Mimasaka Province

Mimasaka Province (美作国, Mimasaka-no kuni) or Sakushu (作州, Sakushū) was an old province of Japan in the area of Okayama Prefecture on the island of Honshū.^[1]

Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Mimasaka Province highlighted

The province had borders with Bitchū, Bizen, Harima, Hōki, and Inaba Provinces.

The ancient capital city of the province was Tsuyama.

HistoryEdit

View of Mimasaka Province, woodblock print by Hiroshige, 1853

In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month), the land of Mimasaka was separated from Bizen Province.^[2]

Mimasaka was the home of the samurai Miyamoto Musashi who is known for writing The Book of Five Rings.^[3]

In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Mimasaka Province were reformed in the 1870s.^[4]

Shrines and TemplesEdit

Nakayama jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Mimasaka. ^[5]

Related pagesEdit

ReferencesEdit

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mimasaka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 631.
↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.
↑ Tarver, D. E. (2004). The Book of Five Rings, p. xvii.
↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-1-17.

Other websitesEdit

Media related to Mimasaka Province at Wikimedia Commons

Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mimasaka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 631.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.

[3] Tarver, D. E. (2004). The Book of Five Rings, p. xvii.

[4] Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

[5] "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-1-17.

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