Kaga Province

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Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.

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Kaga Domain 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
historical province of Japan
abolishedAsProvince Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period
associatedWith Kaga Domain samurai culture
Kaga cuisine
Kaga lacquerware
borders Echizen Province NERFINISHED
Etchū Province NERFINISHED
Noto Province
capital Kanazawa
correspondsToModernArea southern Ishikawa Prefecture
country Japan
culturalHeritage Noh theatre patronage
tea ceremony schools
traditional performing arts
economicCharacteristic high rice production
large kokudaka
feudalDomain Kaga Province self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kaga Domain
feudalPeriodStatus han
governedBy Maeda clan
governedFrom Kanazawa Castle
surface form: Kanazawa Castle town
governingCastle Kanazawa Castle
hasCoastlineOn Sea of Japan
hasOnsenArea Kaga Onsen
hasPortTown Fushiki
historicalEra Edo period
Sengoku period
historicalStatus tozama domain territory
knownAs Kaga Hyakumangoku
language Japanese
locatedIn Hokuriku region
Honshu
majorCastleTown Kanazawa
notableFor Kaga Yuzen dyeing
Kutani ware ceramics
gold leaf production
great wealth
powerful feudal lords
rich cultural traditions
tea ceremony culture
traditional crafts
oldName Kaga no Kuni
partOf Tokugawa shogunate
surface form: Tokugawa shogunate system
period Edo period
regionalDialect Kaga dialect
religiousCenter Kaga Ichinomiya Shirayama Hime Shrine
succeededBy Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
todayPartOf Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED

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Kaga Province feudalDomain Kaga Province self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kaga Domain
Kaga namedAfter Kaga Province