Izumo Province
Izumo Province (出雲国, Izumo-no-kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Shimane Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] It was sometimes called Unshū (雲州).
The province had borders with Iwami, Bingo and Hōki provinces.
In the 8th century, Matsue became the provincial capital city.[2]
History
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In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. The maps of Japan and Izumo Province were reformed in the 1870s.[3]
Temples and Shrines
[change | change source]Izumo taisha[4] was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Izumo. [5]
Related pages
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[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Izumo" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 412.
- ↑ Masue City Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Izumo taisha" at p. 413.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-1-17.
Other websites
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Media related to Izumo Province at Wikimedia Commons
