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Izumo Province (出雲国, Izumo-no-kuni) was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture.[1] It was sometimes called Unshū (雲州). The province is in the Chūgoku region.

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Izumo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 412, p. 412, at Google Books.

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Izumo Province

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Izumo Province (出雲国, Izumo-no-kuni) was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called...

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Izumo no Okuni

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life; born near Izumo Province, Okuni worked as a miko (shrine maiden) for several years at the Izumo-taisha (the Grand Shrine of Izumo) until gaining...

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JS Izumo

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lead ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She is the second warship to be named for Izumo Province, with the previous...

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Izumo

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Izumo (出雲) may refer to: Izumo Province, an old province of Japan Izumo, Shimane, a city located in Shimane Prefecture Izumo Airport Izumo-taisha, one...

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Izumo clan

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The Izumo clan is a Japanese noble family descended from Ame no Hohi who used to rule Izumo Province and run Izumo Taisha today. The clan were originally...

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Umpaku dialect

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dialects are: Izumo dialect (eastern Shimane Prefecture, formerly known as Izumo Province) Yonago dialect (western Tottori Prefecture centered on Yonago) Oki...

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List of han

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region (-chihō, roughly comparable to ancient circuits, -dō) and ancient province (kuni/-shū, roughly comparable to modern prefectures, -to/-dō/-fu/-ken)...

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Amago clan

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Amako-go (Izumo Province), and took the name 'Amago'. The family crest is also the one of the Kyogoku clan. They were Shugodai (vice-Governors) of Izumo and...

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Amago Tsunehisa

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passing through the Amago clan's domain. He became a deputy governor of Izumo province in 1477 and received a letter Kei (経) from Governor Kyogoku Masatsune...

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Omizunu

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Myths of the Izumo Province He has a notable myth recorded in the Izumo Fudoki. The myth of Omitsuno is about making Izumo bigger. He saw Izumo as a small...

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Yomi

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(Yomo-tsu-Ōkami 黄泉大神). According to Kojiki, the entrance to Yomi lies in Izumo province and was sealed off by Izanagi upon his flight from Yomi, at which time...

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Nori

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described as drying nori in Hitachi Province fudoki (721–721), and harvesting of nori was mentioned in Izumo Province fudoki (713–733), showing that nori...

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Amago Haruhisa

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(尼子 晴久, March 8, 1514 – January 9, 1561) was a daimyō warlord in the Izumo Province, Chūgoku region of western Japan. He was the second son of Amago Masahisa...

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Kushinadahime

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with "Inada" (稲田) here being understood as the name of a place in Izumo Province (part of what is now the town of Okuizumo (formerly Yokota) in Nita...

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Shimane Prefecture

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Ōkuninushi was believed to live in Izumo, an old province in Shimane. Izumo Shrine, which is in the city of Izumo, honors the god. At that time, the current...

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Amago Yoshihisa

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Amago Yoshihisa (尼子 義久, 1540 – October 14, 1610) was a daimyō (lord) of Izumo Province. He was the eldest son of Haruhisa and he was given the childhood name...

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Amago Okihisa

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En'ya Okihisa (塩冶 興久) for the domain he ruled. He received Enya of east Izumo Province and used Mount Yōgai (要害山) for his castle. Like his elder brother Kunihisa...

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Yamata no Orochi

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near the head of the Hi River (簸川), now called the Hii River (斐伊川), in Izumo Province. They are weeping because they were forced to give the Orochi one of...

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Oki Province

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Province (隠岐国, Oki no kuni) was a province of Japan consisted of the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan, located off the coast of the provinces of Izumo...

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Japanese cruiser Izumo

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Izumo (出雲, sometimes transliterated Idzumo) was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers (Sōkō jun'yōkan) built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)...

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