Ōsumi Province
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Ōsumi had borders with Hyūga and Satsuma Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Kokubu.
History
In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month), the land of Ōsumi Province was separated from Hyūga.[2]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Ōsumi Province were reformed in the 1870s.[3]
Japan's first satellite was named Ōsumi. It was launched February 11, 1970.[4]
Shrines and Temples
Kagoshima jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Ōsumi. [5]
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ōsumi" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 762.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Turnill, Reginald. (1986). Jane's Spaceflight Directory, p. 20; Nussbaum, "Ōsumi" at p. 762.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-18.
Other websites
Media related to Osumi Province at Wikimedia Commons
