Suwa Province
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History
Suwa Province was created during the reign of Empress Genshō.[2]
According to Shoku Nihongi, Suwa only lasted for ten years after it was established in 721.
Gallery
Geyser in Kamisuwa (上諏訪), Nagano Prefecture
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References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Suwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 917.
- ↑ Meyners d'Estrey, Guillaume Henry Jean (1884). Annales de l'Extrême Orient et de l'Afrique, Vol. 6, p. 172; excerpt, Genshō crée sept provinces : Idzumi, Noto, Atoa, Iwaki, Iwase, Suwa et Sado en empiétant sur celles de Kawachi, Echizen, Etchū, Kazusa, Mutsu and Shinano
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