Rikuzen Province
Rikuzen Province (陸前国, Rikuzen-no kuni) is an old province of Japan in the area of Miyagi Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1] Along with Rikuchū and Mutsu Provinces, it was sometimes called Rikushū (陸州). The history of the province started in 1868 and ended in 1872.
History[change | change source]
in 1868, Rikuaen was separated from Mutsu.
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Rikuzen Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Rikuzen" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 790.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Rikuzen Province at Wikimedia Commons