Takanabe han was a 27,000 ''[[koku]]'' [[han|domain]] ruled by the [[Akizuki clan]] and based at [[Takanabe castle]] in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]].
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Takanabe han was a 27,000 ''[[koku]]'' [[han|domain]] ruled by the [[Akizuki clan]] and based at [[Takanabe castle]] in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]]. The domain also included a small separated area (''[[tobichi]]'') called Fukushima, at Kushima (also in Hyûga).
The Akizuki were assigned to the Yanagi-no-ma in [[Edo castle]].
The Akizuki were assigned to the Yanagi-no-ma in [[Edo castle]].
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[[Akizuki Tanemi]] was among the lords of Takanabe. His second son was adopted into the [[Uesugi clan]] in [[1760]], and went on to become [[Uesugi Harunori]].
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[[Akizuki Tanemi]] was the 6th lord of Takanabe. He was succeeded by his eldest son, [[Akizuki Taneshige]], while his second son was adopted into the [[Uesugi clan]] in [[1760]], and went on to become [[Uesugi Harunori]].