Settsu Province
Settsu Province (摂津国, Settsu no kuni) was a old province of Japan in the area of Hyōgo Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture on the island of Honshū.[1]
The ancient capital city of the province was Osaka.
History[change | change source]
In the Meiji period, the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Settsu Province were reformed in the 1870s.[2]
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Sumiyoshi taisha was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Settsu.[3]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Settsu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 846.
- ↑ 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 Settsu Province at Wikimedia Commons
