was an
old province in the area of
Iwate and
Akita
is a Japanese name and may refer to:
Places
* 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid
* Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan
* Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan
* Akita, Kumamoto ...
Prefectures.
[ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Rikuchū''" in .] It was sometimes called , with
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 some ...
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
is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. In the census of 2010, the city had a population of 23,302 (2005: 24,709), and a population density of 100 persons per km². The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused extensive damage to the c ...
City,
Ōfunato City, and the southern portion of
Kamaishi
is a city located on the Sanriku rias coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,609, and a population density of 74 persons per km2, in 16,230 households. The total area of the city is
Geography
Kamaishi ...
City; but also including
Kazuno
is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30.715, and a population density of 43 persons per km² in 12.970 households. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kazuno is located in a valley in t ...
City and
Kosaka Town in Akita Prefecture.
Rikuchū was created shortly after the Meiji Restoration out of part of
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 comb ...
.
History
*January 19, 1869: Rikuchu Province is separated from
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 comb ...
*1872: A census estimates the population at 510,521
Historical districts
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Akita Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its ge ...
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Kazuno District (鹿角郡)
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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 Prefectur ...
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Isawa District (胆沢郡)
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Iwai District (磐井郡)
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Higashiiwai District (東磐井郡) - dissolved
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Nishiiwai District (西磐井郡)
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Iwate District (岩手郡)
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Kitaiwate District (北岩手郡) - merged with Minamiiwate District to re-create
Iwate District on March 29, 1896
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Minamiiwate District (南岩手郡) - merged with Kitaiwate District to re-create Iwate District on March 29, 1896
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Esashi District (江刺郡) - dissolved
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Kunohe District (九戸郡)
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Kitakunohe District (北九戸郡) - merged with Minamikunohe District to re-create
Kunohe District on March 29, 1896
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Minamikunohe District (南九戸郡) - merged with Kitakunohe District to re-create Kunohe District on March 29, 1896
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Shiwa District (紫波郡)
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Hienuki District (稗貫郡) - dissolved
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Hei District (閉伊郡)
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Higashihei District (東閉伊郡) - merged with Kitahei and Nakahei Districts to become
Shimohei District (下閉伊郡) on March 29, 1896
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Kitahei District (北閉伊郡) - merged with Higashihei and Nakahei Districts to become Shimohei District on March 29, 1896
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Minamihei District (南閉伊郡) - merged with Nishihei District to become
Kamihei District (上閉伊郡) on March 29, 1896
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Nakahei District (中閉伊郡) - merged with Higashihei and Kitahei Districts to become Shimohei District on March 29, 1896
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Nishihei District (西閉伊郡) - merged with Minamihei District to become Kamihei District on March 29, 1896
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Waga District (和賀郡)
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Higashiwaga District (東和賀郡) - merged with Nishiwaga District to re-create
Waga District on March 29, 1896
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Nishiwaga District (西和賀郡) - merged with Higashiwaga District to re-create Waga District on March 29, 1896
See also
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Rikuchu Kaigan National Park
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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 destructivenes ...
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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 ...
Notes
References
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Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge:
Harvard University Press
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OCLC 58053128
Other websites
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