Satsuma Province
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Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Satsuma Province highlighted
Satsuma Province (薩摩国, Satsuma-no Kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.[1] Its abbreviation is Sasshū (薩州).
History
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Satsuma Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples
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Nitta Shrine
Hirasaki jinja and Nitta Hachiman-gū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Satsuma.[3]
Satsuma Province Media
- Tea Storage Jar with Paulownia and Thunder Pattern LACMA M.2007.130a-b.jpg
Satsuma earthenware tea storage jar (chatsubo) with paulownia and thunder pattern, late Edo period, circa 1800-1850
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). Satsuma" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 829.
- ↑ 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 Satsuma Province at Wikimedia Commons
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