Nagato Province
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The province had borders with Iwami and Suō Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was Shimonoseki.
History
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Nagato Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
The Japanese battleship Nagato was named after this province.[3]
Shrines and Temples
Sumiyoshi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Nagato. [4]
Nagato Province Media
Nagato Kokubun-ji Site in Shimonoseki
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nagato" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 684.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Nagato" at p. 684.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites
Media related to Nagato Province at Wikimedia Commons
