Inaba Province
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Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Inaba Province highlighted
Inaba Province (因幡国, Inaba-no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Tottori Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] It was sometimes called Inshū (因州).
The province had borders with Harima, Hōki, Mimasaka, and Tajima Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was at Tottori city.
History
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Tottori Castle in Hōki Province, early Meiji period
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Ruins of Tottori Castle, 2010
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Inaba Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples
Ube jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Inaba. [3]
Inaba Province Media
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Inaba" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 385.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Inaba Province at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 35°24′42″N 134°11′44″E / 35.41167°N 134.19556°E
