The koku (石/石高, koku^?) is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. The shaku (尺 is an archaic Japanese unit of Length, approximately equal to the foot. In this definition, 3. 5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International e. 1 koku is approximately 278. 3 litres. The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of Volume. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year (one masu is enough rice to feed a person for one day). Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many The term person is used in Common sense to mean an individual Human being. A was originally a square wooden box used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period A koku of rice weighs about 150 kilograms (23. 6 stone or 330 pounds).

In 1891, a smaller koku was defined such that one koku equalled exactly 240100/1331 litres, which is approximately 180. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 39 litres, or about 5 bushels (40 Imperial or 48 US gallons). A bushel is a unit of dry volume, usually subdivided into eight local Gallons in the systems of Imperial units and U A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries

During the Edo period of Japanese history, each han (fiefdom) had an assessment of its wealth, and the koku was the unit of measurement. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 The written history of Japan begins with brief references in the 1st century AD Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts The, or domains, were the Fiefs of Feudal Lords of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their The smallest han was 10,000 koku and Kaga han, the largest (other than the Shogun), was called the "million-koku domain. The was a powerful Feudal domain in Kaga, Noto and Etchū Provinces of Japan (present-day Ishikawa Prefecture and is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" " (Its holdings totaled around 1,025,000 koku) Many samurai, including hatamoto, received stipends in koku, while a few received salaries instead. is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. A was a Samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. In the Tōhoku and Hokkaidō domains, where rice could not be grown, the economy was still measured in koku but was not adjusted from year to year. The is a geographical area of Japan. Tōhoku is Japanese for "northeast" and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan 's Thus some han had larger economies than their koku indicated, which allowed them to fund development projects.

Koku was also used to measure how much a ship could carry when all its loads were rice. Smaller ships carried 50 koku (7. 5 tons) while the biggest ships carried over 1,000 koku (150 tons). The biggest ships were actually larger than military vessels owned by the Shogunate.

In the Meiji period (1868–1912), Japanese units such as the koku were abolished and the metric system was installed. The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting is the traditional Japanese system of measurement. The name shakkanhō originates from the name of two of the units, the Shaku The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement. It exists in several variations with different choices of base units, though the choice of base units does

The Hyakumangoku Matsuri (Million-Koku Festival) in Kanazawa, Japan celebrates the arrival of Lord Maeda Toshiie into the city in 1583, although the Maeda's income was not actually raised to over a million koku until after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. The Hyakumangoku Matsuri (百万石まつり is the main annual festival taking place in Kanazawa, Japan. is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. Geography climate and population Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Background and pretext Even though Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan and consolidated his power following the Siege of Odawara in 1590 his ill-fated

The koku unit is still commonly used in the lumber industry in Japan.

See also

• Kokudaka