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* ''Died: [[1589]]''

* ''Died: [[1589]]''

* ''Titles: Ise no kami''

* ''Titles: Ise no kami''

* ''Other names: Kakuken''

* ''Other names'': 上井覚兼 ''(Uwai Satokane, Uwai Kakken)''

* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer''

* ''Distinction: [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] retainer''

Akitane was one of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Shimazu Yoshihisa's]] top councilors and was well-known for his wisdom and cultural acumen. Parts of his diary survives as a glimpse into the court of a 16th Century [[daimyo|daimyô]]. He was given [[Miyazaki]] in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] after that province was subdued by [[1579]].

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.

 

Uwai suffered a serious injury in the [[1586]] [[siege of Iwatsurugi castle]]. The following year, he was attacked and defeated at Miyazaki by the forces of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. He submitted to Hideyoshi's authority, turned over the castle to him, and took up retirement at Ijûin in [[Satsuma province]]. Uwai died of illness several years later, in [[1589]].

 

Uwai's diary, known simply as "Uwai Kakken Nikki," is a valuable source providing insights into the everyday life of a Sengoku ''daimyô''. It is held today at the [[Shiryohensanjo|Shiryôhensanjo]] at the [[University of Tokyo]], and has been designated an [[Important Cultural Property]]. The diary covers the periods from [[1574]] to [[1576]] (with some parts missing) and from [[1582]] to [[1586]], during which Uwai rose from scribe to ''sôja'' to ''rôjû'', and describes in considerable detail much of Shimazu politics, battles, and legal cases of those years. Uwai also wrote at length about cultural activities of the Shimazu court, including religious activities, ''[[renga]]'' poetry, tea ceremony, ''[[kyogen|kyôgen]]'', etc. - topics little-known from other surviving sources.

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