page_title: Kumamoto Domain
hierarchical_section_title: Kumamoto Domain
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 投稿者が撮影 English: Ruins of Yatsushiro castle in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
context_page_description: The Kumamoto Domain, also known as Higo Domain, was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Higo Province in modern-day Kumamoto Prefecture.
  In the han system, Kumamoto was a political and economic abstraction based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields. In other words, the domain was defined in terms of kokudaka, not land area. This was different from the feudalism of the West.
context_section_description: The Kumamoto Domain (熊本藩 Kumamoto-han), also known as Higo Domain (肥後藩 Higo-han), was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Higo Province in modern-day Kumamoto Prefecture.
  In the han system, Kumamoto was a political and economic abstraction based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.  In other words, the domain was defined in terms of kokudaka, not land area. This was different from the feudalism of the West.
caption: Stonework at Yatsushiro Castle in Kumamoto
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