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Kōka, Shiga

Also known as Kōga

Kōka is a district and city in the south of Shiga Prefecture, Japan, neighbouring the old province of Iga. In the Sengoku period it was governed by a league of local warrior families and, like Iga, was famous for its ninja. Its warriors later served the Tokugawa.

Kōka, Shiga
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Iga confederacy

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kōka, Shiga. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/koka-shiga
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