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Okayama Domain Han School
The was a han school located in the Banzan neighborhood of Kita-ku, Okayama, Kita-ku, in Okayama, Okayama, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. One of the oldest han schools to have been established, it was designated a Monuments of Japan, National Historic Site in 1922. History In 1669, Ikeda Mitsumasa, the ''daimyō'' of Okayama Domain, opened a domain academy in the jōkamachi, castle town of Okayama. This was 21 years earlier than the famous Yushima Seidō academy which was opened in Edo by the Tokugawa shogunate. However, even prior to 1669, domain had created a han school called the Hanabatakekai (also known as the "Hanabatake Kojo") in 1641. The main purpose was to educate the children of his feudal retainers, but was also open to the children of wealthy commoners who were willing to a raised to lower samurai status. The precincts were initially the converted residence of Matsudaira Masatane within Okayama Castle, but later as the number of students increased, the school relocated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kita-ku, Okayama
is one of four Wards of Japan, wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 451.03 km2 and a population of 295,312. The population density is 655 per square kilometer. The name means "North Ward." The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009. The city has its municipal headquarters in kita-ku. The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution (, ) in Kita-ku. Geography Climate Kurashiki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Kurashiki is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Kurashiki was on 16 July 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 January 2021. References External links 岡山市北区役所 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
