Bungo Province
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Bungo Province highlighted
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Bungo had borders with Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.
History
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Bungo Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and temples
Sasamuta-jinja and Yusuhara Hachiman-gū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Bungo.[3]
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bungo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 90.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-18.
Other websites
Media related to Bungo Province at Wikimedia Commons
