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.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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