Suwa Province
Suwa Prefecture (諏方国, Suwa no kuni) is an old province in the area of Nagano Prefecture.[1]
Location of Suwa Province (721)
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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