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Izu (伊豆国; -no kuni) was a , Kamo and Naka. During the Edo period, Kimisawa became the fourth district of Izu. The First Shrine (Ichinomiya) of Izu was the Mishima Shrine. The Ninomiya Hachimangu and the Asama Shrine, which were also in Mishima, were the second and third. In addition, Mishima was the location of the Provincial Temple, or Kokubunji. During the Sengoku period, Izu was typically dominated by whoever ruled the Kanto provinces of Sagami and Musashi, including the Hojo clan and later the Tokugawa shoguns themselves. Izu was a major setting for the novel (and Miniseries ) Shogun |
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