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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Provinces_of_Japan-Nagato.svg/300px-Provinces_of_Japan-Nagato.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="313" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Provinces_of_Japan-Nagato.svg/450px-Provinces_of_Japan-Nagato.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Provinces_of_Japan-Nagato.svg/600px-Provinces_of_Japan-Nagato.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="794" /></a><figcaption>Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Nagato Province highlighted</figcaption></figure><p><b>Nagato Province</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">長門国</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Nagato no kuni</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>, often called <b>Chōshū</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">長州</span></span>)</span>, was a <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Japan" title="Provinces of Japan">province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. It was at the extreme western end of <a href="/wiki/Honsh%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Honshū">Honshū</a>, in the area that is today <a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefecture" title="Yamaguchi Prefecture">Yamaguchi Prefecture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nagato bordered on <a href="/wiki/Iwami_Province" title="Iwami Province">Iwami</a> and <a href="/wiki/Su%C5%8D_Province" title="Suō Province">Suō</a> Provinces. </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nagato_Province&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the ancient capital of the province was <a href="/wiki/Shimonoseki,_Yamaguchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi">Shimonoseki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hagi,_Yamaguchi" title="Hagi, Yamaguchi">Hagi</a> was the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dsh%C5%AB_Domain" title="Chōshū Domain">Chōshū</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Han_(Japan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Han (Japan)">han</a></i> (fief or domain) during the <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a>. Nagato was ruled by the <a href="/wiki/M%C5%8Dri_clan" title="Mōri clan">Mōri clan</a> before and after the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sekigahara" title="Battle of Sekigahara">Battle of Sekigahara</a>. </p><p>In 1871 with the <a href="/wiki/Abolition_of_the_han_system" title="Abolition of the han system">abolition of feudal domains</a> and the establishment of <a href="/wiki/Prefecture" title="Prefecture">prefectures</a> (<i>Haihan Chiken</i>) after the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_Restoration" title="Meiji Restoration">Meiji Restoration</a>, the provinces of Nagato and <a href="/wiki/Su%C5%8D_Province" title="Suō Province">Suō</a> were combined to eventually establish Yamaguchi Prefecture. At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Nagato is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and (b) between Japan and the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/History_of_Japan" title="History of Japan">Historically</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Oligarchy" title="Oligarchy">oligarchy</a> that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Chōshū province, as <a href="/wiki/It%C5%8D_Hirobumi" title="Itō Hirobumi">Itō Hirobumi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yamagata_Aritomo" title="Yamagata Aritomo">Yamagata Aritomo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kido_K%C5%8Din" class="mw-redirect" title="Kido Kōin">Kido Kōin</a> were from there. Other natives famous for their role in the restoration include <a href="/wiki/Yoshida_Sh%C5%8Din" title="Yoshida Shōin">Yoshida Shōin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Takasugi_Shinsaku" title="Takasugi Shinsaku">Takasugi Shinsaku</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kusaka_Genzui" title="Kusaka Genzui">Kusaka Genzui</a> among others. </p><p>The Japanese battleship <i><a href="/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Nagato" title="Japanese battleship Nagato">Nagato</a></i> was named after this province. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shrines_and_temples">Shrines and temples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nagato_Province&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Shrines and temples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nagato_Kokubunji_cornerstone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nagato_Kokubunji_cornerstone.jpg/250px-Nagato_Kokubunji_cornerstone.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nagato_Kokubunji_cornerstone.jpg/375px-Nagato_Kokubunji_cornerstone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nagato_Kokubunji_cornerstone.jpg/500px-Nagato_Kokubunji_cornerstone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Nagato <a href="/wiki/Kokubun-ji" class="mw-redirect" title="Kokubun-ji">Kokubun-ji</a> Site in <a href="/wiki/Shimonoseki" title="Shimonoseki">Shimonoseki</a></figcaption></figure> <p><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sumiyoshi_jinja_(Yamaguchi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sumiyoshi jinja (Yamaguchi) (page does not exist)">Sumiyoshi jinja</a></i> was the chief <a href="/wiki/Shinto_shrine" title="Shinto shrine">Shinto shrine</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Ichinomiya" title="Ichinomiya">ichinomiya</a></i>) of Nagato. <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_districts">Historical districts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nagato_Province&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Historical districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefecture" title="Yamaguchi Prefecture">Yamaguchi Prefecture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abu_District,_Yamaguchi" title="Abu District, Yamaguchi">Abu District</a> (阿武郡) - absorbed Mishima District on April 1, 1896</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_District,_Yamaguchi" title="Asa District, Yamaguchi">Asa District</a> (厚狭郡) - dissolved</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mine_District,_Yamaguchi" title="Mine District, Yamaguchi">Mine District</a> (美祢郡) - dissolved</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mishima_District,_Yamaguchi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mishima District, Yamaguchi (page does not exist)">Mishima District</a> (見島郡) - merged into Abu District on April 1, 1896</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu_District,_Yamaguchi" title="Ōtsu District, Yamaguchi">Ōtsu District</a> (大津郡) - dissolved</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyoura_District,_Yamaguchi" title="Toyoura District, Yamaguchi">Toyoura District</a> (豊浦郡) - dissolved</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maps">Maps</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nagato_Province&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Maps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sh%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_(Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Shōhō Kuniezu - Nagato Province, with Suō in yellow and Iwami in blue (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)"><img alt="Shōhō Kuniezu - Nagato Province, with Suō in yellow and Iwami in blue (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Sh%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/120px-Sh%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Sh%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/180px-Sh%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Sh%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/240px-Sh%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2480" data-file-height="1725" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Kuniezu" title="Kuniezu">Shōhō Kuniezu</a></i> - Nagato Province, with <a href="/wiki/Su%C5%8D_Province" title="Suō Province">Suō</a> in yellow and <a href="/wiki/Iwami_Province" title="Iwami Province">Iwami</a> in blue (<a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives" title="Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives">Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Genroku_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_(Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Genroku Kuniezu - Nagato Province, with Suō in pink and Iwami in yellow (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)"><img alt="Genroku Kuniezu - Nagato Province, with Suō in pink and Iwami in yellow (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Genroku_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/120px-Genroku_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Genroku_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/180px-Genroku_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Genroku_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/240px-Genroku_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2760" data-file-height="1833" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Kuniezu" title="Kuniezu">Genroku Kuniezu</a></i> - Nagato Province, with <a href="/wiki/Su%C5%8D_Province" title="Suō Province">Suō</a> in pink and <a href="/wiki/Iwami_Province" title="Iwami Province">Iwami</a> in yellow (<a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives" title="Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives">Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tenp%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_(Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tenpō Kuniezu - Nagato Province (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)"><img alt="Tenpō Kuniezu - Nagato Province (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Tenp%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/120px-Tenp%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Tenp%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/180px-Tenp%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Tenp%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/240px-Tenp%C5%8D_Kuniezu_-_Nagato_Province_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7268" data-file-height="5272" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Kuniezu" title="Kuniezu">Tenpō Kuniezu</a></i> - Nagato Province (<a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives" title="Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives">Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yamaguchi_Prefecture_(Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="1878 map of Yamaguchi Prefecture, marked with its two constituent provinces of Nagato (長門) and Suō (周防), as well as neighbouring Iwami (石見) and Aki (安藝) (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)"><img alt="1878 map of Yamaguchi Prefecture, marked with its two constituent provinces of Nagato (長門) and Suō (周防), as well as neighbouring Iwami (石見) and Aki (安藝) (Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Yamaguchi_Prefecture_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/120px-Yamaguchi_Prefecture_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Yamaguchi_Prefecture_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/180px-Yamaguchi_Prefecture_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Yamaguchi_Prefecture_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg/240px-Yamaguchi_Prefecture_%28Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3857" data-file-height="2481" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1878 map of <a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefecture" title="Yamaguchi Prefecture">Yamaguchi Prefecture</a>, marked with its two constituent provinces of Nagato<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">長門</span></span>)</span> and Suō<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">周防</span></span>)</span>, as well as neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Iwami_Province" title="Iwami Province">Iwami</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">石見</span></span>)</span> and <a href="/wiki/Aki_Province" title="Aki Province">Aki</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">安藝</span></span>)</span> (<a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefectural_Archives" title="Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives">Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives</a>)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nagato_Province&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Historic_Sites_of_Japan_(Yamaguchi)" title="List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi)">List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dsh%C5%AB_Five" title="Chōshū Five">Chōshū Five</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagato,_Yamaguchi" title="Nagato, Yamaguchi">Nagato City</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nagato_Province&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Louis-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis-Frédéric">Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric</a>. (2005). "<i>Nagato</i>" in <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA684"></a></i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA684">Japan Encyclopedia<i>, p. 684</i></a>, p. 684, at <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">US Department of State. (1906). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=dKCOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA759"><i>A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements</i> (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/images/uploads/EOS070712Ab.pdf">"Nationwide List of <i>Ichinomiya</i>," p. 3</a>; retrieved 2012-11-20.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nagato_Province&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louis-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis-Frédéric">Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric</a> and Käthe Roth. (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC"><i>Japan encyclopedia.</i></a> Cambridge: <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University_Press" title="Harvard University Press">Harvard University Press</a>. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-674-01753-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-674-01753-5">978-0-674-01753-5</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition">OCLC 58053128</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmond_Papinot" title="Edmond Papinot">Papinot, Edmond</a>. (1910). <i>Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan.</i> Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77691250">OCLC 77691250</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nagato_Province&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, 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<li><a href="/wiki/Settsu_Province" title="Settsu Province">Settsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamashiro_Province" title="Yamashiro Province">Yamashiro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamato_Province" title="Yamato Province">Yamato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshino_Province" title="Yoshino Province">Yoshino</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">716–738</span></small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#efefef;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkaid%C5%8D_(region)" title="Tōkaidō (region)">Tōkaidō</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awa_Province_(Chiba)" title="Awa Province (Chiba)">Awa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hitachi_Province" title="Hitachi Province">Hitachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iga_Province" title="Iga Province">Iga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ise_Province" title="Ise Province">Ise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Izu_Province" title="Izu Province">Izu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kai_Province" title="Kai Province">Kai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazusa_Province" title="Kazusa Province">Kazusa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikawa_Province" title="Mikawa Province">Mikawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musashi_Province" title="Musashi Province">Musashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owari_Province" title="Owari Province">Owari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagami_Province" title="Sagami Province">Sagami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shima_Province" title="Shima Province">Shima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shim%C5%8Dsa_Province" title="Shimōsa Province">Shimōsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suruga_Province" title="Suruga Province">Suruga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dt%C5%8Dmi_Province" title="Tōtōmi Province">Tōtōmi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#efefef;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dsand%C5%8D" title="Tōsandō">Tōsandō</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#fcfcfc;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dewa_Province" title="Dewa Province">Dewa</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">-1869</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hida_Province" title="Hida Province">Hida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwaki_Province_(718)" title="Iwaki Province (718)">Iwaki</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">718–724</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwaki_Province_(1868)" title="Iwaki Province (1868)">Iwaki</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">1869–</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwase_Province" title="Iwase Province">Iwase</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">718–724</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwashiro_Province" title="Iwashiro Province">Iwashiro</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">1869–</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dzuke_Province" title="Kōzuke Province">Kōzuke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mino_Province" title="Mino Province">Mino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cmi_Province" title="Ōmi Province">Ōmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutsu_Province" title="Mutsu Province">Mutsu</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">–1869</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutsu_Province_(1868)" title="Mutsu Province (1868)">Rikuō (or Mutsu)</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">1869–</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikuch%C5%AB_Province" title="Rikuchū Province">Rikuchū</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">1869–</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikuzen_Province" title="Rikuzen Province">Rikuzen</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">1869–</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimotsuke_Province" title="Shimotsuke Province">Shimotsuke</a></li> <li><a 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Province">Etchū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaga_Province" title="Kaga Province">Kaga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noto_Province" title="Noto Province">Noto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sado_Province" title="Sado Province">Sado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakasa_Province" title="Wakasa Province">Wakasa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#efefef;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/San%27ind%C5%8D" title="San'indō">San'indō</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#fcfcfc;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/H%C5%8Dki_Province" title="Hōki Province">Hōki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inaba_Province" title="Inaba Province">Inaba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Izumo_Province" title="Izumo Province">Izumo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwami_Province" title="Iwami Province">Iwami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oki_Province" title="Oki Province">Oki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tajima_Province" title="Tajima Province">Tajima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanba_Province" title="Tanba Province">Tanba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tango_Province" title="Tango Province">Tango</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#efefef;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8Dd%C5%8D" title="San'yōdō">San'yōdō</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aki_Province" title="Aki Province">Aki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bingo_Province" title="Bingo Province">Bingo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bitch%C5%AB_Province" title="Bitchū Province">Bitchū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bizen_Province" title="Bizen Province">Bizen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harima_Province" title="Harima Province">Harima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mimasaka_Province" title="Mimasaka Province">Mimasaka</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nagato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Su%C5%8D_Province" title="Suō Province">Suō</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#efefef;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nankaid%C5%8D" title="Nankaidō">Nankaidō</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#fcfcfc;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awa_Province_(Tokushima)" title="Awa Province (Tokushima)">Awa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awaji_Province" title="Awaji Province">Awaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iyo_Province" title="Iyo Province">Iyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kii_Province" title="Kii Province">Kii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanuki_Province" title="Sanuki Province">Sanuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tosa_Province" title="Tosa Province">Tosa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#efefef;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Saikaid%C5%8D" title="Saikaidō">Saikaidō</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bungo_Province" title="Bungo Province">Bungo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buzen_Province" title="Buzen Province">Buzen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chikugo_Province" title="Chikugo Province">Chikugo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chikuzen_Province" title="Chikuzen Province">Chikuzen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higo_Province" title="Higo Province">Higo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hizen_Province" title="Hizen Province">Hizen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%ABga_Province" title="Hyūga Province">Hyūga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iki_Province" title="Iki Province">Iki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Csumi_Province" title="Ōsumi Province">Ōsumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satsuma_Province" title="Satsuma Province">Satsuma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tane_Province" title="Tane Province">Tane</a> <small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">702–824</span></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsushima_Province" title="Tsushima Province">Tsushima</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#efefef;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaidō</a><br /><small><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#aaa">1869–</span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#fcfcfc;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chishima_Province" title="Chishima Province">Chishima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidaka_Province" title="Hidaka Province">Hidaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iburi_Province" title="Iburi Province">Iburi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishikari_Province" title="Ishikari Province">Ishikari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitami_Province" title="Kitami Province">Kitami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushiro_Province" title="Kushiro Province">Kushiro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemuro_Province" title="Nemuro Province">Nemuro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oshima_Province" title="Oshima Province">Oshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiribeshi_Province" title="Shiribeshi Province">Shiribeshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teshio_Province" title="Teshio Province">Teshio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokachi_Province" title="Tokachi Province">Tokachi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#efefef;;width:1%">Pre-<a href="/wiki/Taih%C5%8D_Code" title="Taihō Code">Taihō Code</a><br />provinces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Chichibu_Province" title="Chichibu Province">Chichibu</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fusa_Province" title="Fusa Province">Fusa</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hi_Province" title="Hi Province">Hi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Keno_Province" title="Keno Province">Keno</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kibi_Province" title="Kibi Province">Kibi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Koshi_Province_(Japan)" title="Koshi Province (Japan)">Koshi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kumaso_Province" title="Kumaso Province">Kumaso</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Toyo_Province" title="Toyo Province">Toyo</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tsukushi_Province" title="Tsukushi Province">Tsukushi</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;;text-align:left;"><div><u>Source</u>: <a href="/wiki/Louis_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric" title="Louis Frédéric">Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric</a>. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780"></a></i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA780">Japan Encyclopedia<i>, p. 780</i></a>, p. 780, at <a href="/wiki/Google_Books" title="Google Books">Google Books</a>; excerpt,<br /> <dl><dd>"Japan's former <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Japan" title="Provinces of Japan">provinces</a> were converted into <a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">prefectures</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Meiji_Japan" title="Government of Meiji Japan">Meiji government</a> ... 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