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| * ''Died: [[1589]]'' | | * ''Died: [[1589]]'' |
| * ''Titles: Ise no kami'' | | * ''Titles: Ise no kami'' |
− | * ''Other names'': 上井覚兼 ''(Uwai Satokane, Uwai Kakken)'' | + | * ''Japanese'': 上井覚兼 ''(Uwai Satokane, Uwai Kakken)'' |
| * ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer'' | | * ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer'' |
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− | Uwai Akitane was a [[Shimazu clan]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' and one of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Shimazu Yoshihisa's]] top councilors. Parts of his diary survives as a glimpse into the court of a 16th Century [[daimyo|daimyô]]. | + | Uwai Satokane was a [[Shimazu clan]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' and one of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Shimazu Yoshihisa's]] top councilors. Parts of his diary survives as a glimpse into the court of a 16th Century [[daimyo|daimyô]]. |
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| He was named ''rôjû'' (meaning, ''karô'') in [[1576]], and following the [[1579]] conquest of [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] by the Shimazu, was given [[Miyazaki castle]]. Uwai was active in campaigns in [[Higo province]] and against the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]], but was also active in appreciation of ''[[waka]]'' poetry and [[tea ceremony]], and is known to have been a highly educated and cultured individual. | | He was named ''rôjû'' (meaning, ''karô'') in [[1576]], and following the [[1579]] conquest of [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] by the Shimazu, was given [[Miyazaki castle]]. Uwai was active in campaigns in [[Higo province]] and against the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]], but was also active in appreciation of ''[[waka]]'' poetry and [[tea ceremony]], and is known to have been a highly educated and cultured individual. |
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| *"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/word/family22.html Uwai Satokane]," ''Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website. | | *"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/word/family22.html Uwai Satokane]," ''Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi'', [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]] official website. |
| *"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/culture/culture17.html Uwai Kakken Nikki]," ''Shimazu-ke ga hagukunda bunka'', Shôkoshûseikan official website. | | *"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/culture/culture17.html Uwai Kakken Nikki]," ''Shimazu-ke ga hagukunda bunka'', Shôkoshûseikan official website. |
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| + | ==See Also== |
| + | Uwai's diary is available today in a modern-type publication, as: |
| + | *University of Tokyo, Shiryôhensanjo (eds.), ''Uwai Kakken nikki'' 上井覚兼日記, in ''Dai Nihon kokiroku'' 大日本古記録, part 5, vols 1-3, University of Tokyo (1954-1957). |
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