Kōka District (historical)

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Kōka District (historical) was a former administrative district in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for encompassing the area associated with the famed Kōka (Koga) ninja tradition.

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instanceOf former district of Japan
administrativeLevel district (gun)
associatedWith Iga region (as paired ninja centers Iga and Kōka)
borderedBy Mie Prefecture (historically, via Ōmi–Iga border) NERFINISHED
containsHistoricalArea Kōka (Koga) region NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalHeritage martial traditions of Kōka-ryū
ninja-related folklore
dissolutionReason municipal mergers and administrative reorganization
existedDuring Edo period NERFINISHED
Meiji period NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeTransliteration Koga District NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalCommunityType village-based ninja families
hasHistoricalReputation center of ninja activity
hasJapaneseName 甲賀郡 NERFINISHED
hasNotableTheme ninja tourism in successor municipalities
historicalAssociation Kōka ninja clans NERFINISHED
Kōka-ryū ninjutsu NERFINISHED
historicalFunction local administrative unit under Japanese district system
historicalGovernance Edo-period feudal lords and local village leagues
historicalStatus abolished administrative district
knownFor association with Kōka (Koga) ninja tradition
language Japanese
locatedIn central Japan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerProvince Ōmi Province NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Kansai region
locatedOn Honshū NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Lake Biwa NERFINISHED
namedAfter Kōka area NERFINISHED
partOf Shiga Prefecture administrative divisions (historical) NERFINISHED
partOfFeudalStructure domains of Ōmi Province (various han)
presentDayLocationCorrespondsTo Kōka City area in Shiga Prefecture
parts of Konan City in Shiga Prefecture
successorAdministrativeUnit Konan City NERFINISHED
Kōka City NERFINISHED
topography hilly and rural interior of southern Shiga

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Kōka, Shiga Prefecture locatedIn Kōka District (historical)