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Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Owari Province highlighted. 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. [1] The province was created in 646. Owari bordered on Mikawa, Mino, and Ise Provinces.
The Owari-Han, also known as the Owari Domain, was a significant feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period. [1] Situated in the western region of what is now Aichi Prefecture , it covered portions of Owari , Mino , and Shinano provinces, with its central administration based at Nagoya Castle.
Owari may refer to: The Owari Mandarin orange, a widely cultivated fruit of Japanese origin; Additional Japan-related topics: Owari House, a branch family of the Tokugawa clan that ruled Japan during the Edo era; Owari Province, a former region in Japan; Owari Domain, a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period; Owari clan, an ancient Japanese clan
The Nagoya dialect (名古屋弁, Nagoya-ben) is a Japanese dialect spoken in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.In a wide sense, Nagoya dialect means the dialect in the western half of the prefecture (formerly part of Owari Province), and in that case, it is also called Owari dialect (尾張弁 Owari-ben).
Whereas manzai performers traditionally wore kimono (traditional Japanese dress), these days a western suit is the outfit of choice for many owarai kombi (コンビ, combination; referring to a pair of comedians in a unit) and many talents who begin their careers performing in a style very similar to stand-up comedy, usually including aspects ...
The Aoi Oshitayashiki (葵 御下屋敷) is a former residence of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa clan, located in Aoi 1-chome in Higashi ward in Nagoya, central Japan.. It was constructed under the second Lord of the Owari Domain Tokugawa Mitsutomo (1625–1700) and subsequently enlarged and changed by following generations. [1]
Building of the Ōzone Oshitayashiki Building of the Ōzone Oshitayashiki The main Black Gate (Kuro-mon) of the Ōzone Oshitayashiki. The Ōzone Oshitayashiki (大曽根 御下屋敷), sometimes also read as Shimoyashiki (下屋敷), is a former residence of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa clan, located in Ōzone in Higashi ward in Nagoya, central Japan.
Maru-ni-mitsuba'aoi ("Circle Around Three Hollyhock Leaves"), the Tokugawa clan's crest (). The Tokugawa Go-san-ke (徳川御三家, "the Three Houses of the Tokugawa"), also called simply Go-san-ke (御三家, "the Noble Three Houses"), or even San-ke (三家, "the three houses"), were the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan: Owari, Kii, and Mito, all of which were ...