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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''
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]].
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.
*"[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.
==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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