Tamba Province
Appearance
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Provinces_of_Japan-Tamba.svg/220px-Provinces_of_Japan-Tamba.svg.png)
Tamba Province (
The province had borders with Harima, Ōmi, Settsu, Tajima, Tango, Wakasa, and Yamashiro Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was in the area of modern Kameoka.
History[change | change source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Hiroshige_Kanesaka.jpg/220px-Hiroshige_Kanesaka.jpg)
In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month), Tamba was separated from Tango.[2]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Tamba Province were reformed in the 1870s.[3]
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Izumo daijinjū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Tamba.[4]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tamba" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 943.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, p. 64.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Tamba Province at Wikimedia Commons