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    Hitachi Province (常陸国, Hitachi no Kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture. It was sometimes called Jōshū (常州). Hitachi Province...
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    was an unknown object that was allegedly washed ashore in 1803 in Hitachi province on the eastern coast of Japan. Utsuro means "hollow" and -bune (from...
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    Hitachi (日立市, Hitachi-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 165,822...
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  • Japanese clan. This clan's origin is a descendant of Hatta clan in Hitachi Province. Hatta clan are descended directly from Lord Fujiwara no Kamatari (614-669)...
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    Shimotsuma (1591-1871) Shimodate (de facto: 1478-1871/de jure: 1589-1871) Hitachi-Fuchū (1602-1871) Tsuchiura (de facto: 1429-1871/de jure: 1604-1871) Asō...
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    Satake clan (section Hitachi)
    claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. Its first power base was in Hitachi Province. The clan was subdued by Minamoto no Yoritomo in the late 12th century...
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  • Hitachi may also refer to: Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan Hitachi Province, former province of Japan Hanako, Princess Hitachi (born 1940), member of the Japanese...
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    Aikido. Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province. In 1871, the name of the province became Ibaraki, and in 1875 it became its current...
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    first incarnation of the word onigiri is attested in the "Hitachi Province Gazette" (常陸国風土記 Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki) dated to 5 Yōrō (721 AD) as 握飯 nigiri-ihi...
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    after he was finished with it. The Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki, a recording of the imperial customs in the Hitachi Province compiled in the 8th century, also...
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    of Minamoto no Mamoru (源護), former senior secretary (大掾, daijō) of Hitachi Province who had married off his daughters to Masakado's uncles, Yoshikane among...
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    were described as drying nori in Hitachi Province fudoki (721–721), and harvesting of nori was mentioned in Izumo Province fudoki (713–733), showing that...
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    Korechika, an Kokushi (国司, imperial court official) who oversaw the province of Hitachi province, and Fujiwara no Korechika demanded that Masakado hand over Fujiwara...
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  • used for a population living in the old Hitachi province (today's Ibaraki Prefecture) mentioned by the Hitachi Fudoki. Their name may be at the origin...
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    Specifically, he stated that Takamagahara was located in Taga County, Hitachi Province (常陸国). Also, some people believe Takamagahara existed, but outside...
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    Domain. Tokugawa Mitsukuni was born on July 11, 1628, in Mito Domain, Hitachi Province as the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa, the first daimyo of Mito Domain...
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    period. A great-grandson of Takamochi, Taira no Korehira, moved to Ise Province (currently part of Mie Prefecture) and established an important Daimyo...
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    HGST (redirect from Hitachi GST)
    HGST, Inc. (Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) was a manufacturer of hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and external storage products and services...
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    given from Hitachi Province. Abolished and returned to Mutsu sometime between 722 and 724. Kikuta moved to Mutsu at that time. Iwaki Province (1868), brief...
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    Ishigakibara; defeated and taken prisoner, Yoshimune was exiled to Hitachi province. He died on September 2, 1610, as the last lord of the Ōtomo family...
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  • name for Yamashiro Province Jōshū (上州) Jōshū, another name for Kōzuke Province Jōshū (常州) Jōshū, another name for Hitachi Province This disambiguation...
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    divided from Fusa Province (総国) in the 7th century Shimōsa (Sōshū) (下総国 (総州)) – divided from Fusa Province in the 7th century Hitachi (Jōshū) (常陸国 (常州))...
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  • Shishido Domain (category Hitachi Province)
    Hitachi-Shishido Domain (常陸宍戸藩, Hitachi-Shishido-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Hitachi Province...
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    Kashima Shrine (category Hitachi Province)
    records mentioning the shrine are in the Asuka period Fudoki (風土記) of Hitachi province, indicating that a kobe (神戸), or private house of ritual was rebuilt...
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  • Battle of Numajiri (category Hitachi Province)
    Ujiyasu, who brought the Hōjō into conflict against the Satake clan of Hitachi Province. The Satake was led by Satake Yoshishige, who was renowned for his...
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    the kami of Hitachi Province. As a result it, alongside Kashima Shrine (Hitachi Ichinomiya) were the two main shrines of Hitachi Province It enshrines...
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    Watari districts of the Mutsu Province, Kikuta, Iwaki districts of the Hitachi Province are incorporated into Iwaki Province (718). 801, Mutsu was conquered...
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    when Masakado attacked one of the central government’s outposts in Hitachi Province. Later that year, he conquered Shimotsuke and Kōzuke Provinces, claiming...
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    Province Izu Province Sagami Province Musashi Province Awa Province Kazusa Province Shimōsa Province Hitachi Province In the Edo period, the Tōkaidō road (東海道...
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    made him the cousin of Date Masamune. He was born at Ota Castle in Hitachi Province. His early life was that of constant warfare. The Satake clan were...
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