Bungo Province
province of Japan
Bungo Province (豊後国, Bungo no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.[1] Along with Buzen Province, it was sometimes called Hōshū (豊州).
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Bungo Province highlighted
Bungo had borders with Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.
HistoryEdit
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Bungo Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and templesEdit
Sasamuta-jinja and Yusuhara Hachiman-gū were the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of Bungo.[3]
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bungo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 90.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-1-18.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Bungo Province at Wikimedia Commons
