Where is iga province

It roughly coincides with the modern municipalities of Iga , Nabari and Yagyu, Nara. Surrounded by mountains, historically, Iga Province was rather inaccessible due to extremely poor road conditions. However, the area is now relatively easy to access from nearby Nara and Kyoto , as well as the larger cities of Osaka and Nagoya.

The provincial capital was located in what is now part of the city of Iga , along with the ruins of the Kokubun-ji of Iga Province. Provinsi Iga menyimpan banyak peninggalan sejarah dan merupakan salah satu tujuan wisatawan di daerah Kansai, terutama bagi wisatawan yang ingin melihat ninja atau berpura-pura menjadi ninja.

Pengunjung dapat menyaksikan langsung seni bela diri ninjutsu, mendengarkan penjelasan tentang rumah ninja yang penuh dengan muslihat, serta sejarah dan penjelasan tentang kehidupan ninja di museumnya. Iga juga merupakan tempat kelahiran penyair haiku kenamaan Matsuo Basho. Wilayah Iga merupakan lembah kecil yang disebut lembah Ueno di tengah-tengah daerah Kinki di sebelah barat pulau Honshu. Di zaman dulu, provinsi Iga agak sulit dicapai karena kondisi jalan yang buruk walaupun letaknya tidak jauh dari Osaka dan Nara.

The castle town of Ueno was the location of Iga-Ueno Castle. Both the Iga and Koga provinces are considered the birthplace of ninjutsu. During the early Muromachi period the Iga Province became effectively independent from their feudal rulers and established a form of republic.