Tosa Province
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The province had borders with Iyo and Awa Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near modern Nankoku.
History
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Tosa Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Geography
Tosa faced the Pacific Ocean.
Shrines and Temples
Tosa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Tosa. [3]
Tosa Province Media
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tosa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 988.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites
Media related to Tosa Province at Wikimedia Commons
