Map Quiz Japanese Midterm

Taken over by the Tokugawa shogunate. Known as Ezochi until the Meiji Restoration. Capital is Sapporo.

Largest island of Japan. Edge-ground axes were found here in the Jomon period. Jomon continued to exist here until the 8th century. Heian period, imperial court had control of Emishi people in 802. Was controlled by the Northern Fujiwara for a century after.

Formerly known as Tokyo. Was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate. Grew from a small fishing village to one of the largest metropolis of the world. Named Tokyo after 1868.

Located in Kanagawa prefecture. Known for the period between 1185 - 1333. Described as former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate. Yoritomo set up his own government here in 1185. Base of Minamoto no Yoritomo.

Was the previous capital of Japan. Located in the central part of Honshu in the Kansai region. Former name was Heian-Kyo in 794. In 1156, Kiyomori accumulated power here, and made Antoku emperor. Battle of Uji was here during Genpai War. Byodo-in.

Was popular for rice farming in the Yayoi period. Was referred to as Naniwa in 645, and Kotoku built his palace here at that time. Was a connection between Yamato, Korea, and China. Oda Nobunaga raided the Jodo Shinsu Buddhists here in 1496, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi built a castle in their place. Was a primary economic center of Japan.

Largest city in Chugoku region. Means "Wide Island." First city in history targeted by a nuclear weapon. Established in 1589 by Mori Terumoto, who made it a capital after leaving Koriyama Castle.

Name refers to "four provinces" of Awa, Tosa, Sanuki, and Iyo. Yoshino River. Conquered by Hideyoshi in 1582.

Previously named Kyukoku. Saikaido refers to this place, and it is named after the nine ancient provinces of Saikaido. Azumi people lived here. Edge-ground axes were found here in the Jomon period. New technologies of the Yayoi period first spread here.

Capital, and largest city, of Kyushu. Was a center for Dutch and Portuguese influence from 16th - 19th centuries. Was a center for heavy industry in Meiji period.

Earliest skeletal remains were found here in the Jomon period. Part of Ryukyu Islands. Was divided into three small kingdoms until the 15th century, in which Sho Hashi took control. Taken by Satsuma clan of the Kyushu in 1609. Given its name in 1868 by Japanese expeditions, which means "long rope."

This was the site of the ancient city of Heijo-kyo established in 710 and flourished until 784.