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Rikuzen
is an old province of Japan in the area of Miyagi Prefecture (excluding Igu, Katta District and Watari Districts) and parts of Iwate Prefecture (specifically Kesen District). Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Rikuzen''" in . It was sometimes called , with Rikuchū and Mutsu Provinces. History *January 19, 1869: Rikuzen is separated from Mutsu Province *1872: A census estimates the population at 534,609 Historical districts * Iwate Prefecture ** Kesen District (気仙郡) * Miyagi Prefecture ** Kami District (加美郡) ** Kurihara District (栗原郡) - dissolved ** Kurokawa District (黒川郡) ** Miyagi District (宮城郡) ** Monou District (桃生郡) - dissolved ** Motoyoshi District (本吉郡) ** Natori District (名取郡) - dissolved ** Oshika District (牡鹿郡) ** Shibata District (柴田郡) ** Shida District (志田郡)- dissolved ** Tamatsukuri District (玉造郡) - dissolved ** Tōda District (遠田郡) ** Tome District (登米郡) - d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikuchū Province
was an old province in the area of Iwate and Akita Prefectures. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Rikuchū''" in . It was sometimes called , with Rikuzen and Mutsu Provinces. Rikuchu covered most of modern-day Iwate Prefecture: with the exceptions of Ninohe District, Ninohe City, the northern portion of Hachimantai City, and the northern portion of Kuzumaki Town; Kesen District, Rikuzentakata City, Ōfunato City, and the southern portion of Kamaishi City; but also including Kazuno City and Kosaka Town in Akita Prefecture. Rikuchū was created shortly after the Meiji Restoration out of part of Mutsu Province. History *January 19, 1869: Rikuchu Province is separated from Mutsu Province *1872: A census estimates the population at 510,521 Historical districts * Akita Prefecture ** Kazuno District (鹿角郡) * Iwate Prefecture ** Isawa District (胆沢郡) ** Iwai District (磐井郡) *** Higashiiwai District (東磐井郡) - dissolved *** Nishiiwai District ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwate Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south. Morioka is the capital and largest city of Iwate Prefecture; other major cities include Ichinoseki, Ōshū, and Hanamaki. Located on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, Iwate Prefecture features the easternmost point of Honshu at Cape Todo, and shares the highest peaks of the Ōu Mountains—the longest mountain range in Japan—at the border with Akita Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture is home to famous attractions such as Morioka Castle, the Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi including Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji, the Fujiwara no Sato movie lot and theme park in Ōshū, and the Tenshochi park in Kitakami known for its huge, ancient cherry trees. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesen District, Iwate
Map showing original extent of Kesen District in Iwate Prefecturecolored area=original extent in Meiji period; green=present area is a rural district in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. Formerly, the area of the cities of Rikusentakata and Ōfunato were within the borders of the district. the district consists only of the town of Sumita with a population of 5,228 people, with a density of 15.6 per km2 and an area of . History During the Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate, the district was within Mutsu Province and was under the control of the Date clan of the Sendai Domain. In 1869, following the Meiji restoration, Mutsu Province was divided, with the area of Kesen District becoming part of Rikuchū Province was an old province in the area of Iwate and Akita Prefectures. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Rikuchū''" in . It was sometimes called , with Rikuzen and Mutsu Provinces. Rikuchu covered most of modern-day Iwate Prefecture: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutsu Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. Mutsu Province is also known as or . The term is often used to refer to the combined area of Mutsu and the neighboring province Dewa, which together make up the entire Tōhoku region. History Invasion by the Kinai government Mutsu, on northern Honshū, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the largest as it expanded northward. The ancient regional capital of the Kinai government was Tagajō in present-day Miyagi Prefecture. * 709 ('' Wadō 2, 3rd month''), an uprising against governmental authority took place in Mutsu and in nearby Echigo Province. Troops were dispatched to subdue the revolt. * 712 (''Wadō 5''), Mutsu was separated from Dewa Province. Empress Genmei's ''Daijō-kan'' made cadastral changes in the provincial map of the Nara period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kami District, Miyagi
Map showing original extent of Kami District in Miyagi Prefecturecolored area=original extent in Meiji period; green=present area is a rural district in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. At present, the district consists only of the towns of Kami and Shikama with a combined population () of 30.197 people, a population density of 53 people per km2 and an area of . History Kami District is first recorded in the Nara Period as "賀美郡". During the Edo period the ''kanji'' of its name was changed to "加美郡". Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the district was within Mutsu Province and was under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain. In 1869, following the Meiji restoration, Mutsu Province was divided, with the area of Kami District becoming part of Rikuzen Province is an old province of Japan in the area of Miyagi Prefecture (excluding Igu, Katta District and Watari Districts) and parts of Iwate Prefecture (specifically Kesen District). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Provinces Of Japan
were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868. Provinces were established in Japan in the late 7th century under the Ritsuryō law system that formed the first central government. Each province was divided into and grouped into one of the geographic regions or circuits known as the ''Gokishichidō'' (Five Home Provinces and Seven Circuits). Provincial borders often changed until the end of the Nara period (710 to 794), but remained unchanged from the Heian period (794 to 1185) until the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The provinces coexisted with the ''han'' (domain) system, the personal estates of feudal lords and warriors, and became secondary to the domains in the late Muromachi period (1336 to 1573). The Provinces of Japan were replaced with the current prefecture system in the ''Fuhanken sanchisei'' during the Meiji Restoration from 1868 to 1871, except for Hokkaido, which was divided into provinces from 1869 to 1882. No order has ever been issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanriku
, sometimes known as , lies on the northeastern side of the island of Honshu, corresponding to today's Aomori, Iwate and parts of Miyagi Prefecture and has a long history. The 36 bays of this irregular coastline tend to amplify the destructiveness of tsunami waves which reach the shores of Sanriku, as demonstrated in the damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Regions of Japan History On January 19, 1869, in the aftermath of the Boshin War, the provinces of Mutsu and Dewa were divided. Mutsu was split into new five provinces: Rikuō (also read ''Mutsu''), Rikuchū, Rikuzen, Iwashiro and Iwaki. The first three of these collectively known as the "Three Riku", or ''Sanriku'', with san (三) meaning "three." The new provinces became quickly obsolete in July 1871 when the abolition of the han system divided Japan into its present prefectures that became the sole divisions used by the government. However, the label lives on in common usages such as the Sanrik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Provinces Of Japan
were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868. Provinces were established in Japan in the late 7th century under the Ritsuryō law system that formed the first central government. Each province was divided into and grouped into one of the geographic regions or Circuit (administrative division), circuits known as the ''Gokishichidō'' (Five Home Provinces and Seven Circuits). Provincial borders often changed until the end of the Nara period (710 to 794), but remained unchanged from the Heian period (794 to 1185) until the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The provinces coexisted with the ''Han system, han'' (domain) system, the personal estates of feudal lords and warriors, and became secondary to the domains in the late Muromachi period (1336 to 1573). The Provinces of Japan were replaced with the current Prefectures of Japan, prefecture system in the ''Fuhanken sanchisei'' during the Meiji Restoration from 1868 to 1871, except for Hokkaido, which was For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutsu Province (1868)
, officially called was an old province of Japan in the area of Iwate and Aomori prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mutsu''" in . It was also known as or . In the Meiji era, the province was cut down to cover only present-day Aomori and given the new name Rikuō Province, which retained the original kanji.（岩手大学教育学部） History On December 7, 1868 (January 19, 1869 in the Gregorian calendar), four additional provinces ( Rikuchū, Rikuzen, Iwaki, and Iwashiro) were separated from Mustsu, leaving only a rump corresponding to today's Aomori Prefecture (with Ninohe District of Iwate Prefecture). At the same time, while the characters of the name were unchanged, the official reading was changed to the ''on'yomi'' version "Rikuō". Historical districts * Aomori Prefecture ** Tsugaru District (津軽郡) *** Higashitsugaru District (東津軽郡) *** Kitatsugaru District (北津軽郡) *** Minamitsugaru District (南津軽郡) *** Nakatsugar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motoyoshi District, Miyagi
Map showing original extent of Motoyoshi District in Miyagi Prefecturecolored area=original extent in Meiji period; green=present area is a rural district in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. At present, the district consists only of the town of Minamisanriku with a combined population () of 11,860 people, a population density of 72.6 people per km2 and an area of . All of the city of Kesennuma and a small part of the city of Tome and part of the city of Ishinomaki were formerly part of the district. History Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the district was within Mutsu Province and was under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain. In 1869, following the Meiji restoration, Mutsu Province was divided, with the area of Motoyoshi District becoming part of Rikuzen Province, and from 1872, part of Miyagi Prefecture. In the establishment of the modern municipalities system, the district was organized into one town (Kesennuma (気仙沼)) and sixteen vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monou District, Miyagi
Map showing original extent of Monou District in Miyagi Prefecturecolored area=original extent in Meiji period was a rural district in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The city of Higashimatsushima and much of the city of Ishinomaki were formerly part of this district, which was dissolved in 2005. History Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the district was within Mutsu Province and was under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain. In 1869, following the Meiji restoration, Mutsu Province was divided, with the area of Monou District becoming part of Rikuzen Province, and from 1872, part of Miyagi Prefecture. In the establishment of the modern municipalities system, the district was organized into fifteen villages (Miyato (宮戸村), Nobiru (野蒜村), Ono (小野村), Takagi (鷹来村), Kanomata (鹿又村), Fukaya (深谷村), Maeyachi (前谷地村), Nakatsuyama (中津山村), Monou (桃生町), Oyachi (大谷地村), Iinogawa (飯野川町), H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyagi District, Miyagi
is a district located in past Mutsu Province and today's Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The name of the prefecture was from this district. The original territory was east–west long from the Ōu Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, including current Sendai, Shiogama, and Tagajō cities. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 69,567 and a density of 620.80 persons per km2. The total area is 112.06 km2. History The Minami-Koizumi site had been a village or town site since the fifth century A.D. Miyagi District first appeared in historical documents occurred in 766, in the '' Shoku Nihongi''. Archaeologists presume that Miyagi District was established by eighth century, based on the presence of square field system remains between Hirose River and Nanakita River. The province capital of Mutsu was moved to Taga (modern Tagajō) from the Koriyam site of Natori District in 724. Its residential area extended beyond the wall of Taga. In 785, Taga District and Shinakami Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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