Ōsumi Province
Ōsumi Province (大隅国, Ōsumi no Kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.[1] It was sometimes called Gūshū (隅州).
Ōsumi had borders with Hyūga and Satsuma Provinces.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Kokubu.
History
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In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month), the land of Ōsumi Province was separated from Hyūga.[2]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Ōsumi Province were reformed in the 1870s.[3]
Japan's first satellite was named Ōsumi. It was launched February 11, 1970.[4]
Shrines and Temples
[change | change source]Kagoshima jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Ōsumi.[5]
Related pages
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[change | change source]- ↑ Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nipon o daï itsi ran: ou Annales des empereurs du Japon (in French). Oriental Translation Fund. 1834.
- ↑ Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Turnill, Reginald. (1986). Jane's Spaceflight Directory, p. 20; Nussbaum, "Ōsumi" at p. 762.
- ↑ "EOS070712Ab" (PDF). Kokugakuin University EOS. Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
Other websites
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Media related to Osumi Province at Wikimedia Commons
