Miyoshi

Miyoshi stands in the inland basin of northern Bingo, where rivers meet and roads converge. In 1632 Asano Nagaharu received a separate domain here and laid out a town using the surrounding rivers as natural defences. He encouraged industries including hemp, paper, cotton, lacquer and iron. The Asano branch ruled Miyoshi for five generations, until the domain ended without an heir in 1720 and its lands returned to Hiroshima domain.