Nagato Province
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Nagato Province (
The province had borders with Iwami and Suō Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was Shimonoseki.
History[change | change source]
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In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Nagato Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
The Japanese battleship Nagato was named after this province.[3]
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Sumiyoshi jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Nagato. [4]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nagato" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 684.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Nagato" at p. 684.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Nagato Province at Wikimedia Commons