The was a feudal domain of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in the Edo period

Edo period

The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

. Located in Mino Province

Mino Province

, one of the old provinces of Japan, encompassed part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mino Province bordered Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Ōmi, Owari, and Shinano Provinces....

 and the domain's land surrounds the present-day Yamagata

Yamagata, Gifu

is a city located in Gifu, Japan.-History:The city was established on April 1, 2003, by merger of the towns of Miyama and Takatomi, and the village of Ijira, all from Yamagata District.-External links:*...

, Gifu Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...

.

History

The Takatomi Domain was officially established in 1705 when Honjō Michiakira was given control of the surrounding area. The domain was not long lasting, however, as it became Takatomi Jin'ya

Jin'ya

During the Edo period of Japanese history, a was the administrative headquarters of a small domain or parcel of land held by the Tokugawa shogunate, as well as the residence of the head of the administration, and the associated grain storehouse. While larger domains had castles, certain smaller...

 in 1709.

When the han system was abolished

Abolition of the han system

The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...

 in 1871, the area became Takatomi Prefecture. In the following year, it merged with Gifu Prefecture.

Leaders

Honjō clan

1. Honjō Michiakira (本庄 道章)
2. Honjō Michinori (本庄 道矩)
3. Honjō Michitomo (本庄 道倫)
4. Honjō Michikata (本庄 道堅)
5. Honjō Michinobu (本庄 道信)
6. Honjō Michiaki (本庄 道揚)
7. Honjō Michitosi (本庄 道利)
8. Honjō Michimasa (本庄 道昌)
9. Honjō Michitsura (本庄 道貫)
10. Honjō Michiyoshi (本庄 道美)