Higo Province
province of Japan
Higo Province (肥後国; Higo no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.[1] Along with Hizen Province, it was sometimes called Hishū (肥州).

Higo had borders with Chikugo, Bungo, Hyūga, Ōsumi, and Satsuma Provinces.
History Edit
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Higo Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples Edit
Aso-jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Higo.[3]
Related pages Edit
References Edit
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Higo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 310.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-1-18.
Other websites Edit
Media related to Higo Province at Wikimedia Commons