Iwate
  Iwate District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 142,495. The total area is 2,846.44 km². The district covers the northern part of Morioka Metropolitan Area...
  
  , Hienuki, Waga
  Waga District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate Prefecture. Since 2006, it has included just the town of Nishiwaga.-History:* 1878 Due to the land reforms, the district split into Higashiwaga and Nishiwaga Districts....
  
  , Shiwa
  Shiwa District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 60,586 and a density of 197.79 persons per km². The total area is 306.31 km².There are two towns within the district.*Shiwa*Yahaba-District Timeline:...
  
  , Kunohe
  Kunohe District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.The district has two towns and two villages.*Hirono*Karumai*Kunohe*Noda-History:*January 1, 2006 - The municipalities of Ōno and Taneichi merged to form the new town of Hirono....
  
  , Ninohe
  Ninohe District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 14,880 and a population density of 49.6 persons/km²...
  
  , and Hei (now split into Kamihei
  Kamihei District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate, Japan.Following the Tōno merger the district consists of the single town of Ōtsuchi. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 16,521. The total area is 200.58 km²....
  
   and Shimohei
  Shimohei District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.Following the merger of Tarō and Niisato into Miyako and as of 2003 population data, the district has an estimated population of 43,747 and a population density of 21.39 persons per km²...
  
  ); in modern Aomori: Sannohe
  Sannohe District, Aomori
  is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the southeast corner of the prefecture, bordering Iwate Prefecture.As of 2010, the district has an estimated population of 73,955 and a density of 76.3 persons per km². The total area was 969.38 km².- Towns and villages :The...
  
   and Kita (now divided into Kamikita
  Kamikita District, Aomori
  is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the east-central portion of the prefecture, south of Shimokita Peninsula.As of 2010, the district has an estimated population of 100,526 and a density of 78.5 persons per km². The total area was 1281.05 km².- Towns and villages...
  
   and Shimokita
  Shimokita District, Aomori
  is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies most of the northern handle of Shimokita Peninsula with the exception of Mutsu City and contains the most northern point on the island of Honshū...
  
   districts); in modern Akita: Kazuno
  Kazuno District, Akita
  is a district located in Akita, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 6,795 and a density of 38.17 persons per km². The total area is 178.00 km²....
  
  
• Kōri – Based in modern-day Kōri
  Kori, Fukushima
  is a town located in Date District, Fukushima, Japan. It is also known as Koori-machi.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,507 and a density of 314.34 persons per km². The total area is 42.97 km²....
  
   town, Date District
  Date District, Fukushima
  is a district located in Fukushima, Japan.As of 2008, the district has an estimated population of 39,633 and a density of 190 persons per km². The total area is 208.53 km².-Towns and villages:*Kawamata*Kōri*Kunimi-Mergers:...
  
  , Fukushima
  Fukushima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
  
• Aizu – Based in modern-day Aizuwakamatsu
  Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
  is a city located in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.As of May 2011, the city has an estimated population of 125,341. The total area is 383.03 km².-History:...
  
  , Fukushima Prefecture
  Fukushima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
  ; controlled by the Hoshina (Matsudaira) family.
• Ichinoseki – Branch of Sendai han
  Sendai Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Most of its holdings were contiguous, covering all of modern-day Miyagi Prefecture, small portions of southern Iwate Prefecture, and a portion of northeastern Fukushima Prefecture. The domain's capital, and the ruling family's castle, were located in what...
  
  , based in modern-day Ichinoseki, Iwate
  Ichinoseki, Iwate
  is a city located towards the south of Iwate Prefecture, Japan and situated on the Iwai River. After Morioka and Ōshū, it is the third largest city in the prefecture.-Description:...
  
  ; held by the Tamura clan
  Tamura clan
  The ' was a Japanese samurai clan which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period. It was part of the fighting in Mutsu Province...
  
  , a branch family of the Date clan
• Iwakidaira
  Iwakidaira Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in southern Mutsu Province. It was ruled by the Andō clan.-List of lords:*Torii clan #Tadamasa*Naitō clan #Masanaga#Tadaoki#Yoshimune#Yoshitaka#Yoshishige...
  
  – held by the Torii family
  Torii family
  The Torii family was a samurai family of the late Sengoku and Edo periods of Japanese history. Loyal retainers of the Tokugawa clan since the late 16th century, the Torii are perhaps most famous for the bravery and valor of Torii Sune'emon, who was crucified by Takeda Katsuyori at the 1575 siege...
  
   briefly from 1606–1622.
• Miharu
  Miharu Domain
  Miharu han was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Mutsu Province. It was ruled by three different families over the course of its history: the Katō , the Matsushita , and for the remainder of the Edo period by the Akita...
  
  – Held by the Kato, Matsushita, and Akita
  Akita clan
  For the feudal domain also known as Akita, see Kubota DomainThe ' was a Japanese samurai clan of northern Honshū that claimed descent from Abe no Sadato. The Akita clan was originally known as the...
  
   families.
• Moriyama – Held by the Mito-Matsudaira clan, a branch of the Tokugawa
  Tokugawa clan
  The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...
  
  
• Sendai
  Sendai Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Most of its holdings were contiguous, covering all of modern-day Miyagi Prefecture, small portions of southern Iwate Prefecture, and a portion of northeastern Fukushima Prefecture. The domain's capital, and the ruling family's castle, were located in what...
  
  – Based in modern-day Sendai, Miyagi
  Sendai, Miyagi
  is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku Region. In 2005, the city had a population of one million, and was one of Japan's 19 designated cities...
  
  ; held by the Date family
  Date family
  The ' was a lineage of daimyo who controlled northern Japan in the late 16th century and into the Edo period. Their most famous member was Date Masamune, who established the family's power by avenging his father's death and through support of Tokugawa Ieyasu.-History:The Date family was founded in...
  
  
  • Mizusawa Domain
    Mizusawa Domain
    The was a feudal domain in Mutsu Province of Japan during the Edo period. It was a subdomain of the Sendai Domain. Sometimes it was suggested that the domain be called "Naka-Tsuyama han"...
    
    – subdomain
• Shimotedo – Based in modern-day Tsukidate
  Tsukidate, Fukushima
  was a town located in Date District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,443, and a density of 101.83 persons per km²...
  
   town, Date District
  Date District, Fukushima
  is a district located in Fukushima, Japan.As of 2008, the district has an estimated population of 39,633 and a density of 190 persons per km². The total area is 208.53 km².-Towns and villages:*Kawamata*Kōri*Kunimi-Mergers:...
  
  , Fukushima
  Fukushima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
  
• Sōmanakamura – Located in modern-day Fukushima Prefecture
  Fukushima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
  , capital was modern-day Sōma, Fukushima
  Soma, Fukushima
  is a coastal city located in Fukushima, Japan, approximately 30 kilometers South of Sendai. Japan National Route 6 runs through Sōma, since 2001 augmented by the Route 6 Sōma Bypass, which runs up to 2 km East of the original route, around the city center....
  
  ; was briefly Nakamura Prefecture after the abolition of the han system
• Tonami – Created in 1870 and granted to the Matsudaira of Aizu
  Aizu
  is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu.During the Edo period, Aizu was a feudal domain known as and part of Mutsu Province.-History:...
  
  . Consisted of the districts of Kita (today Kamikita
  Kamikita District, Aomori
  is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the east-central portion of the prefecture, south of Shimokita Peninsula.As of 2010, the district has an estimated population of 100,526 and a density of 78.5 persons per km². The total area was 1281.05 km².- Towns and villages...
  
   and Shimokita
  Shimokita District, Aomori
  is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies most of the northern handle of Shimokita Peninsula with the exception of Mutsu City and contains the most northern point on the island of Honshū...
  
   districts) and Sannohe
  Sannohe District, Aomori
  is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the southeast corner of the prefecture, bordering Iwate Prefecture.As of 2010, the district has an estimated population of 73,955 and a density of 76.3 persons per km². The total area was 969.38 km².- Towns and villages :The...
  
  , both in modern-day Aomori
  Aomori Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
  
   and Ninohe
  Ninohe District, Iwate
  is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 14,880 and a population density of 49.6 persons/km²...
  
   in Iwate
  Iwate Prefecture
  is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
  
  . Capital was at modern-day Mutsu, Aomori
  Mutsu, Aomori
  is a city located in northeastern Aomori in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the city had an estimated population of 61,205 and a density of 70.09 persons per km²...
  
  
• Yunagaya
  Yunagaya Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Mutsu Province. It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Naitō clan.-References:*http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/mutudewa/yunagaya.html...
  
  
• Izumi
  Izumi Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in southern Mutsu Province. At the end of its history, it was ruled by a branch of the Honda clan.-References:*http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/mutudewa/izumi.html...
  
  

Dewa Province

Dewa Province

is an old province of Japan, comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. It was sometimes called .-Historical record:...

• Kubota
  Kubota Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province . Its main castle was in modern-day Akita, Akita. The Kubota Domain was also known as the . It was governed for the whole of its history by the Satake clan. In the Boshin War of 1868-69, it joined the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei, the...
  
  – Based in modern-day Akita
  Akita, Akita
  is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 11, 2005, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 323,310 and density of...
  
  , Akita Prefecture
  Akita Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....
  
  ; held by the Satake clan
  Satake clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. Its first power base was in Hitachi Province. The clan was subdued by Minamoto no Yoritomo in the late 12th century, but later entered Yoritomo's service as vassals...
  
  .
• Tsuruoka – Based in modern-day Tsuruoka
  Tsuruoka, Yamagata
  is a city located in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.Tsuruoka is the second largest city in Yamagata Prefecture after Yamagata City...
  
  , Yamagata Prefecture
  Yamagata Prefecture
  -Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...
  
  ; held by the Sakai clan
  Sakai clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Nitta branch of the Minamoto clan, who were in turn descendants of Emperor Seiwa. Serata Arichika, a samurai of the 14th century, was the common ancestor of both the Sakai clan and the Matsudaira clan, which the Sakai later served...
  
  . Also known as Shōnai.
• Dewa-Matsuyama (a branch of Tsuruoka)
• Ōyama (a branch of Tsuruoka)
• Nigaho
• Yamagata
  Yamagata Domain
  Yamagata Domain was a Japanese fief , located in Dewa province, in the Tōhoku region . Modern-day Yamagata Prefecture is roughly contiguous with the domain, and its capital city, also called Yamagata, grew up out of the daimyo's castle town...
  
  – Based in modern-day Yamagata
  Yamagata, Yamagata
  is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture in Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 253,951 with 97,457 households and a population density of 665.94 persons per km². The total area is 381.34 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1889.-Culture:The , one of Tōhoku's...
  
  , Yamagata Prefecture
  Yamagata Prefecture
  -Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...
  
  ; held by the Torii family
  Torii family
  The Torii family was a samurai family of the late Sengoku and Edo periods of Japanese history. Loyal retainers of the Tokugawa clan since the late 16th century, the Torii are perhaps most famous for the bravery and valor of Torii Sune'emon, who was crucified by Takeda Katsuyori at the 1575 siege...
  
  
• Yonezawa
  Yonezawa Domain
  Yonezawa Domain was a feudal domain of Tokugawa Japan, controlled by daimyō of the Uesugi clan. Covering the Okitama district of Dewa province, in what is today southeastern Yamagata Prefecture, the territory was ruled from Yonezawa castle in Yonezawa city...
  
  – Held by the Uesugi clan
  Uesugi clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from the Fujiwara clan and particularly notable for their power in the Muromachi and Sengoku periods ....
  
  .
• Nagatoro- Held by the Yonezu clan.
• Kameda
  Kameda Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province. It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Iwaki clan.-References:*http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/mutudewa/kameda.html...
  
  - Held by the Iwaki clan.
• Honjō
  Honjo Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province. It was ruled by the Rokugō clan, who were moved there from Hitachi.-References:*http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/mutudewa/honjou.html...
  
  - Held by the Rokugō clan.
• Shinjō
  Shinjo Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province. It was ruled by the Tozawa clan.-References:*http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/mutudewa/shinjou.html*Sasaki Suguru . Boshin Sensō 戊辰戦争. Tokyo: Chuokōron-shinsha....
  
  - Held by the Tozawa clan.
• Kaminoyama
  Kaminoyama Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province.-List of lords:*Matsudaira clan #Shigetada#Shigenao*Gamō clan #Tadatomo*Toki clan #Yoriyuki...
  
  
• Tendo
  Tendo Domain
  ' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province. Tendō was a tozama domain.Tendō was the site of a castle built in 1360 by Shiba Yorinao. In the 16th century, it was part of the territory controlled by the Satomi clan...
  
  
• Yonezawashinden

Hitachi Province

Hitachi Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Hitachi Province bordered on Iwashiro, Iwaki, Shimousa, and Shimotsuke Provinces....

• Mito
  Mito Domain
  was a prominent feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period. Its capital was the city of Mito, and it covered much of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture. Beginning with the appointment of Tokugawa Yorifusa by his father, Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, in 1608, the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan...
  
  , held by a branch of the Tokugawa clan
  Tokugawa clan
  The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...
  
  .
• Matsukawa (sub-domain of Mito)
• Matsuoka (sub-domain of Mito)
• Kasama
  Kasama Domain
  ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hitachi Province .-List of lords:*Matsudaira clan#Yasushige*Ogasawara clan #Yoshitsugu*Tenryō...
  
  
• Shishido
  Shishido Domain
  The ' was a han of Japan's Edo period. Located in Hitachi Province , it was ruled for the majority of its history by a branch of the Tokugawa clan of Mito. The domain was confiscated for action in support of the Tengu Party in 1864, but was restored to the family, after the shogunate's fall in 1868...
  
  
• Shimotsuma
  Shimotsuma Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hitachi Province . The domain was disestablished in 1871. Its last ruler, Inoue Masaoto, became a viscount in the Meiji era....
  
  
• Shimodate
• Hitachi-Fuchū
  Hitachi-Fuchu Domain
  The ' was a Japanese han of the Edo period. It was created in 1602, when the Rokugō clan, a prominent family of Dewa Province, was moved to new landholdings given to them for distinguished service in the eastern army during the Sekigahara Campaign...
  
  
• Tsuchiura
• Asō
• Yatabe
• Ushiku

Shimotsuke Province

Shimotsuke Province

is an old province of Japan in the area of Tochigi Prefecture in the Kanto region. It was sometimes called or .The ancient capital of the province was near the city of Tochigi, but in feudal times the main center of the province was near the modern capital, Utsunomiya.-History:Different parts of...

• Kurohane
  Kurohane Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo Period, located in Shimotsuke Province . It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Ōseki clan.-List of lords:*Ōseki clan #Sukemasu#Masamasu#Takamasu...
  
  
• Ōtawara (not to be confused with Odawara
  Odawara Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in western Sagami Province. It was centered on Odawara Castle in what is now the city of Odawara.-History:...
  
  )
• Kitsuregawa
• Utsunomiya
• Mibu
  Mibu Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimotsuke Province. It was often rotated between different lordly families. During the Boshin War, it was important in the Battle of Utsunomiya.-List of Daimyo:* Hineno clan...
  
  
• Fukiage
• Sano
• Ashikaga

Kōzuke Province

Kozuke Province

was an old province located in the Tōsandō of Japan, which today comprises Gunma Prefecture. It is nicknamed as or .The ancient provincial capital was near modern Maebashi. During the Sengoku period, Kōzuke was controlled variously by Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, the late Hōjō clan, and...

• Tatebayashi
  Tatebayashi Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province .-List of lords:*Sakakibara clan #Yasumasa#Yasukatsu#Tadatsugu*Matsudaira clan...
  
  
• Isezaki
• Maebashi
• Takasaki
• Numata
• Yoshii
• Annaka
  Annaka Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province.The Meiji-era educator Joseph Hardy Neesima was the son of a retainer of the Itakura clan of Annaka.-List of lords:*Ii clan #Naokatsu#Naoyoshi...
  
  
• Nanokaichi
  Nanokaichi Domain
  The was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province . The domain had its headquarters in a jin'ya rather than a castle. Parts still stand on the original site and some other structures have been moved...
  
  
• Obata
  Obata Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province....
  
  

Shimousa Province

Shimousa Province

was a province of Japan in the area modern Chiba Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture. It lies to the north of the Bōsō Peninsula , whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or .Shimōsa is...

• Koga
  Koga Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province . The first lord of Koga was Ogasawara Hidemasa, who was granted it as a fief following Tokugawa Ieyasu's move to the Kantō region.-List of lords:...
  
  
• Yūki
  Yuki Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province. It was ruled for most of its history by the "main" branch of the Mizuno clan.-List of lords:*Matsudaira clan #Hideyasu...
  
  
• Sekiyado
  Sekiyado Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on Sekiyado Castle in what is now the city of Noda, Chiba....
  
  
• Takaoka
  Takaoka Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on Takaoka jin'ya in what is now the city of Narita, Chiba and town of Shimofusa, Chiba.-History:...
  
  
• Omigawa
  Omigawa Domain
  was a minor Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on what is now part of the city of Katori. It was ruled for most of its history by the Uchida clan....
  
  
• Sakura
  Sakura Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on Sakura Castle in what is now part of the city of Sakura...
  
  – Based in modern-day Chiba Prefecture
  Chiba Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
  
  ; held by the Hotta clan
  Hotta clan
  The was a Japanese clan that ruled the Sakura Domain in the late Edo period. Jindai-ji in the present-day city of Sakura was the clan's bodaiji, or family temple, and has many of the tombstones of prominent members of the Hotta clan.-References: ....
  
  
• Tako
  Tako Domain
  was a minor Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on what is now part of the town of Tako in Katori District. It was ruled for most of its history by the Matsudaira clan....
  
  
• Oyumi
  Oyumi Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on what is now Chuo Ward and Midori Ward of the city of Chiba...
  
  

Kazusa Province

Kazusa Province

was a province of Japan in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture. It lies on in the middle of the Bōsō Peninsula , whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or .Kazusa is classified as one of the...

• Goi
  Goi Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province , Japan. It was centered on what is now the city of Ichihara, Chiba...
  
  
• Tsurumaki
  Tsurumaki Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province , Japan. It was centered on what is now the city of Ichihara, Chiba...
  
  
• Jōzai – Based in modern-day Chiba Prefecture
  Chiba Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
  
  ; held by the Hayashi clan (Jōzai)
  Hayashi clan (Jozai)
  The ', onetime ruling family of the Jōzai Domain, is a Japanese clan which traces its origins to the Ogasawara clan, the shugo of Shinano Province. The family served the Matsudaira clan from its days in Mikawa Province...
  
  . Previously called Kaibuchi, later reassigned to the Takiwaki-Matsudaira
  Matsudaira clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
  
   clan of Ojima
  Ojima Domain
  was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Suruga Province. Ojima was a Fudai domain. It was centered on what is now the Ojima district of Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka.-History:...
  
   and renamed Sakurai.
• Iino
  Iino Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province , Japan. It was centered on Iino Jin’ya, a fortified residence in what is now the town of Futtsu, Chiba...
  
  – Based in modern-day Chiba Prefecture
  Chiba Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
  
  ; held by a branch famiy of the Aizu Domain's Hoshina and later Matsudaira clan
  Matsudaira clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
  
  s.
• Ichinomiya
  Ichinomiya Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province , Japan. It was centered on Ichinomiya jin'ya in what is now the town of Ichinomiya, Chiba.-History:...
  
  
• Sanuki
  Sanuki Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province , Japan. It was centered on Sanuki Castle in what is now the city of Futtsu, Chiba.-History:...
  
  
• Kururi
  Kururi Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province , Japan. It was centered on Kururi Castle in what is now the city of Kimitsu, Chiba....
  
  
• Ōtaki
  Otaki Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province , Japan. It was centered on Ōtaki Castle in what is now the town of Ōtaki, Chiba.-History:...
  
  

Awa Province

Awa Province (Chiba)

was a province of Japan in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture. It lies on the tip of the Boso Peninsula , whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or...

• Awa-Katsuyama
  Awa-Katsuyama Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Awa Province , Japan. It was centered in what is now part of the city of Kamogawa, Chiba.-History:...
  
  
• Tateyama
  Tateyama Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Awa Province , Japan. It was centered on Tateyama Castle in what is now the city of Tateyama, Chiba.-History:...
  
  
• Hōjō
  Hōjō Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Awa Province , Japan. It was centered on what is now part of the modern city of Tateyama, Chiba.-History:...
  
  

Musashi Province

Musashi Province

was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama...

• Okabe
• Kuki
• Oshi
  Oshi Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Musashi Province. It was headquartered in Oshi Castle.-List of Daimyo:* Matsudaira clan # Ietada* Matsudaira clan # Tadayoshi...
  
  – Based in modern-day Saitama Prefecture
  Saitama Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
  
  ; held by the Matsudaira clan
  Matsudaira clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
  
   and Abe clan
  Abe clan
  The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans ; and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period. The clan's origin is said to be one of the original clans of the Yamato people; they truly gained prominence during the Heian period , and experienced a...
  
  
• Iwatsuki
  Iwatsuki Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Located in Musashi Province , it was headquartered in Iwatsuki Castle.-List of daimyo:*Kōriki clan #Kiyonaga#Masanaga#Tadafusa...
  
  – Based in modern-day Saitama Prefecture
  Saitama Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
  
  ; held by the Nagai clan, Ōoka clan
  Ōoka clan
  The were a samurai kin group which rose to prominence in the Edo period. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ōoka, as hereditary vassels of the Tokugawa clan, were classified as one of the fudai daimyō clans...
  
  , Abe clan
  Abe clan
  The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans ; and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period. The clan's origin is said to be one of the original clans of the Yamato people; they truly gained prominence during the Heian period , and experienced a...
  
  
• Kawagoe
  Kawagoe Domain
  The was a feudal domain of Japan during the Momoyama and Edo periods of the history of Japan. It was located in Iruma District, now part of Saitama Prefecture, in Musashi Province . The domain had its headquarters at Kawagoe Castle in the present-day city of Kawagoe.The domain had its beginning in...
  
  – Based in modern-day Saitama Prefecture
  Saitama Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
  
  ; held by the Sakai clan
  Sakai clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Nitta branch of the Minamoto clan, who were in turn descendants of Emperor Seiwa. Serata Arichika, a samurai of the 14th century, was the common ancestor of both the Sakai clan and the Matsudaira clan, which the Sakai later served...
  
  , Hotta clan
  Hotta clan
  The was a Japanese clan that ruled the Sakura Domain in the late Edo period. Jindai-ji in the present-day city of Sakura was the clan's bodaiji, or family temple, and has many of the tombstones of prominent members of the Hotta clan.-References: ....
  
  , Yanagisawa clan, Akimoto clan, Matsudaira clan
  Matsudaira clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
  
  
• Mutsuura
  Mutsuura Domain
  ' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in southern Musashi Province in what is now part of Kanagawa Prefecture. Mutsuura was a Fudai domain. It consisted of two separate geographic areas, one in Kuragi District, Musashi, and the other in Osumi District, Sagami, with its...
  
  

Sagami Province

Sagami Province

was an old province in the area that is today the central and western Kanagawa prefecture. It was sometimes called . Sagami bordered on Izu, Musashi, Suruga provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Sagami Bay...

• Odawara
  Odawara Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in western Sagami Province. It was centered on Odawara Castle in what is now the city of Odawara.-History:...
  
  – Based in modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture
  Kanagawa Prefecture
  is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
  
  ; held by the Okubo clan
  Okubo clan
  The were a samurai kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ōkubo, as hereditary vassels of the Tokugawa clan, were classified as one of the fudai daimyō clans....
  
  , Abe clan
  Abe clan
  The was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans ; and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period. The clan's origin is said to be one of the original clans of the Yamato people; they truly gained prominence during the Heian period , and experienced a...
  
  , Inaba clan
  Inaba clan
  The were a samurai kin group which rose to prominence during the Sengoku and Edo periods. In the Edo period, the Inaba were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama .-Clan branches:The fudai...
  
  
• Oginoyamanaka

Echigo Province

Echigo Province

was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Echizen and Etchū Provinces. Today the area is part of Niigata Prefecture, which also includes the island which was the old Sado Province. This province was the northernmost part of the...

• Murakami
  Murakami Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Echigo Province .-List of lords:*Murakami clan #Yorikatsu#Tadakatsu*Hori clan #Naoyori#Naotsugu#Naosada...
  
  
• Kurokawa
  Kurokawa Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Echigo Province. It was ruled by the Yanagisawa clan for the entirety of its history.-List of lords:*Yanagisawa clan #Tsunetaka#Satozumi#Satoakira#Yasutaka#Nobutō#Mitsuhi...
  
  
• Mikkaichi
  Mikkaichi Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Echigo Province....
  
  
• Shibata
  Shibata Domain
  was a Han domain in Echigo Province ....
  
  
• Muramatsu
• Yoita
  Yoita Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Echigo Province.-List of lords:*Makino clan, 1634-1689 #Yasunari#Yasumichi#Yasushige*Ii clan, 1705-1871 #Naonori#Naoharu#Naokazu#Naoari#Naokuni...
  
  
• Nagaoka
  Nagaoka Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Echigo Province . It was ruled by the Makino clan for most of its history. It was also the center of some of the fiercest fighting of the Boshin War, during the summer of 1868. Nagaoka joined the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the war, and...
  
  
• Mineyama
  Mineyama Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tango Province . It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Kyōgoku clan, until the Meiji Restoration.-Lords of Mineyama:*Kyōgoku clan...
  
  
• Shiiya
• Takada
  Takada Domain
  , also known as Takata domain, was an Edo period fiefdom in Echigo province. The region is located south of modern Niigata, which is the capital city of today's Niigata Prefecture....
  
  
• Itoigawa

Shinano Province

Shinano Province

or is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...

• Iiyama
  Iiyama Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province . It was the scene of fighting during the Echigo Campaign of the Boshin War, between the imperial army and mixed forces of the former Tokugawa Shogunate and Ouetsu Reppan Domei.Iiyama was ruled by several different daimyo...
  
  
• Susaka
  Susaka Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province . It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Hori clan.-List of lords:*Hori clan #Naoshige#Naomasu#Naoteru#Naosuke...
  
  
• Matsushiro
  Matsushiro Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province. It was ruled for the majority of its history by the Sanada clan.-List of lords:*Mori clan #Tadamasa...
  
  
• Ueda
  Ueda Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province .-List of lords:*Sanada clan #Masayuki#Nobuyuki*Sengoku clan #Tadamasa#Masatoshi#Masaakira...
  
  
• Komoro
  Komoro Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province .-Lords of Komoro:*Sengoku clan, 1590-1622 #Hidehisa#Tadamasa*Period from 1622-1624 as part of the Kōfu Domain....
  
  
• Iwamurata
• Matsumoto
  Matsumoto Domain
  The ' was a Japanese feudal domain in Shinano Province . Home to a major strategic center in the form of Matsumoto Castle, it was ruled by various families during the course of its history, the Hotta among them.-List of Daimyo:...
  
  – Based in modern-day Matsumoto
  Matsumoto, Nagano
  is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a Special City.-Outline:The new city of Matsumoto is the city comprising the mergers of the old city of Matsumoto and four villages. Matsumoto officially absorbed those villages without creating a new municipal...
  
  , Nagano Prefecture
  Nagano Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
  
  ; held by the Matsudaira
  Matsudaira clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
  
   and Mizuno clan
  Mizuno clan
  The was a Japanese clan which claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan. In the Edo period, the Mizuno clan produced many men who were fudai daimyo serving the Tokugawa shogun, as well as countless families of hatamoto...
  
  s and others
• Okutono
  Okutono Domain
  , was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kamo District and Nukata Districts of Mikawa Province , and in Saku District, Shinano Province, Japan. The domain was also known as and later known as and...
  
  – Held by the Ogyū branch of the Matsudaira clan
  Matsudaira clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
  
  ; later known as Tatsuoka and centered in Shinano Province
  Shinano Province
  or is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...
  
  .
• Suwa
  Suwa Domain
  The was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period located in Shinano Province. Also called Takashima Domain , the domain was ruled from Takashima Castle, which is located in modern-day Suwa, Nagano Prefecture.-Hineno clan:...
  
  
• Takatō
  Takato Domain
  The was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in southern Shinano Province. Its capital was at Takatō Castle, in what is today the city of Ina, Nagano Prefecture.-History:...
  
  
• Iida
• Ōhama
  Ohama Domain
  The ' was a short-lived Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province . The sole lord of Ōhama was Mizuno Tadatomo. Tadatomo, who had previously been a high-income hatamoto with holdings in the Saku district of Shinano Province, served as a page and later an assistant to the 10th...
  
  

Echizen Province

Echizen Province

was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Etchū and Echigo Provinces.Echizen is famous for washi . A text dated AD 774 mentions the washi made in this area. Echizen-produced Washi is still the most commonly sold traditional...

• Maruoka
• Fukui
  Fukui Domain
  The was a feudal domain in Echizen Province of Japan during the Edo period. It is also sometimes called '. The family name of the heads of the domain is "Matsudaira".- List of heads :# Hideyasu# Tadanao...
  
  
• Katsuyama
• Ōno
• Sabae
  Sabae Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Echizen Province. It was ruled by the Manabeclan....
  
  
• Tsuruga

Suruga Province

Suruga Province

was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka prefecture. It was sometimes called . Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay.-History:...

• Sunpu
  Sunpu Domain
  ' was a Japanese feudal domain intermittently during the Edo period. It was centered in Suruga Province, in what is now the city of Shizuoka, but at times included Kai and parts of Tōtōmi Provinces. In 1869 the domain was renamed .-History:...
  
  
• Numazu
  Numazu Domain
  ' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Suruga Province. Numazu was a Fudai domain. It was centered on what is now the city of Numazu, Shizuoka.-History:...
  
  
• Tanaka
  Tanaka Domain
  ' was a tozama Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Suruga Province, centered on what is now Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture...
  
  
• Ōjima
  Ojima Domain
  was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Suruga Province. Ojima was a Fudai domain. It was centered on what is now the Ojima district of Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka.-History:...
  
  

Tōtōmi Province

Totomi Province

was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .-History:...

• Sagara
  Sagara Domain
  ' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. Yokosuka was a Fudai domain. It was centered in what is now the Sagara district of Makinohara city, Shizuoka Prefecture.-History:...
  
  
• Kakegawa
  Kakegawa Domain
  ' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. Kakegawa was primarily a Fudai domain. It was centered at Kakegawa Castle in what is now Kakegawa, Shizuoka.-History:...
  
  
• Yokosuka
  Yokosuka Domain
  ' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. Yokosuka was a Fudai domain. It was centered at Yokosuka Castle in the Matsuo district of the city of Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture.-History:...
  
  
• Hamamatsu
  Hamamatsu Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. It was centered on what is now Hamamatsu Castle in what is now the city of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture....
  
  

Mikawa Province

Mikawa Province

is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....

• Yoshida
  Yoshida Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in eastern Mikawa Province , Japan. It was centered on Yoshida Castle in what is now the city of Toyohashi, Aichi. It was ruled by a number of different fudai daimyō over the course of the Edo period, before finally passing into the hands of the...
  
  (later called Toyohashi)
• Tawara
• Hatagamura
• Nishiōhira
• Okazaki
  Okazaki Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in eastern Mikawa Province , Japan. It was centered on Okazaki Castle in what is now the city of Okazaki, Aichi...
  
  
• Koromo
  Koromo Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in was is now the modern-day city of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was centered on Koromo Castle.-History:...
  
  
• Nishio
  Nishio Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in former Mikawa Province, in what is now the modern-day city of Nishio in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was centered on Nishio Castle.-History:...
  
  
• Kariya
  Kariya Domain
  was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in was is now part of the modern-day cities of Kariya and Anjō in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was centered on Kariya Castle, which was located in what is now the city of Kariya.-History:...
  
  
• Ogyū-Okutono
  Okutono Domain
  , was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kamo District and Nukata Districts of Mikawa Province , and in Saku District, Shinano Province, Japan. The domain was also known as and later known as and...
  
  (also known as Tanoguchi)
• Ashisuke
• Shinshiro

Owari Province

Owari Province

was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishū .-History:The province was created in 646....

• Owari
  Owari Domain
  The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 koku, and was the largest holding of the...
  
  
• Inuyama
  Inuyama Domain
  The was a feudal domain in Owari Province, Japan. It was not officially designated as a domain by the Tokugawa Shogunate, when major domains were established, but was finally designated a domain in 1868...
  
  (sub-domain of Owari)
• Ogawa
  Ogawa Domain
  The was a feudal domain in Owari Province, Japan. Historically, "Ogawa" has also been written as 小川 and 小河. The area was controlled by Ogawa Castle.-History:...
  
  
• Owari Kuroda
• Kiyosu

Mino Province

Mino Province

, one of the old provinces of Japan, encompassed part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mino Province bordered Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Ōmi, Owari, and Shinano Provinces....

• Naegi
• Iwamura
• Kanō
  Kano Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Mino Province .-History:The territory of the Kanō domain was once ruled from Gifu, by Oda Hidenobu, Oda Nobunaga's grandson. However, as Hidenobu sided with Ishida Mitsunari at the Battle of Sekigahara, his territory was confiscated by...
  
  
• Imao (sub-domain of Owari)
• Takasu
  Takasu Domain
  The was a Japanese domain located in Mino Province . For most of its history, it was ruled by the Takasu-Matsudaira, a branch of the Tokugawa clan of Owari....
  
  
• Takatomi
  Takatomi Domain
  The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in Mino Province and the domain's land surrounds the present-day Yamagata, Gifu Prefecture.- History :...
  
  
• Gujōhachiman
• Ōgaki
  Ogaki Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain during the Edo period, located in Mino Province .-History:Historically, the Ōgaki area had been a highly important point of transit from Mino Province to Ōmi Province; it was vital to Saitō Dōsan and later to Oda Nobunaga...
  
  

Ise Province

Ise Province

or was a province of Japan including most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces.The ancient provincial capital was at Suzuka...

• Nagashima
• Kuwana
  Kuwana Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Ise Province .-List of Daimyo:*Honda clan #Tadakatsu#Tadamasa*Matsudaira clan...
  
  Held by the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira
  Matsudaira clan
  The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
  
   clan.
• Komono
  Komono Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain in Ise Province . It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Hijikata clan.-List of Daimyo:*Hijikata clan #Katsuuji#Katsutaka#Katsutoyo#Katsuyoshi#Katsufusa#Katsumasa...
  
  
• Kanbe
• Ise-saijo(Minami-hayashizaki)
• Ise-kameyama
  Ise-Kameyama Domain
  The ' was a domain of the Edo period in Japan. It was located in Ise Province and had its headquarters and Kameyama Castle, which is in the modern-day city of Kameyama, Mie Prefecture....
  
  
• Tsu – Based in modern-day Mie Prefecture
  Mie Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
  
  ; held by the Tōdō clan
• Hisai

Ōmi Province

Omi Province

is an old province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. It is nicknamed as .Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, is located at the center of the province...

• Miyagawa
• Katada
• Ōmizo
  Omizo Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Ōmizo, Ōmi Province . It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Wakebe clan...
  
  
• Hikone
  Hikone Domain
  The was a feudal domain of Japan during the Edo period. It was established in 1600 with Ii Naomasa as the first daimyo. All fifteen daimyo were from the Ii clan.A large fudai domain, Hikone was initially rated at 180,000 koku...
  
  
• Hikoneshinden
• Yamakami
• Mikami
• Nishōji
• Minakuchi
• Zeze
  Zeze Domain
  The was a feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period. It was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu as a reward to Toda Kazuaki, whom he transferred from a 5,000 koku territory in Musashi Province to this 30,000 koku domain in Ōmi Province. The domain government had its headquarters at Zeze Castle in...
  
  

Yamato Province

Yamato Province

was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū. It was also called . At first, the name was written with one different character , and for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable characters . The final revision was made in...

• Yagyū
• Kōriyama
• Koizumi
  Koizumi Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, with its headquarters within the city limits of present-day Yamato-Kōriyama, Nara. It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Katagiri clan, founded by a younger brother of the famed Katagiri Katsumoto....
  
  
• Yanagimoto
  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 #Naonaga#Nagatane#Hidekazu#Hidechika#Shigezumi #Hideyuki#Nobukata#Hidekata...
  
  
• Kaiju-Shibamura
• Uda-Matsuyama
  Uda-Matsuyama Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Yamato Province . It was ruled for most of its history by the Oda clan....
  
  
• Kujira
• Takatori

Kii Province

Kii Province

, or , was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture. Kii bordered Ise, Izumi, Kawachi, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. The Kii Peninsula takes its name from this province....

• Wakayama
  Wakayama Domain
  The was a han or Japanese feudal domain in Kii Province , with income of 555,000 koku. The domain was also known as or . The heads of the domain were Kishu-Tokugawa clan, one of Gosanke...
  
  (ruled by a branch of the Tokugawa clan
  Tokugawa clan
  The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...
  
  )

Settsu Province

Settsu Province

was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or .Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province.-History:...

• Takatsuki
• Asada – Based in modern-day Hyōgo
  Hyogo Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
  
   and Osaka Prefecture
  Osaka Prefecture
  is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
  
  s; held by the Aoki clan
• Amagasaki
  Amagasaki Domain
  The was a feudal domain of Japan during the Edo period. It had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle. The domain extended over parts of Settsu Province that correspond to portions of the cities of Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Kobe, Itami, and Takarazuka, in modern-day Hyōgo...
  
  
• Sanda

Tanba Province

• Tanba-Kameyama
• Sonobe
• Yamaga
• Ayabe
• Fukuchiyama
• Sasayama
  Sasayama Domain
  ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tanba Province. It was founded in 1609, when Matsudaira Yasushige moved there from the Yakami Domain. The domain changed hands several times until 1748, when it was given to Aoyama Tadatomo. The Aoyama family remained there until 1868; the...
  
  
• Kaibara

Tango Province

Tango Province

was an old province in the area that is today northern Kyoto Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Tamba Province. Tango bordered on Tajima, Tamba, and Wakasa provinces....

• Tanabe
• Miyazu
  Miyazu Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tango Province .-List of lords:*Kyōgoku clan, 1600-1666 #Takatomo#Takahiro#Takakuni*Tenryō, 1666-1669...
  
  
• Mineyama

Harima Province

Harima Province

or Banshu was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima, Tamba, Settsu, Bizen, and Mimasaka Provinces. Its capital was Himeji....

• Akashi
  Akashi Domain
  The was a feudal domain of Japan. It occupied Akashi District and surroundings in Harima Province. Fudai and Shimpan daimyo were assigned, and frequently reassigned, to Akashi. The domain had its administrative headquarters at Akashi Castle.Akashi was established in 1617 when Ikeda Mitsumasa was...
  
  
• Ono
• Migusa
• Himeji
  Himeji Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo Period, located in Harima Province .-List of lords:*Ikeda clan #Terumasa#Toshitaka#Mitsumasa*Honda clan #Tadamasa#Masatomo#Masakatsu...
  
  
• Hayashida
• Tatsuno
  Tatsuno Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Harima Province ....
  
  
• Anshi
• Mikazuki
• Akō
  Ako Domain
  The was a domain in feudal Japan. It was located in Harima Province and coincided with the present-day cities of Akō and Aioi and the town of Kamigōri in Hyōgo Prefecture. The domain had its headquarters at Akō Castle....
  
  

Awaji Province

Awaji Province

was an old province of Japan covering Awaji Island, between Honshū and Shikoku. Today it is part of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is sometimes called . Awaji is divided into three municipal sections: Awaji is the northernmost section, Sumoto is the most urban and central section, and four southern towns...

• Awaji-sumoto A part of the Tokushima Domain
  Tokushima Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Awa Province and Awaji Province in Shikoku. Ruled by the Hachisuka family, it was rated at an income of 256,000 koku...
  
  , it was held by the Inada family, retainers of the Hachisuka clan
  Hachisuka clan
  The ' are descendants of Emperor Seiwa and are a branch of the Ashikaga clan and the Shiba clan .Ashikaga Ieuji , son of Ashikaga Yasuuji was the first who adopted the name of Shiba...
  
  .

Inaba Province

Inaba Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Inaba bordered on Harima, Hōki, Mimasaka, and Tajima Provinces.-History:The ancient capital, and the castle town, were at Tottori city...

• Tottori
  Tottori Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Inaba and Hōki Provinces . It was ruled by different branches of the Ikeda clan.-List of lords:*Ikeda clan, 1600-1617 #Nagayoshi#Nagayuki...
  
  
• Shikano
• Wakasa

Hōki Province

Hoki Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Tottori Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Hōki bordered on Inaba, Mimasaka, Bitchū, Bingo, and Izumo Provinces....

• Yonago
• Kurayoshi
• Kurosaka
• Yabase

Izumo Province

Izumo Province

was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province is in the Chūgoku Region.- History :It was one of the regions of ancient Japan where major political powers arose...

• Hirose
• Mori
  Mori Domain (Izumo)
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Izumo Province. It was ruled for the entirety of its history by a branch of the Matsudaira clan of Fukui.-List of lords:*Matsudaira clan, 1666-1673, 1673-1871 #Takamasa...
  
  
• Matsue
  Matsue Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered in what is now Matsue, Shimane.-List of lords:*Horio clan, 1600-1633 #Horio Yoshiharu#Horio Tadauji#Horio Tadaharu*Kyōgoku clan, 1634-1637...
  
  
• Matsueshinden

Iwami Province

Iwami Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Iwami bordered Aki, Bingo, Izumo, Nagato, and Suō provinces.In the Heian era the capital was at modern-day Hamada....

• Yoshinaga
• Hamada
  Hamada Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Iwami Province . The domain came to an end with its conquest by forces of the Chōshū Domain and its subsequent absorption of Hamada into Chōshū territory.-List of lords:...
  
  
• Tsuwano
  Tsuwano Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Iwami Province . The Meiji-era author Mori Ōgai was the son of a Tsuwano retainer.-List of Daimyo:*Sakazaki clan #Sakazaki Naomori...
  
  

Mimasaka Province

Mimasaka Province

or was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today northeastern Okayama Prefecture. Mimasaka bordered Bitchū, Bizen, Harima, Hōki, and Inaba Provinces....

• Tsuyama
  Tsuyama Domain
  The was a feudal domain in Mimasaka Province of Japan during the Edo period.- History :In 1600, the territory that became the Tsuyama domain formed part of the territory ruled from Okayama by Kobayakawa Hideaki...
  
  
• Tsuyamashinden
• Mimasaka-Katsuyama

Bitchū Province

Bitchu Province

was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshū, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bizen and Bingo Provinces. Bitchu bordered Hōki, Mimasaka, Bizen, and Bingo Provinces....

• Niwase
  Niwase Domain
  The ' was a Japanese han of the Edo period, located in Bitchū Province.-History:The Niwase domain was founded in 1600, when Togawa Michiyasu, a retainer of Ukita Hideie, rebelled against his lord and sided with the Tokugawa clan at the Battle of Sekigahara. As a reward, the Tokugawa granted Togawa...
  
  
• Ashimori
• Ikusaka
• Asao
• Okada
  Okada Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Bitchū Province....
  
  
• Kamogata
• Bitchu-Matsuyama
  Bitchu-Matsuyama Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Bitchū Province .-List of lords:*Tenryō, 1600-1616Kobori clan #Masatsugu#Masakazu*Ikeda clan, 1617-1641 #Nagayoshi...
  
  
• Niimi
  Niimi Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Bitchū Province .-List of lords:*Seki clan, 1697-1871 #Nagaharu#Nagahiro#Masatomi#Masatoki#Naganobu#Nagateru#Shigeakira#Nagamichi#Nagakatsu...
  
  
• Nariwa
• Nishiebara

Aki Province

Aki Province

or Geishū was a province in the Chūgoku Region of western Honshū, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture.When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province , two temples were founded in Aki Province...

• Hiroshima
  Hiroshima Domain
  Hiroshima Domain was a han, or feudal domain, of Edo period Japan. Based at Hiroshima castle in the city of Hiroshima, the domain encompassed Aki province and parts of neighboring Bingo province....
  
  
• Hiroshimashinden

Suo Province

Suo Province

was a province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Suō bordered on Aki, Iwami, and Nagato Provinces....

• Iwakuni
  Iwakuni Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Suō Province .-List of lords:*Kikkawa family #Hiroie#Hiromasa#Hiroyoshi#Hironori#Hiromichi#Tsunenaga#Tsunetomo#Tsunetada...
  
  
• Tokuyama
  Tokuyama Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Suo Province . It was a branch of the neighboring Chōshū Domain.-List of lords:*Mōri clan #Naritaka#Motokata#Mototsugu#Mototaka...
  
  
• Kudamatsu

Nagato Province

Nagato Province

, often called , was a province of Japan. It was at the extreme western end of Honshū, in the area that is today Yamaguchi Prefecture. Nagato bordered on Iwami and Suō Provinces....

• Chōshū – Based in modern-day Hagi
  Hagi, Yamaguchi
  is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan and was incorporated as a city on July 1, 1932. Formerly part of Abu District.On March 6, 2005, the former city of Hagi merged with the towns of Susa and Tamagawa, and the villages of Asahi, Fukue, Kawakami and Mutsumi to form the new city of Hagi.Iwami Airport...
  
  , Yamaguchi Prefecture
  Yamaguchi Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...
  
  ; held by the Mōri clan
  Mori clan
  The Mōri clan was a family of daimyō, descended from Ōe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shōen in Mōri, Aikō District, Sagami Province. The generation of Hiromoto began to name themselves Mōri.After the Jōkyū War, Mōri was appointed to the jitō...
  
  
• Chōfu
  Chofu Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Nagato Province .-List of lords:*Mōri clan #Hidemoto#Mitsuhiro#Tsunamoto#Mototomo#Motonori#Masahiro...
  
  
• Kiyosue
  Kiyosue Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Nagato Province. It was ruled for the entirety of its history by a branch of the Mōri clan of the neighboring Chōshū Domain.-List of lords:*Mōri clan #Mototomo#Motohira...
  
  

Awa Province

Awa Province (Tokushima)

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today a part of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku. Awa was bordered by Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo Provinces. It was sometimes called .-References:...

• Tokushima
  Tokushima Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Awa Province and Awaji Province in Shikoku. Ruled by the Hachisuka family, it was rated at an income of 256,000 koku...
  
  – Based in modern-day Tokushima city
  Tokushima, Tokushima
  is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island in Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the city had an estimated population of 263,372, with 114,325 households, and a population density of 1,377.25 persons per km². Its total area is 191.23 km²....
  
  , Tokushima Prefecture
  Tokushima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is the city of Tokushima.- Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture :Long ago, Tokushima City belonged to a region known as Myōdō-gun...
  
  ; held by the Hachisuka clan
  Hachisuka clan
  The ' are descendants of Emperor Seiwa and are a branch of the Ashikaga clan and the Shiba clan .Ashikaga Ieuji , son of Ashikaga Yasuuji was the first who adopted the name of Shiba...
  
  

Sanuki Province

Sanuki Province

was an old province of Japan on the island of Shikoku, with the same boundaries as modern Kagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called .It faced the Inland Sea and bordered on Awa and Iyo Provinces. Across Naruto strait it bordered Awaji Province too. Administratively it was included as a part of...

• Takamatsu
  Takamatsu Domain
  The was a han or feudal domain in Sanuki Province , Japan during the Edo period. The domain was governed first by the Ikoma family then by the Mito-Matsudaira clan.-History:...
  
  
• Marugame
• Tadotsu

Iyo Province

Iyo Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku. Iyo bordered on Awa, Sanuki, and Tosa Provinces. It was sometimes called ....

• Saijō
• Komatsu
• Imabari
  Imabari Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Iyo Province .-History:Imabari was ruled for most of its history by the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan....
  
  
• Iyo-Matsuyama
  Iyo-Matsuyama Domain
  The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, with its holdings centered in modern-day Matsuyama, Ehime.-History:The Iyo-Matsuyama domain passed through several hands before settling as the fief of a branch of the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira. In the Bakumatsu period, the domain took part in the Tokugawa...
  
  
• Ozu
  Ozu Domain
  was a Japanese han or fief centered on Ōzu in Iyo Province . It was governed from Ōzu Castle.Ōzu Domain was abolished, along with all the other han, in 1871.-House of Katō:#Katō Sadayasu #Katō Yasuoki...
  
  
• Niiya
• Iyoyoshida
• Uwajima
  Uwajima Domain
  The was a feudal domain in Iyo Province of Japan during the Edo period. It was ruled from 1608 to 1613 by the Tomita clan. After a brief period as Tokugawa-controlled tenryō territory, the domain passed into the hands of the Date clan. The founder was Date Hidemune , first-born son of Date Masamune...
  
  
• Tomida
• Matsuyamashinden

Chikuzen Province

Chikuzen Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyūshū. It was sometimes called , with Chikugo Province. Chikuzen bordered Buzen, Bungo, Chikugo, and Hizen Provinces....

• Fukuoka
  Fukuoka Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Chikuzen Province .-List of lords:*Kuroda clan, 1600-1871 #Nagamasa#Tadayuki#Mitsuyuki#Tsunamasa#Nobumasa...
  
  
• Akizuki
• Tōrenji

Chikugo Province

Chikugo Province

is the name of a former province of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyūshū. It was sometimes called , with Chikuzen Province...

• Kurume
  Kurume Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, ruled by the Arima clan. It was located in Chikugo Province .The Arima clan became viscounts in the Meiji era.-List of lords:* Arima clan 1620-1871...
  
  
• Yanagawa
  Yanagawa Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Chikugo Province . It was ruled for most of its history by the Tachibana clan.-List of lords:*Tanaka clan, 1600-1620 #Yoshimasa#Tadamasa...
  
  
• Miike
  Miike Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Chikugo Province .-List of lords:*Tachibana clan, 1621-1806; 1868-1871 #Tanetsugu#Tanenaga#Taneakira#Tsuranaga#Nagahiro#Tanechika...
  
  

Buzen Province

Buzen Province

was an old province of Japan in northern Kyūshū in the area of Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Bungo Province. Buzen bordered on Bungo and Chikuzen Provinces....

• Kokura
  Kokura Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered what is now the city of Kokura, in Kyūshū. In the late Edo period, it was also called "Kawara-han" and then "Toyotsu-han" .-List of lords:...
  
  
• Kokurashinden
• Nakatsu
  Nakatsu Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered at Nakatsu Castle in what is now Nakatsu, Oita, in Kyushu.The Meiji-era scholar Fukuzawa Yukichi was a former samurai of the Nakatsu domain.-List of lords:...
  
  

Bungo Province

Bungo Province

was a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū in the area of Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Buzen Province. Bungo bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.-History:...

• Kitsuki
  Kitsuki Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in modern-day Ōita Prefecture, Kyūshū.-History:At the start of the Edo period, the territory which became Kitsuki was part of the Nakatsu domain , the 399,000 koku territory ruled by Hosokawa Tadaoki...
  
  
• Hiji
• Mori
  Mori Domain (Bungo)
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kyūshū. It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Kurushima clan.-History:The Kurushima family, which ruled Mori during the Edo period, were the descendants of the Kurushima who formed part of the Murakami pirates of the Inland...
  
  
• Funai
  Funai Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Bungo Province .-History:Funai had been the castle of the Ōtomo clan; however, Toyotomi confiscated it during the lordship of Ōtomo Yoshimune...
  
  
• Usuki
• Saeki
• Oka

Hizen Province

Hizen Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Saga and Nagasaki prefectures. It was sometimes called , with Higo Province. Hizen bordered on the provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo. The province was included in Saikaidō...

• Karatsu
  Karatsu Domain
  ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hizen Province, in Kyūshū. Its seat of government was in Karatsu Castle, in modern-day Karatsu, Saga.-History:...
  
  
• Saga
  Saga Domain
  Saga Domain was a han, or feudal domain, in Tokugawa period Japan. Largely contiguous with Hizen Province on Kyūshū, the domain was governed from Saga Castle in the capital city of Saga by the Nabeshima clan of tozama daimyō...
  
  
• Hasunoike
  Hasunoike Domain
  was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period　Japan, located in Hizen Province, Kyūshū. Its territory extended over Kanzaki, Kishima and Fujitsu districts and portions of Matsuura, Saga districts: an area roughly equivalent to modern-day area of Hasunoike district of Saga city in Saga Prefecture,...
  
  
• Ogi
  Ogi Domain
  ' was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period　Japan, located in Hizen Province, Kyūshū. Its territory was roughly equivalent to the areas covered by modern-day Ogi District and portions of Saga District and Matsuura District in Saga Prefecture.-History:...
  
  
• Kashima
  Kashima Domain
  was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period　Japan, located in Hizen Province, Kyūshū. Its territory was roughly equivalent to modern-day city of Kashima in Saga Prefecture.-History:...
  
  
• Hirado
  Hirado Domain
  was a tozama han of Edo period Japan, with its territory extending from northern Hizen Province to the offshore Iki Province...
  
  
• Hiradoshinden
• Ōmura
  Omura Domain
  ' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Hizen Province. Ōmura was a tozama domain.Ōmura was settled in ancient times, and was controlled by the Ōmura clan since the 12th century. The Ōmura clan claimed descent from Fujiwara no Sumitomo...
  
  
• Shimabara
  Shimabara Domain
  The ' was a feudal domain of Edo period Japan, located in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, occupying most of Shimabara Peninsula.-History:The Arima clan, who were Kirishitan daimyō, ruled over Shimabara Domain in the late Muromachi period from Hinoe Castle and Hara Castle...
  
  
• Fukue
  Fukue Domain
  ' was a tozama Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in the Gotō Islands, off the western coast of Kyūshū in the East China Sea, which were considered part of Hizen Province. The domain was also called '...
  
  

Tsushima Province

Tsushima Province

was an old province of Japan on Tsushima Island which occupied the area corresponding to modern-day Tsushima, Nagasaki. It was sometimes called .-Political History:...

• Tsushima
  Tsushima Fuchu domain
  The Tsushima Fuchū domain , also called the Tsushima domain, was a domain of Japan during the Edo period that controlled Tsushima Province and a small portion of Hizen Province. It was ruled by the Sō clan...
  
  – Based on Tsushima Island
  Tsushima Island
  Tsushima Island is an island of the Japanese Archipelago situated in the middle of the Tsushima Strait at 34°25'N and 129°20'E. The main island of Tsushima was once a single island, but the island was divided into two in 1671 by the Ōfunakosiseto canal and into three in 1900 by the Manzekiseto canal...
  
  ; held by the Sō clan
  So clan
  The Sō were a Japanese clan claiming descent from Taira Tomomori. The clan governed and held Tsushima Island from the 13th-century through the late 19th-century, from the Kamakura period until the end of the Edo period and the Meiji restoration....
  
  

Higo Province

Higo Province

Higo Province was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. It was sometimes called , with Hizen Province. Higo bordered on Chikugo, Bungo, Hyūga, Ōsumi, and Satsuma Provinces....

• Kumamoto
  Kumamoto Domain
  The was han or a Japanese feudal domain that was located in Higo Province apart from Kuma District and Amakusa District and part of Bungo Province . It was also known as...
  
  (Higo)
• Uto
  Uto Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Higo Province. It was ruled by a branch of the Hosokawa clan of Kumamoto.-List of lords:*Hosokawa clan, 1646-1870 #Hosokawa Yukitaka#Hosokawa Aritaka#Hosokawa Okinari...
  
  
• Hitoyoshi
  Hitoyoshi Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Higo Province . It was ruled by the Sagara family. The Sagara, like the Shimazu of the neighboring Satsuma domain, had ruled their territory for centuries prior to the Edo era.-List of lords:*Sagara clan The ' was a Japanese domain of the...
  
  
• Kumamotoshinden

Hyūga Province

Hyuga Province

was an old province of Japan on the east coast of Kyūshū, corresponding to the modern Miyazaki Prefecture. It was sometimes called or . Hyūga bordered on Bungo, Higo, Ōsumi, and Satsuma Province.The ancient capital was near Saito.-Historical record:...

• Nobeoka
• Takanabe
  Takanabe Domain
  The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo Period, located in Hyūga Province . The domain was ruled by the Akizuki clan for the entirety of the Edo period.-History:...
  
  
• Sadowara
• Obi

Satsuma

Satsuma Province

was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Its abbreviation is Sasshū .During the Sengoku Period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu daimyo, who ruled much of southern Kyūshū from their castle at Kagoshima city.In 1871, with the...

 and Ōsumi

Osumi Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Ōsumi bordered on Hyūga and Satsuma Provinces.Osumi's ancient capital was near modern Kokubu...

 provinces

• Satsuma – Based in modern-day Kagoshima
  Kagoshima, Kagoshima
  is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...
  
  ; held by the Shimazu family
  Shimazu family
  The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō clans in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan,The Shimazu were...
  
  , and controlled Ryūkyū Kingdom
  Ryukyu Kingdom
  The Ryūkyū Kingdom was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th century to the 19th century. The Kings of Ryūkyū unified Okinawa Island and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands in modern-day Kagoshima Prefecture, and the Sakishima Islands near Taiwan...
  
   as well.

• Ryūkyū
  Ryukyu Kingdom
  The Ryūkyū Kingdom was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th century to the 19th century. The Kings of Ryūkyū unified Okinawa Island and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands in modern-day Kagoshima Prefecture, and the Sakishima Islands near Taiwan...
  
  – Controlled as a quasi-independent nation for much of the Edo period by Satsuma; briefly became a han from 1872–1879.

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