Sanuki Province
former province of Japan
Sanuki Province (讃岐国, Sanuki-no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.[1] It was sometimes called Sanshū (讃州).
History change
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Sanuki Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Geography change
Sanuki faced the Seto Inland Sea.
Shrines and Temples change
Tamura jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Sanuki. [3]
Gallery change
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View of Takamatsu castle in Sanuki Province, photograph, 1882
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List of ichinomiya at Tamura Shrine which was the ichinomiya of Sanuki Province
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Sanuki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 823.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites change
Media related to Sanuki Province at Wikimedia Commons