Chikuma District was a district located in
Shinano Province
or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture.
Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, whi ...
.
The district was centered at the current city of
Matsumoto
Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") may refer to: Places
* Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), a city
** Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano
* Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), a former town now part of the c ...
, then capital of Shinano, but on January 14, 1879, the district split off into
Higashi-chikuma and
Nishi-chikuma Districts (
Nishichikuma District was later renamed
Kiso District
is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 km2.
Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District (西筑摩郡) ...
). Until the Meiji Era, the district was known as "Tsukama" but the pronunciation was changed to "Chikuma". However, people in Matsumoto still pronounce it "Tsukama", as in Tsukama Elementary School (筑摩小学校-つかましょうがっこう).
Chikuma District once encompassed the present municipalities of
Matsumoto
Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") may refer to: Places
* Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), a city
** Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano
* Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), a former town now part of the c ...
(excluding parts of
Nagawa,
Azusagawa and
Azumi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Koyama. Its story concerns the title character, a young woman brought up as part of a team of assassins, charged with killing the warlords that threaten the uneasy peace in Feudal Jap ...
areas),
Shiojiri, the areas of Tazawa, Hikari, and Kawate from
Azumino
is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 97,761 in 39744 households. and a population density of 290 persons per km2. Its total area is .
Etymology of Azumino
Azumino is a combination of two wo ...
,
Higashichikuma District,
Kiso District
is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 km2.
Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District (西筑摩郡) ...
, and the areas of Yamaguchi, Magome, and Kamisaka areas in the city of
Nakatsugawa
Magome-juku on the Nakasendō
is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 78,930, and a population density of 120 persons per km2 in 30,788 households The total area of the city was .
Geography
Nakatsugawa is in ...
in
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...
.
The district acquired the Kiso Region from
Ena District in
Mino Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today southern Gifu Prefecture. Mino was bordered by Ōmi to the west, Echizen and Hida to the north, and Shinano to the east, and Ise, Mikawa, and Owari to the south. Its abbreviat ...
during the
Kamakura Period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...
. But the district still has the Maseki area once located in
Sarashina District. The district seat is unknown but the city of
Matsumoto
Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") may refer to: Places
* Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), a city
** Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano
* Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), a former town now part of the c ...
is a possibility.
Districts in Nagano Prefecture
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