Tajima Province

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Tajima Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyogo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshu island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo....
. Tajima bordered on Harima

Harima Province

or Banshu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima Province, Tamba Province, Settsu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province provinces....
, Inaba

Inaba Province

Inaba was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture. Inaba bordered on Harima province, Hoki province, Mimasaka province, and Tajima provinces....
, Tamba Province

Tamba Province

was an Provinces of Japan of Japan. The ambit of its borders encompassed both the central part of modern Kyoto Prefecture and the east-central part of Hyogo Prefecture....
, and Tango

Tango Province

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

The ancient provincial capital is near the modern town of Hidaka

Hidaka, Hyogo

was a towns of Japan located in Kinosaki District, Hyogo, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with two other towns into the expanded city of Toyooka, Hyogo and no longer exists as an independent municipalities of Japan....
, although a major castle town was built at Izushi

Izushi, Hyogo

was a towns of Japan located in the former Izushi District, Hyogo, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with four other towns into the expanded city of Toyooka, Hyogo and no longer exists as an independent municipalities of Japan....
. For much of the Sengoku period

Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
this area was ruled by the Yamana clan

Yamana clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan which was one of the most powerful of the Muromachi period ; at its peak, members of the family held the position of Constable over eleven provinces of Japan....
, who submitted to Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of History of Japan. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo with land holdings in Owari province....
.

Although Tajima is no longer a political entity today, many Japanese living in the area still identify strongly with the name and its history.

Tajima is most notably known for its being the birthplace of Kobe beef

Kobe beef

refers to beef from the black Tajima cattle breed of Wagyu cattle, raised according to strict tradition in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kobe beef is renowned for its flavour, tenderness, and fatty well-marbled meat....
, known locally as Tajima Beef

Tajima cattle

is one of the types of black Wagyu cattle in Japan. Many tajima cattle are born in Hyogo Prefecture and raised as stock for famous beef such as Kobe beef and Matsuzaka beef....
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