Suwa Province
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Suwa Prefecture (諏方国, Suwa no Kuni, Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ.wa (no kɯ.ɲi), sɯꜜ.wa (no kɯ.ɲi)][1]) is an old province in the area of Nagano Prefecture.[2]
It was located in the Tōsandō region of central Honshu. According to the old history book Shoku Nihongi, it was established on June 26 of 721 and abolished on March 3 of 731 (old Japanese calendar's date). Neither the location of the capital nor the exact border with Shinano is known.
Historical districts
[edit]Suwa Province consisted of three districts (originally two):
- Nagano Prefecture
- Ina District (伊那郡): split to become Kamiina and Shimoina Districts
- Suwa District (諏訪郡)
Gallery
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Geyser in Kamisuwa (上諏訪), Nagano Prefecture
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, ed. (24 May 2016). NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese). NHK Publishing.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Suwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 917, p. 917, at Google Books.
References
[edit]- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
External links
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Media related to Suwa Province at Wikimedia Commons
