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Kurobane Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in the Nasu District of Shimotsuke Province, Japan. It was centered on Kurobane jin'ya in what is now part of the city of Ōtawara, Tochigi. Kurobane was ruled through all of its history by the tozama Ōzeki clan.

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Kururi Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kazusa Province, Japan. It was centered on Kururi Castle in what is now the city of Kimitsu, Chiba.

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The Matsumae clan was a Japanese clan that was confirmed in the possession of the area around Matsumae, Hokkaidō as a march fief in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and charged with defending it, and by extension the whole of Japan, from the Ainu "barbarians" of the north. The clan, originally known as the Kakizaki clan (蠣崎氏), had settled in Kakizaki, Kawauchi, Mutsu on the Shimokita Peninsula. Claiming descent from the Takeda clan of Wakasa Province, the family later took the name Matsumae. In exchange for their service in defending the country, the Matsumae were made exempt from owing rice to the shogunate in tribute, and from the sankin-kōtai system, under which most daimyōs were required to spend half the year at Edo, while their families spent the entire year at Edo and were, essentially, held hostage to prevent rebellion.

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Obata Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province, Japan. It was centered on Obata jin'ya in what is now part of the town of Kanra, Gunma. Obata was ruled through part of its history by the Oda clan, descendants of Oda Nobunaga.

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Odawara Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located primarily in western Sagami Province. It was centered on Odawara Castle in what is now the city of Odawara.

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Ōtaki Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of the Edo period, located in Kazusa Province, Japan. It was centered on Ōtaki Castle in what is now the town of Ōtaki, Chiba.

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Sanuki Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kazusa Province. It was centered on Sanuki Castle in what is now the city of Futtsu, Chiba.

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Sekiyado Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Shimōsa Province. It was centered on Sekiyado Castle in what is now the city of Noda, Chiba.

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Shunkō-in is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and belongs to the Myōshin-ji school, which is the largest among 14 Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist schools. The temple was established in 1590 by Horio Yoshiharu, who was a feudal lord, or daimyō, of Matsue in present-day Shimane Prefecture. This temple houses important historical objects that reflect the multifaceted religious and artistic atmosphere in Japan from the sixteenth century onward.

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Takasaki Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province, Japan. It was centered on Takasaki Castle in what is now part of the city of Takasaki, Gunma. Takasaki was ruled through most of its history by a junior branch of the Matsudaira clan.

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Tatebayashi Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province, Japan. It was centered on Tatebayashi Castle in what is now the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma.

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Tateyama Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Awa Province, Japan. It was centered on Tateyama Castle in what is now the city of Tateyama, Chiba.