Hyūga Province
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Hyūga had borders with Bungo, Higo, Ōsumi, and Satsuma Province.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Saito.
History
In Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Hyūga is called Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). in Tsukushi-no-shima, with Tsukushi, Toyo and Hi Province.
In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month), the province of Hyūga was separated from Ōsumi.[2]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Hyūga Province were reformed in the 1870s.[3]
Shrines and Temples
Tsuno jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hyūga.[4]
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hyūga" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 365.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.
- ↑ 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 Hyuga Province at Wikimedia Commons
