Hyūga Province
Hyūga Province (日向国, Hyūga no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.[1] It was sometimes called Nisshū (日州) or Kōshū (向州).
Hyūga had borders with Bungo, Higo, Ōsumi, and Satsuma Province.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Saito.
History[change | change source]
In Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Hyūga is called Kumaso Province (熊曽国, Kumaso no kuni) in Tsukushi-no-shima, with Tsukushi, Toyo and Hi Province.
In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month), the province of Hyūga was separated from Ōsumi.[2]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Hyūga Province were reformed in the 1870s.[3]
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Tsuno jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hyūga.[4]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hyūga" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 365.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.
- ↑ 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 websites[change | change source]
Media related to Hyuga Province at Wikimedia Commons
