List of han


The list of han or domains in the Tokugawa period changed from time to time during the Edo period. Han were feudal domains that formed the effective basis of administration in Tokugawa-era Japan. The Han are given according to their domain seat/castle town by modern region and ancient province. Han usually comprised territories around/near the capital, but were beyond that in many cases disconnected and distributed over several provinces.
The han system was abolished by the Meiji government in 1871 when all remaining -han were transformed into -ken. In several waves of mergers, splits and territorial transfers – the first major consolidation followed immediately in 1871/72 – the prefectures were reorganized to encompass contiguous, compact territories, no longer resembling Edo period han, but in many cases territorially identical to provinces which had remained the most important primary geographical subdivision even during feudal times.

Hokkaidō

  • Matsumae – Located around modern-day Matsumae town, Matsumae District; held by the Matsumae clan. Only domain in Ezo. Renamed to Tate after the restoration when the domain seat was moved from Matsumae/Fukuyama castle which had been destroyed in the Boshin war to Tate castle, became Tate-ken in 1871 and was merged into Aomori-ken the same year, finally in 1872, transferred to the settlement/development agency , the precursor to Hokkaidō.

    Tōhoku

Mutsu Province (Present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures)

Hitachi Province (Present-day Central Ibaraki Prefecture)

  • Mito , held by a branch of the Tokugawa clan.
  • Matsukawa
  • Matsuoka
  • Kasama
  • Shishido
  • Shimotsuma
  • Shimodate
  • Hitachi-Fuchū
  • Tsuchiura
  • Asō
  • Yatabe
  • '''Ushiku '''

    Shimotsuke Province (Present-day Tochigi Prefecture)

  • Kurohane
  • Ōtawara
  • Kitsuregawa
  • Utsunomiya
  • Mibu
  • Fukiage
  • Sano
  • '''Ashikaga '''

    Kōzuke Province (Present-day Gunma Prefecture)

  • Tatebayashi
  • Isezaki
  • Maebashi
  • Takasaki
  • Numata
  • Yoshii
  • Annaka
  • Nanokaichi
  • '''Obata'''

    Shimōsa Province (Present-day Northern Chiba, Southeastern Ibaraki and West portion of the Edogawa River in Saitama Prefectures)

  • Koga
  • Yūki
  • Sekiyado
  • Takaoka
  • Omigawa
  • Sakura – Based in modern-day Chiba Prefecture; held by the Hotta clan
  • Tako
  • '''Oyumi'''

    Kazusa Province (Present-day Central Chiba Prefecture)

  • Goi
  • Tsurumaki
  • Jōzai – Based in modern-day Chiba Prefecture; held by the Hayashi clan. Previously called Kaibuchi, later reassigned to the Takiwaki-Matsudaira clan of Ojima and renamed Sakurai.
  • Iino – Based in modern-day Chiba Prefecture; held by a branch family of the Aizu Domain's Hoshina and later Matsudaira clans.
  • Ichinomiya
  • Sanuki
  • Kururi
  • '''Ōtaki'''

    Awa Province (Present-day Southern Chiba Prefecture)

  • Awa-Katsuyama
  • Tateyama
  • '''Hōjō'''

    Musashi Province (Present-day Tokyo, Saitama, Northern Kanagawa and Western Chiba Prefectures)

  • Okabe
  • Kuki
  • Oshi – Based in modern-day Saitama Prefecture; held by the Matsudaira clan and Abe clan
  • Iwatsuki – Based in modern-day Saitama Prefecture; held by the Nagai clan, Ōoka clan, Abe clan
  • Kawagoe – Based in modern-day Saitama Prefecture; held by the Sakai clan, Hotta clan, Yanagisawa clan, Akimoto clan, Matsudaira clan
  • '''Mutsuura'''

    Sagami Province (Present-day Southwestern Kanagawa Prefecture)

  • Odawara – Based in modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture; held by the Ōkubo clan, Abe clan, Inaba clan
  • '''Oginoyamanaka'''

    Chūbu

Echigo Province (Present-day Niigata Prefecture)

Suruga Province (Present-day Central Shizuoka Prefecture around Shizuoka City)

Ise Province (Present-day Central Mie Prefecture)

  • Nagashima
  • Kuwana Held by the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan.
  • Komono
  • Kanbe
  • Ise-saijo
  • Ise-kameyama
  • '''Tsu'''

    Shima Province (Present-day Eastern Mie Prefecture)

  • '''Toba'''

    Ōmi Province (Present-day Shiga Prefecture)

  • Miyagawa
  • Katada
  • Ōmizo
  • Hikone
  • Hikoneshinden
  • Yamakami
  • Mikami
  • Nishōji
  • Minakuchi
  • '''Zeze'''

    Yamashiro Province (Present-day Southern Kyoto Prefecture)

  • '''Yodo'''

    Yamato Province (Present-day Nara Prefecture)

  • Yagyū
  • Kōriyama
  • Koizumi
  • Gose
  • Yanagimoto
  • Kaiju-Shibamura
  • Uda-Matsuyama
  • Kujira
  • Tatsuta
  • Takatori
  • Tawaramoto
  • ''' Yamato-Shinjo'''

    Kii Province (Present-day Wakayama and Southern Mie Prefecture)

  • Wakayama
  • Kii-Tanabe
  • '''Kii-Shingu'''

    Izumi Province (Present-day Southern Osaka Prefecture)

  • Kishiwada
  • '''Hakata'''

    Kawachi Province (Present-day Eastern Osaka Prefecture)

  • Sayama
  • '''Tannan'''

    Settsu Province (Present-day Eastern Hyogo and Northern Osaka Prefectures)

  • Takatsuki
  • Asada – Based in modern-day Hyōgo and Osaka Prefectures; held by the Aoki clan
  • Amagasaki
  • '''Sanda'''

    Tanba Province (Present-day Northeastern Hyogo and Central Kyoto Prefecture)

  • Tanba-Kameyama
  • Sonobe
  • Yamaga
  • Ayabe
  • Fukuchiyama
  • Sasayama
  • '''Kaibara'''