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Matsumae clan
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The Matsumae clan was a Japanese aristocratic family who were daimyo of the Matsumae Domain, now in Matsumae, Hokkaido, from the Azuchi–Momoyama period until the Meiji Restoration. They were given the
Black seal letter of 1604 from shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu to Matsumae Yoshihiro, first daimyō of the Matsumae Domain, granting the Domain exclusivity as i
Black seal letter of 1604 from shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu to Matsumae Yoshihiro, first daimyō of the Matsumae Domain, granting the Domain exclusivity as intermediaries in trade with the people of Ezo (Hokkaido Museum)
This 1856 print is entitled "Deputy of the Prince of Matsmay." This artist's impression of four samurai was among the images that were published after
This 1856 print is entitled "Deputy of the Prince of Matsmay." This artist's impression of four samurai was among the images that were published after the Perry Expedition "opened the door" to Japan.
The Matsumae Folding Screen depicts in detail the castle town bustling with trade circa 1754–1764.
The Matsumae Folding Screen depicts in detail the castle town bustling with trade circa 1754–1764.
Matsumae Takahiro, a Matsumae lord of the late Edo period.
Matsumae Takahiro, a Matsumae lord of the late Edo period.
Ainu people
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The Ainu are an indigenous ethnic group who reside in northern Japan and southeastern Russia, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, su
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…They were given the march as their fiefdom in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and charged with defending it, and by extension the whole of Japan, from the Ainu "barbarians" of the north. The Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese term for Hokkaido was Yezo, now pronounced Ezo; it was renamed only during…
Ainu people in front of a traditional building in Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Ainu people in front of a traditional building in Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Hokkaido Ainu clan leader, 1930
Hokkaido Ainu clan leader, 1930
Omusha ceremony involving the Hidaka Ainu, by Hirasawa Byōzan [ja] c. 19th century
Omusha ceremony involving the Hidaka Ainu, by Hirasawa Byōzan [ja] c. 19th century
A Japanese samurai with a group of Ainu, c. 1775
A Japanese samurai with a group of Ainu, c. 1775