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23-647: Buson was born in the village of Kema in Settsu Province (present-day Kema, Miyakojima Ward , Osaka ). His original family name was Taniguchi. Buson scarcely discussed his childhood, but it is commonly thought that he was the illegitimate son of the village head and a migrant worker from Yoza. According to the Taniguchi family in Yosano , Kyoto , Buson was the son of a servant woman named Gen, who had come to work in Osaka and had

46-524: A child with her master. A grave of Gen survives in Yosano. There is an oral tradition that the young Buson had been cared for at the Seyaku-ji temple in Yosano, and later, when Buson returned to Tango Province , he gave the temple a folding screen painting as a gift. Around the age of 20, Buson moved to Edo (present-day Tokyo ). He learned poetry under the tutelage of the haikai master Hayano Hajin, who named

69-719: A few were then divided to give a total of 45 by 1885. Adding Hokkaidō and Okinawa produced the current total of 47 prefectures. Provinces are classified into Kinai (in or near the capital, then Kyoto) and seven or eight dō (routes, or circuits ), collectively known as the Gokishichidō . However, dō in this context should not be confused with modern traffic lines such as the Tōkaidō from Tokyo to Kyoto or Kobe . Also, Hokkaidō in this context should not be confused with Hokkaidō Prefecture , although these two overlap geographically. No order has ever been issued explicitly abolishing

92-590: Is based on the Gokishichidō ( 五畿七道 ) , which includes short-lived provinces. Provinces located within Hokkaidō are listed last. Equivalent to Shikoku and its surroundings, as well as a nearby area of Honshu Equivalent to Kyushu and its surroundings Equivalent to Hokkaido and its surroundings. Originally known as the Ezo Region , before being renamed and organized as 11 provinces (1869–1882). Detailed maps of

115-600: Is true for some city names, for example to distinguish Yamato-Koriyama, Nara from Koriyama, Fukushima . Simplified names of provinces ( -shū ) are also used, such as Shinshū soba and Kishū dog . Some of the province names are used to indicate distinct parts of the current prefectures along with their cultural and geographical characteristics. In many cases these names are also in use with directional characters, e.g. Hoku-Setsu ( 北摂 ) meaning Northern ( 北 ) Settsu ( 摂津 ) area. The districts are still considered prefectural subdivisions, but following mergers or divisions of

138-543: The Fuhanken sanchisei during the Meiji Restoration from 1868 to 1871, except for Hokkaido , which was divided into provinces from 1869 to 1882. No order has ever been issued explicitly abolishing the provinces, but they are considered obsolete as administrative units. The provinces are still used in general conversation, especially in navigation and transportation, and referenced in products and geographical features of

161-453: The haigō ( 俳号 , haiku pen name ) of Yahantei II ( 夜半亭 二世, "Midnight Studio"), which had been the pen name of his teacher Hajin. Buson died at the age of 68 and was buried at Konpuku-ji temple in Kyoto. The cause of death was previously diagnosed as severe diarrhea, but recent investigations indicate that it was myocardial infarction. His work is kept in many museums worldwide, including

184-592: The Battle of Sekigahara , the area was given to relatives of Tokugawa Ieyasu . It was from then on divided into several domains, including the Asada Domain . Sumiyoshi taisha was designated as the chief Shinto shrine ( ichinomiya ) for the province. During the Sengoku period Settsu became the main exporting centre of matchlock firearms to the rest of Japan. The Kohama style ( 小浜流 , Kohama-ryū ) of sake brewing

207-671: The Edo period , the fiefs became known as han . Imperial provinces and shogunal domains made up complementary systems. For example, when the shōgun ordered a daimyō to make a census or to make maps, the work was organized in terms of the boundaries of the provincial kuni . At the Meiji Restoration , the han were legitimized as administrative units by the reform known as the Fuhanken Sanchisei , but they were gradually replaced by prefectures between 1868 and 1871 (urban prefectures were called fu and rural prefectures ken ). Provinces as part of

230-498: The Nara period (710 to 794), but remained unchanged from the Heian period (794 to 1185) until the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The provinces coexisted with the han (domain) system, the personal estates of feudal lords and warriors, and became secondary to the domains in the late Muromachi period (1336 to 1573). The Provinces of Japan were replaced with the current prefecture system in

253-815: The Seattle Art Museum , the Metropolitan Museum of Art , the University of Michigan Museum of Art , the Harvard Art Museums , the Worcester Art Museum , the Kimbell Art Museum , and the British Museum . Peony petals fall, two or three on each other Other Hokku the morning glory— in each flower, the color of a deep pool spring drizzle barely enough to moisten seashells on

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276-496: The 600s to 1868. Provinces were established in Japan in the late 7th century under the Ritsuryō law system that formed the first central government . Each province was divided into districts ( 郡 , gun ) and grouped into one of the geographic regions or circuits known as the Gokishichidō (Five Home Provinces and Seven Circuits). Provincial borders often changed until the end of

299-511: The beach Buson believed that poems should be natural, without strict rules or guidelines. His training in Yahantei had promoted a light-hearted approach that stressed individual style, rather than replicating the work of a master. Because of Buson's lack of interest in the modern trends of his time in terms of poetry, his works were considered by some to be outdated. Buson's paintings, on the other hand, were more widely accepted in his time. Painting

322-495: The collection of haiga-style picture scrolls, Buson yōkai emaki . Buson married at the age of 45 and had one daughter, Kuno. At the age of 51, he left his wife and children in Kyoto and went to Sanuki Province to work on many works. After returning to Kyoto again, he wrote and taught poetry at the Sumiya . As models for his pupils, he singled out four of Bashō's disciples: Kikaku , Kyorai , Ransetsu , and Sodō. In 1770, he assumed

345-450: The house he taught in Yahantei (Midnight Pavilion). After Hajin died, Buson moved to Shimōsa Province (present-day Ibaraki Prefecture ). Following in the footsteps of his idol, Matsuo Bashō, Buson travelled through the wilds of northern Honshū that had been the inspiration for Bashō's famous travel diary, Oku no Hosomichi ( The Narrow Road to the Interior ). He published his notes from

368-500: The main center of the province. Most of Settsu's area comprises the modern day cities of Osaka and Kōbe . During the Sengoku period , the Miyoshi clan ruled Settsu and its neighbors, Izumi and Kawachi , until they were conquered by Oda Nobunaga . The provinces were ruled subsequently by Toyotomi Hideyoshi . The regents of Hideyoshi's son soon quarreled, and when Ishida Mitsunari lost

391-491: The prefectures covering their former territories. The provinces were originally established by the Ritsuryō reforms as both administrative units and geographic regions. From the late Muromachi period , however, they were gradually supplanted by the domains of the sengoku daimyō . Under the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during Azuchi–Momoyama period, the provinces were supplemented as primary local administrative units. The local daimyōs ' fiefs were developed. In

414-523: The provinces they may be shared among several prefectures (such as the original Adachi District of Musashi , which is now divided between Adachi Ward in Tokyo and Kita-Adachi District in Saitama ). Many of these old provincial districts have been dissolved as their chief towns have been merged into larger cities or towns. See individual prefecture pages for mergers and abolitions of districts. The following list

437-625: The provinces, but they are considered obsolete. Nevertheless, their names are still widely used in names of natural features, company names, and brands. These province names are considered to be mainly of historical interest. They are also used for the names of items, including family names , most of which were popularized in or after the Edo period . Examples include sanuki udon , iyokan , tosa ken , Chikuzenni , and awa odori . Japan Rail and other railway stations also use them in names to distinguish themselves from similarly named stations in other prefectures, such as Musashi-Kosugi Station . The same

460-459: The system of addresses were not abolished but, on the contrary, augmented. As of 1871, the number of prefectures was 304, while the number of provinces was 68, not including Hokkaidō or the Ryūkyū Islands . The boundaries between the many prefectures were not only very complicated, but also did not match those of the provinces. Prefectures were gradually merged to reduce the number to 37 by 1881;

483-486: The trip in 1744, marking the first time he published under the name Buson. After travelling through various parts of Japan, including Tango (the northern part of present-day Kyoto Prefecture ) and Sanuki Province (present-day Kagawa Prefecture ), Buson settled down in the city of Kyoto at the age of 42. Around this time, he began to write under the name of Yosa, which he took from his mother's birthplace ( Yosa , Tango Province ). Between 1754 and 1757, Buson worked on

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506-633: Was practiced at the Kohama- juku ( 小浜宿 ) in the Amagasaki Domain of Settsu Province during the Edo period . [REDACTED] Media related to Settsu Province at Wikimedia Commons This Hyōgo Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Osaka Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Provinces of Japan Provinces of Japan ( 令制国 , Ryōseikoku ) were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from

529-441: Was the main source of his income, so he could not afford to approach it as he did poetry. Settsu Province Settsu Province ( 摂津国 , Settsu no kuni ) was a province of Japan , which today comprises the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture . It was also referred to as Tsu Province ( 津国 , Tsu no kuni ) or Sesshū ( 摂州 ) . Osaka and Osaka Castle were

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