Owari Province ( 尾張国 , Owari no Kuni ) was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture , including the modern city of Nagoya . The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa , Mino , and Ise Provinces. Owari and Mino provinces were separated by the Sakai River , which means "border river." The province's abbreviated name was Bishū ( 尾州 ) .
17-725: Owari is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō . Under the Engishiki classification system, Owari was ranked as a "superior country" (上国) and a "near country" (近国), in relation to its distance from the capital. Owari is mentioned in records of the Nara period , including the Kujiki , although the area has been settled since at least the Japanese Paleolithic period, as evidenced by numerous remains found by archaeologists. Early records mention
34-514: A powerful “Owari clan”, vaguely related to, or allied with the Yamato clan , who built massive kofun burial mounds in several locations within the province, from which archaeologists have recovered bronze artifacts and mirrors dating from the 4th century. Atsuta Shrine is of very ancient origin, ranking with Ise Shrine in importance, and is the repository of one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan ,
51-603: A type of Shinto shrine. It means a shrine that appears in the Rikkokushi (六国史) but not in the Engishiki Jinmyocho The Rikkokushi or the Six Official Histories, includes Nihon shoki , Shoku nihongi , Nihon kōki , Shoku nihon kōki , Montoku jitsuroku , and Sandai jitsuroku . They chronicle the mythology and history of Japan from the earliest times to 887. The six histories were written at
68-561: Is from it that many categorizations of Shinto shrines are found Myojin Taisha is a high rank of a Shinto shrine. These shrines are considered "great shrines" or "taisha" under the ancient system of shrine rankings. Myojin Taisha shrines are found throughout Japan, particularly in the Kyoto-Osaka region, including Yamashiro, Yamato, Ōmi, Mutsu, Tajima, and Kii provinces. There are 224 shrines that enshrine 310 kami listed as Myojin Taisha in
85-745: Is the Kokushi genzaisha (国史見在社) which refers to shrines which appear in the Rikkokushi (六国史) but not in the Engishiki. Shikinai Taisha (式内大社) are shrines that are listed in volumes 9 and 10 of the "Engishiki" as Shinto shrines, also known as Shikinaisha, that are ranked as major shrines. There are 492 of these shrines listed. This category includes both the historical shrines and their modern equivalents. However, shrines that are designated as " Myojin Taisha [ ja ; simple ; zh ] " are not included in this category. Shikinai Shosha (式內小社) are shrines listed in
102-627: The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi . Under the Engishiki classification system, Owari was divided into eight counties, which persisted as administrative units into the Edo period . The exact location of the provincial capital is not known, but is traditionally considered to have been located in what is now the city of Inazawa , although the Ichinomiya of the province is located in what is now Ichinomiya . During
119-493: The Engishiki Jinmyocho . Additionally, there are 203 shrines with 285 kami listed for Myojinsai or "festivals for famed deities" in book 3 of Engishiki. While most of the shrines in these two listings overlap, there are some differences in names and numbers. There are several theories about these differences, but it is unclear why the lists differ. Myojin Taisha is one of the highest ranks of Shinto shrines. A related list
136-571: The Heian period , the province was divided into numerous shōen controlled by local samurai clans. However, by the Sengoku period , the province had fragmented into many small territories largely dominated by the Oda clan . Under Oda Nobunaga , the province was reunified. Nobunaga began his campaign to reunify Japan from his stronghold at Kiyosu Castle . and many of his retainers (who later became daimyōs under
153-629: The Tokugawa shogunate ) were natives of Owari, including Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Katō Kiyomasa . Under Tokugawa Ieyasu , the province was assigned as a feudal domain to his ninth son, Tokugawa Yoshinao with official revenues of 619,500 koku , the largest domain in the Tokugawa clan holdings outside of the shogunate itself. Yoshinao was founder of the Owari Tokugawa clan , one of the Gosanke , which had
170-583: The Engi Era") is a Japanese book about laws and customs. The major part of the writing was completed in 927. In 905, Emperor Daigo ordered the compilation of the Engishiki . Although previous attempts at codification are known to have taken place, neither the Konin nor the Jogan Gishiki survive, making the Engishiki important for early Japanese historical and religious studies. Fujiwara no Tokihira began
187-553: The Engishiki Jinmyocho as minor shrines. Shikigeisha (式外社) refers to Shinto shrines that were known to have existed in the early 10th century when the Engishiki Jinmyocho [ simple ] was being written, but were not included in it. Shikigeisha, therefore, were considered "off-register" or "unofficial" shrines that were not recognized by the government as official state shrines. Shikigeisha can be further classified into various categories, including shrines outside
SECTION 10
#1732845228828204-547: The Official Histories. 国史 (Kokushi) means official history, 見在 gensai means appearing and 社 sha means shrine. These are non-exhaustive lists of shrines of the given categories defined by the Engishiki Fujiwara no Tokihira Fujiwara no Tokihira ( 藤原 時平 , 871 – April 26, 909) was a Japanese statesman, courtier, regent and politician of the powerful Fujiwara clan during the Heian period . Tokihira
221-451: The control of the imperial court, those with their own power and influence, shrines that integrated Buddhism into their practices, and shrines managed by Buddhist monks. Additionally, some Shikigeisha lacked proper formal shrine buildings. Shikigeisha contrast with Shikinaisha which are shrines that were recorded in the Engishiki. Kokushi genzaisha are a type of Shikigeisha which appear in the Rikkokushi . Kokushi genzaisha (国史見在社) are
238-501: The hereditary right of succession to the position of shōgun should the main line fail. The castle town of Nagoya prospered during this period, and Owari Province was especially known for its ceramics industry. Following the abolition of the han system in 1871 after the Meiji Restoration , former Owari Domain and Inuyama Domain were transformed into short-lived prefectures, which were joined with Nukata Prefecture , which
255-474: The imperial court during the 8th and 9th centuries, under order of the Emperors. Kokushi gensaisha are also called kokushi shozaisha or "shrines that appear in the Official Histories". This gives them a high level of historical significance. Some of the shrines listed in the Engishiki Jinmyocho as Myojin Taisha also overlap with the kokushi genzaisha, but the term usually refers to shrines that are only mentioned in
272-429: The task, but work stalled when he died four years later in 909. His brother Fujiwara no Tadahira continued the work in 912 eventually completing it in 927. After a number of revisions, the work was used as a basis for reform starting in 967. The text is 50 volumes in lengths and is organized by department: Engishiki Jinmyocho is a part of the Engishiki where the main shrines and gods of Japan are listed. It
289-656: Was the former Mikawa Province, to form the new Aichi Prefecture in January 1872. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Owari is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the United States and (b) between Japan and the United Kingdom . Owari Province consisted of eleven districts: [REDACTED] Media related to Owari Province at Wikimedia Commons Engishiki The Engishiki ( 延喜式 , "Procedures of
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