Kokushi

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Kokushi can refer to:

  • Kokushi (governors) 国司 - provincial governors appointed by the imperial court
  • Kokushi clan 国司家
  • Kokushi (masters) 国師 - roughly, "national master." A title given to Buddhist masters denoting particular national prominence, or to figures who serve as tutors or advisors to rulers or their heirs
  • Kokushi 国史 - lit. "national history"
  • Shô Kokushi 向克祉 aka Nakijin Chôyô (1582-1609)