The was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period

Edo period

The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

 located in Shinano Province

Shinano Province

or is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...

. Also called Takashima Domain (高島藩 Takashima-han), the domain was ruled from Takashima Castle, which is located in modern-day Suwa

Suwa, Nagano

is a city located in Nagano, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city had an estimated population of 51,084 and a density of 468.40 persons per km². The total area of the city is 109.06 km²....

, Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...

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Hineno clan

The Hineno clan ruled the domain from 1590 to 1601, and gave 30,000 koku

Koku

The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...

to the Tozama daimyo each year.

1. Hineno Takayoshi (日根野 高吉)
2. Hineno Yoshiaki (日根野 吉明)

Suwa clan

The Suwa clan

Suwa clan

The was a Japanese clan which claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji. It was a powerful clan of Shinano Province, particularly during the Sengoku period, when it had frequent clashes with its neighbor in Kai, the Takeda clan. The Suwa served as Takeda retainers for some time, and after the fall of...

took control of the domain after the Hineno clan, and ruled it from 1601 to 1871. They originally gave 27,000 koku, but that amount fluctuated to 32,000 and then 30,000.

1. Suwa Yorimizu (諏訪 頼水)
2. Suwa Tadatsune (諏訪 忠恒)
3. Suwa Tadaharu (諏訪 忠晴)
4. Suwa Tadatora (諏訪 忠虎)
5. Suwa Tadatoki (諏訪 忠林)
6. Suwa Tada'atsu (諏訪 忠厚)
7. Suwa Tadataka (諏訪 忠粛)
8. Suwa Tadamichi (諏訪 忠恕)
9. Suwa Tadamasa (諏訪 忠誠)
10. Suwa Tada'aya (諏訪 忠礼)