Imari prefecture

Japanese: 伊万里県 - いまりけん

...The Saga Domain kilns on Mt. Okawachi fired masterpieces such as Iro Nabeshima ware, but they were prohibited from shipping them to the general public. In September 1871 (Meiji 4), Saga Prefecture and Izuhara Prefecture merged to form Imari Prefecture, where the prefectural office was located until May of the following year. In 1898, the Matsuura Line of the Japanese National Railways (now the Matsuura Railway) was opened, and the port's function as a shipping port for pottery declined, but coal mining development began in the former Yamashiro district and other areas. ...

From Saga Prefecture

…At the end of the Edo period, the area consisted of Saga Domain and its three branch domains, Ogi, Hasuike, and Kashima, as well as the exclaves and Tenryo of Karatsu Domain and Tsushima Domain (called Izuhara Domain in 1869). In 1871 (Meiji 4), the area was abolished and prefectures were established, and each domain became a prefecture. Soon, Saga Prefecture and Izuhara Prefecture merged to form Imari Prefecture, and the other four prefectures were also merged. The following year, the area was renamed Saga Prefecture. …

From Nagasaki Prefecture

…In 1868 (Meiji 1), the Nagasaki Court was established and took jurisdiction over the former Tenryo (Short Domain), soon renamed Nagasaki Prefecture, and annexed Amakusa Prefecture (Higo) to become Nagasaki Prefecture the following year. In 1871, the feudal domains were abolished and prefectures were established, and each domain became a prefecture, but in the same year Izuhara Prefecture was merged with Saga Prefecture to become Imari Prefecture, and the others were integrated into Nagasaki Prefecture, and the Amakusa region was transferred to Yatsushiro Prefecture (Higo). The following year, Nagasaki Prefecture incorporated the former Izuhara Prefecture from Saga Prefecture (which had been renamed Imari Prefecture), and in 1876, it also annexed the former Saga Prefecture portion that had been annexed to Mizuma Prefecture (Chikugo), but when Saga Prefecture was re-established in 1883, it was separated, and the current prefectural boundaries were established. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Imari Prefecture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお大川内（おおかわち）山の佐賀藩窯は，色鍋島などの名品を焼成したが，一般への積出しは禁じられていた。1871年(明治4)9月佐賀県と厳原（いづはら）県が合併して伊万里県となり，翌年5月まで県庁が置かれた。98年国鉄松浦線(現，松浦鉄道)が通じ，焼物積出港の機能は衰えたが，旧山代郷などで炭鉱開発が台頭した。…

【佐賀[県]】より

…江戸末期には佐賀藩とその支藩である小城（おぎ），蓮池，鹿島の3藩，および唐津藩と対馬藩(1869年厳原（いづはら）藩と称する)の飛地と天領が置かれていた。1871年(明治4)廃藩置県に伴い各藩はそれぞれ県となったが，まもなく佐賀県と厳原県が合併して伊万里県が成立，続いて他の4県も併合した。翌年佐賀県と改称。…

【長崎[県]】より

…1868年(明治1)長崎裁判所が置かれて旧天領を管轄し，まもなく長崎府と改称，さらに天草県(肥後)を併合して，翌年長崎県となった。71年廃藩置県によって各藩はそれぞれ県となったが，同年厳原県は佐賀県と合併して伊万里県に，他は長崎県に統合され，その際天草地方を八代県(肥後)に移管した。翌72年長崎県は佐賀県(伊万里県を改称)から旧厳原県を編入，さらに76年には三潴（みづま）県(筑後)に併合されていた旧佐賀県分をも併合したが，83年佐賀県再置に伴いこれを分離し，現在の県域が確定した。…

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