Ueno Castle Town

...This is the birthplace of the haiku poet Matsuo Basho, and there are many related ruins such as the Haiseiden, and the Basho Festival is held every year on October 12th. [Kousou Narita]
[Ueno Castle Town]
The castle town of Iga Province and the administrative, economic and cultural center of the entire Iga region. The place name was first mentioned in Ichijo Kaneyoshi's Fujikawaki at the end of the 15th century, and it was under the rule of the Niki clan from the 15th to 16th centuries.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ueno Castle Town" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…俳人松尾芭蕉の出身地で俳聖殿など関係遺跡が多く，毎年10月12日には芭蕉祭が催される。【成田 孝三】
［上野城下］
　伊賀国の城下町，伊賀一円の行政･経済･文化の中心地。地名の初見は15世紀末の一条兼良《藤川記》で，15～16世紀は仁木氏の治下にあった。…

※「上野城下」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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