Historical prose. 江戸時代 ('Edo period,' 1603-1868). 藩 ('han, feudal domain') was the territorial administrative unit of Tokugawa Japan. 奨励 ('encouragement, promotion') with 策 ('policy, measure') = 'encouragement policy.' 地場産業 ('local industry, regional industry') refers to crafts and production rooted in a specific locale. 興る ('to arise, to flourish, to rise up') is a literary intransitive verb for the emergence of movements, industries, dynasties.