Suwa Province
Suwa Prefecture (諏方国, Suwa no kuni) is an old province in the area of Nagano Prefecture.[1]
It was located in the Tōsandō region of central Honshu. According to the old history book Shoku Nihongi, it was established on June 26 of 721 and abolished on March 3 of 731 (old Japanese calendar's date). Neither the location of the capital nor the exact border with Shinano is known.
Historical districts
- Ina District (伊那郡): split to become Kamiina and Shimoina Districts
- Suwa District (諏訪郡)
Gallery
- Geyser in Kamisuwa (上諏訪), Nagano Prefecture
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See also
- Lake Suwa
- Suwa taisha
- Suwa, Nagano
Notes
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Suwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 917, p. 917, at Google Books.
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
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