is an
old province of
Japan
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in the area of
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...
(excluding
Igu,
Katta District and
Watari Districts) and parts of
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 ...
(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
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 534,609
Historical districts
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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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Kesen District (気仙郡)
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Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...
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Kami District (加美郡)
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Kurihara District (栗原郡) - dissolved
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Kurokawa District (黒川郡)
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Miyagi District (宮城郡)
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Monou District (桃生郡) - dissolved
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Motoyoshi District (本吉郡)
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Natori District (名取郡) - dissolved
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Oshika District (牡鹿郡)
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Shibata District (柴田郡)
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Shida District (志田郡)- dissolved
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Tamatsukuri District (玉造郡) - dissolved
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Tōda District (遠田郡)
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Tome District (登米郡) - dissolved
See also
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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
Former provinces of Japan
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