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Suwa Province 
Summary
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 edit
Suwa Province consisted of three districts (originally two):
- Nagano Prefecture
- Ina District (伊那郡): split to become Kamiina and Shimoina Districts
- Suwa District (諏訪郡)
Gallery edit
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Geyser in Kamisuwa (上諏訪), Nagano Prefecture
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Suwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 917, p. 917, at Google Books.
References edit
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
Other websites edit
Media related to Suwa Province at Wikimedia Commons
- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903