Kōka ikki
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The Kōka ikki or Kōka Confederacy, historically known as the Kōka-gun Chūsō, was a military confederation and network of ninja in Kōka District in Southern Ōmi Province during the Sengoku period of Ja
The Suzuka Mountains, which run through the eastern portions of Kōka District.
A panorama of Rittō, Shiga. It was in this area that the Battle of Magari was fought.
An ukiyo-e of Ashikaga Yoshiaki escaping the Miyoshi and Matsunaga, aided by the powerful ninja leader Wada Koremasa
Mount Kōya. It was from here that the Rokkaku clan and its Kōka and Iga allies staged guerrilla war against Oda Nobunaga's armies.
Ōmi Province
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Ōmi Province was a province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. Its nickname is Gōshū. Under the Engishiki classification sy
Kōka ikki
…known as the Kōka-gun Chūsō, was a military confederation and network of ninja (then known as shinobi) in Kōka District (often spelled Kōga) in Southern Ōmi Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Kōga-ryū, one of the two major traditions of ninjutsu that survived by fleeing to the mountains, is named after the…
Ukiyo-e print by Hiroshige of the sailboats at Yahashi, one of the Eight Views of Ōmi, c. 1834