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Created page with "{{Era|Locations}}{{WP-REAL|Iga Province}} {{Pre-release}} '''Iga''' (伊賀国; ''Iga no kuni'') was a province of Japan that constitutes the western districts of {{wiki|Mie Prefecture}} in the present day.<ref name="Kuroi 2019">Kuroi Hiromitsu. (2019). "History of Japan". In ''Ninja: Bilingual Guide to Japan'', translated by Chris Glenn. Tokyo, Japan: Shogakukan Inc., pp. 11–21.</ref> Isolated in the mountains,<ref name="trailer3">{{Youtube|video=HhMOQowMjM8|text=..."
 
 
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'''Iga''' (伊賀国; ''Iga no kuni'') was a province of [[Japan]] that constitutes the western districts of {{wiki|Mie Prefecture}} in the present day.<ref name="Kuroi 2019">Kuroi Hiromitsu. (2019). "History of Japan". In ''Ninja: Bilingual Guide to Japan'', translated by Chris Glenn. Tokyo, Japan: Shogakukan Inc., pp. 11–21.</ref> Isolated in the mountains,<ref name="trailer3">{{Youtube|video=HhMOQowMjM8|text= Assassin's Creed Shadows Explained – Samurai, Shinobi, and Feudal Japan |channel=@Ubisoft|channelname=Ubisoft}}</ref> it was one of the two most prominent centres of [[ninja|shinobi]] activity during the [[Sengoku period]], the other being {{wiki|Kōka ikki|Kōka}}. Its people had integrated ''ninjutsu'' as a normal aspect of their lives because it was vital for their communities' safety in the midst of civil war.<ref name="Kuroi 2019" />  
'''Iga''' (伊賀国; ''Iga no kuni'') was a province of [[Japan]] whose territory now constitutes the western districts of {{wiki|Mie Prefecture}} in the present day.<ref name="Kuroi 2019">Kuroi Hiromitsu. (2019). "History of the Ninja". In ''Ninja: Bilingual Guide to Japan'', translated by Chris Glenn. Tokyo, Japan: Shogakukan Inc., pp. 11–21.</ref> An isolated and mountainous region,<ref name="trailer2">{{Youtube|video=Nszrx939ZVA|text= Assassin's Creed Shadows: Who Are Naoe and Yasuke? |channel=@Ubisoft|channelname=Ubisoft}}</ref><ref name="trailer3">{{Youtube|video=HhMOQowMjM8|text= Assassin's Creed Shadows Explained – Samurai, Shinobi, and Feudal Japan |channel=@Ubisoft|channelname=Ubisoft}}</ref> it was one of the two most prominent centres of ''[[Ninja|shinobi]]'' activity during the [[Sengoku period]], the other being {{wiki|Kōka ikki|Kōka}}. Its people had integrated ''ninjutsu'' as a normal aspect of their lives because it was vital for their communities' safety in the midst of civil war.<ref name="Kuroi 2019" />  


Unlike other regions, Iga had no ''daimyō'', for which reason many contending warlords sought to gain their allegiance.<ref name="Kuroi 2019" /> It operated as an egalitarian confederacy led by three ''jōnin'' (上忍; <small>lit.</small> 'upper ninja'). At the height of the Sengoku era, these were [[Hattori Hanzō]], [[Fujibayashi Nagato]], and Momochi Sandayu.<ref name="Turnbull 2019">Turnbull, Stephen. (2019). "Iga: True Land of the Ninja". In ''Ninja: The (Unofficial) Secret Manual''. London, UK: Thames & Hudson Ltd., pp. 44–59.</ref> In 1579, [[Oda Nobunaga]] invaded Iga as part of his unification campaign,<ref name="trailer3" /> setting off the [[Iga Rebellion]].<ref name="Turnbull 2019" /> In 1581, he returned and this time ravaged the entire province with the aid of his African retainer [[Yasuke]].<ref name="trailer3" /> Fujibayashi Nagato's daughter, [[Fujibayashi Naoe|Naoe]], was one of the survivors of the latter attack. By chance, she and Yasuke later joined forces as [[Assassins]] of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins]].<ref name="trailer1">{{Youtube|video=vovkzbtYBC8|text=Assassin's Creed Shadows: Official World Premiere Trailer|channel=@Ubisoft|channelname=Ubisoft}}</ref>
Unlike other regions, Iga had no ''[[daimyō]]'', for which reason many contending warlords sought to gain their allegiance.<ref name="Kuroi 2019" /> It operated as an egalitarian confederacy led by three ''jōnin'' (上忍; <small>lit.</small> 'upper ninja'). At the height of the Sengoku era, these were [[Hattori Hanzō]], [[Fujibayashi Nagato]], and Momochi Sandayu.<ref name="Turnbull 2019">Turnbull, Stephen. (2019). "Iga: True Land of the Ninja". In ''Ninja: The (Unofficial) Secret Manual''. London, UK: Thames & Hudson Ltd., pp. 44–59.</ref> In 1579, [[Oda Nobunaga]] invaded Iga as part of his unification campaign,<ref name="trailer3" /> setting off the [[Tenshō Iga War]].<ref name="Turnbull 2019" /> In 1581, he returned and ravaged the entire province with the aid of his [[Africa]]n [[samurai|retainer]] [[Yasuke]].<ref name="trailer3" /> Nagato's daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe|Naoe]] survived this attack and by chance later joined forces with Yasuke as an [[Assassins|Assassin]].<ref name="trailer1">{{Youtube|video=vovkzbtYBC8|text=Assassin's Creed Shadows: Official World Premiere Trailer|channel=@Ubisoft|channelname=Ubisoft}}</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
Iga is a location that will feature in the upcoming 2024 video game, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' as the homeland of one of its two main protagonists, [[Fujibayashi Naoe]].<ref name="trailer3" />
Iga is a location featured in the 2025 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' as the homeland of one of its two main protagonists, [[Fujibayashi Naoe]].<ref name="trailer3" />
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACShadows Iga Concept.jpg|Concept art of Iga
ACShadows Iga Forest Concept.jpg|Concept art of a forest in Iga
ACShadows Iga Night Concept.jpg|Concept art of Iga at night
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
*''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Mdat}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{ACSH}}
{{ACSHInM}}
[[Category:Provinces of Japan]]
[[Category:Provinces of Japan]]
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Iga

Iga (伊賀国; Iga no kuni) was a province of Japan whose territory now constitutes the western districts of Mie Prefecture in the present day.[1] An isolated and mountainous region,[2][3] it was one of the two most prominent centres of shinobi activity during the Sengoku period, the other being Kōka. Its people had integrated ninjutsu as a normal aspect of their lives because it was vital for their communities' safety in the midst of civil war.[1]

Unlike other regions, Iga had no daimyō, for which reason many contending warlords sought to gain their allegiance.[1] It operated as an egalitarian confederacy led by three jōnin (上忍; lit. 'upper ninja'). At the height of the Sengoku era, these were Hattori Hanzō, Fujibayashi Nagato, and Momochi Sandayu.[4] In 1579, Oda Nobunaga invaded Iga as part of his unification campaign,[3] setting off the Tenshō Iga War.[4] In 1581, he returned and ravaged the entire province with the aid of his African retainer Yasuke.[3] Nagato's daughter Naoe survived this attack and by chance later joined forces with Yasuke as an Assassin.[5]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Iga is a location featured in the 2025 video game Assassin's Creed: Shadows as the homeland of one of its two main protagonists, Fujibayashi Naoe.[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Concept art of Iga
    Concept art of Iga
  • Concept art of a forest in Iga
    Concept art of a forest in Iga
  • Concept art of Iga at night
    Concept art of Iga at night

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kuroi Hiromitsu. (2019). "History of the Ninja". In Ninja: Bilingual Guide to Japan, translated by Chris Glenn. Tokyo, Japan: Shogakukan Inc., pp. 11–21.
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed Shadows: Who Are Naoe and Yasuke? on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Assassin's Creed Shadows Explained – Samurai, Shinobi, and Feudal Japan on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Turnbull, Stephen. (2019). "Iga: True Land of the Ninja". In Ninja: The (Unofficial) Secret Manual. London, UK: Thames & Hudson Ltd., pp. 44–59.
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed Shadows: Official World Premiere Trailer on the Ubisoft YouTube channel

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