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20-650: Obuse is located in northern Nagano Prefecture to the east of Nagano city. The town has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ). The average annual temperature in Obuse is 12.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1229 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.3 °C. Per Japanese census data,

40-463: A tuberculosis sanatorium with funds raised in Canada . Obuse has one public elementary school and one public middle school. The town does not have a high school. Although small, the quaint town of Obuse is known for its chestnut industry, which brings a unique flair to the work of local artisans, inspiring different dishes such as the chestnut ice cream and other desserts. The abundance of chestnuts in

60-699: The Engishiki classification system, Kai was ranked as a "superior country" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the 16 "middle countries" (中国) in terms of distance from the capital. Although not directly on the Tōkaidō , it was also included as one of the Tōkaidō provinces. Numerous remains from the Kofun period have been found in Kai. During the Heian period , the area came under the control of

80-550: The Hōjō clan each aspired to seize the vast area in Shinano Province , Ueno region , and Kai Province , which ruled by the remnants of the many small clans formerly serving the Takeda clan. Following of disorder post death of Nobunaga, at the same time with Ieyasu departure an army of 8,000 soldiers to those disputed region. This caused the triangle conflict between those three factions in

100-709: The Kai Genji , who controlled the province throughout the Kamakura period . During the Sengoku period , a branch of the clan, the Takeda clan rose to prominence. The warlord Takeda Shingen , ruled Kai from his stronghold at Kōfu and expanded the holdings of the clan to include Shinano and Suruga Provinces, and engaged in constant warfare against the Uesugi clan in Echigo Province . After

120-516: The Kōshū Kaidō . Kai Province was entrusted briefly to Tokugawa clan members or the highly trusted Yanagisawa clan from 1705-1724 as Kōfu Domain , but for the most part was retained as tenryō territory ruled directly by the shogunate through a succession of hatamoto -class daikan . After the Meiji Restoration , Kai province was renamed Kōfu Prefecture in 1869. With the abolition of

140-554: The Masculine Wave and the Feminine Wave . The modern village of Obuse was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on February 1, 1954. Obuse annexed the neighboring village of Tsusumi on November 1, 1954. The largest hospital in Obuse, Shinsei Hospital , (New Life Hospital) was established by J. G. Waller , an Anglican Church of Canada missionary , in 1932 as

160-967: The Oda clan such as Oda Nobukatsu , Oda Nobutaka , and Toyotomi mediated the negotiation until the truce officially concluded. Suwa taisha was designated as the chief Shinto shrine ( ichinomiya ) for the province. In 1871, during the Meiji period , with the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures ( Haihan Chiken ) after the Meiji Restoration , Shinano Province's ex-domains/1871 prefectures and ex-shogunate territories/1868 prefectures (mainly Ina [merger of several shogunate demesne administrations with parts of Matsumoto ], Okutono , Iwamurada , Komoro , Ueda , Matsushiro , Suzaka , Iiyama , Suwa/Takashima , Takatō , Iida , Matsumoto ) and Takayama/Hida which covered Hida Province were administratively merged into Nagano (initially Nakano Prefecture in 1870) and Chikuma prefectures . The seat of

180-559: The Takeda were defeated by a coalition led by Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu , Kai Province came briefly under the rule of Nobunaga’s retainer Kawajiri Hidetaka . After Nobunaga’s assassination at the Honnō-ji Incident , the province was contested between Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Go-Hōjō clan based in Odawara . The Tokugawa clan , the Uesugi clan and the Hōjō clan each aspired to seize

200-468: The area have made Obuse an attractive stop for tourists and art collectors in the heart of Nagano, creating a market for local woodworkers and artists. Shinano Province Shinano Province ( 信濃国 , Shinano no kuni ) or Shinshū ( 信州 ) is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture . Shinano bordered Echigo , Etchū , Hida , Kai , Kōzuke , Mikawa , Mino , Musashi , Suruga , and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital

220-530: The event which dubbed by historians as Tenshō-Jingo War broke out. As the war turned in favor of Tokugawa clan, combined with the defection of Sanada Masayuki to the Tokugawa faction, the Hōjō clan now negotiate truce with Ieyasu and The Go-Hōjō clan then sent Hōjō Ujinobu as representative, while the Tokugawa sent Ii Naomasa as representative for the preliminary meetings. Furthermore, In October, representatives from

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240-531: The negotiation until the truce officially concluded. However, after the destruction of the Go-Hōjō by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590, the province was ruled by a succession of Toyotomi loyalists. With the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate , Kai was regarded as strategically important to the defense of Edo due to its position between the Tōkaidō and Nakasendō highways, which were connected through Kai Province by

260-564: The population of Obuse has remained fairly stable over the past 40 years. The area of present-day Obuse was part of ancient Shinano Province , and can be found as a place name in late Heian period records associated with a shōen associated with Emperor Go-Shirakawa . In 1843, at the age of 83, the Japanese painter Hokusai traveled to Obuse at the invitation of a wealthy farmer, Takai Kozan where he stayed for several years. During his time in Obuse, Hokusai created several masterpieces, included

280-517: The prefectural government of Nakano was Nakano town from Takai District (became Nakano City in 1954), Nagano's prefectural capital was Nagano town in Minochi District (→ Nagano City in 1897), and Chikuma's capital was Matsumoto town, Chikuma district ( Matsumoto City from 1907). In the second wave of prefectural mergers in 1875/76, Chikuma was split again: the Western part covering Hida Province

300-489: The vast area in Shinano Province , Ueno region , and Kai Province, which ruled by the remnants of the many small clans formerly serving Takeda clan, following of disorder post death of Nobunaga, at the same time with Ieyasu departure an army of 8,000 soldiers to those disputed region. This caused the triangle conflict between those three factions in the event which dubbed by historians as Tenshō-Jingo War broke out. As

320-478: The war turned in favor of Tokugawa clan, combined with the defection of Sanada Masayuki to the Tokugawa faction, the Hōjō clan now negotiate truce with Ieyasu. The Hōjō clan then sent Hōjō Ujinobu as representative, while the Tokugawa sent Ii Naomasa as representative for the pre eliminary meetings. Furthermore, in October, representatives from the Oda clan such as Oda Nobukatsu , Oda Nobutaka , and Toyotomi mediated

340-503: Was Kōshū ( 甲州 ) . The origin of its name is uncertain. It lies in central Honshū , west of Tokyo , in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with modern Shizuoka Prefecture . Kai was one of the original provinces of Japan established in the Nara period under the Taihō Code . The original capital of the province was located in what is now Fuefuki . Under

360-468: Was located near modern-day Matsumoto , which became an important city of the province. The World War II -era Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was named after this old province. In 713, the road that traverses Mino and Shinano provinces was widened to accommodate increasing numbers of travelers through the Kiso District of modern Nagano Prefecture. In the Sengoku period , Shinano Province

380-542: Was merged into Gifu, and the Eastern part in Shinano became part of Nagano. Since that time, Nagano is essentially contiguous to Shinano. Shinano Province consisted of sixteen districts: Kai Province Kai Province ( 甲斐国 , Kai-no-kuni ) was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Yamanashi Prefecture . Kai bordered on Sagami , Suruga , Shinano and Musashi Provinces. Its abbreviated form name

400-504: Was often split among fiefs and castle towns developed, including Komoro , Ina , and Ueda . Shinano was one of the major centers of Takeda Shingen 's power during his wars with Uesugi Kenshin and others. During the Azuchi–Momoyama period , after Nobunaga's assassination at Honnō-ji Incident , the province was contested between Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Go-Hōjō clan based in Odawara castle . The Tokugawa clan , The Uesugi clan and

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