NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kitami Province

Kitami (北見国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido. It corresponded to modern-day Soya Subprefecture and Abashiri Subprefecture minus part of Abashiri District Before the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (å›½, countries), usually known in English as provinces. ... Hokkaido listen? (åŒ—æµ·é“ HokkaidÅ, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... Soya subprefecture (宗谷) is located at the north tip of Hokkaido, Japan. ... Abashiri subprefecture (網走) is located in Japan. ... Abashiri (網走郡; -gun) is a district located in Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ...

History

August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The district (éƒ¡; gun) was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Districts

Former provinces of Japan

Aki | Awa(Kanto) | Awa(Shikoku) | Awaji | Bingo | Bitchu | Bizen | Bungo | Buzen | Chikugo | Chikuzen | Chishima | Dewa | Echigo | Echizen | Etchu | Harima | Hida | Higo | Hitachi | Hidaka | Hizen | Hoki | Hyuga | Iburi | Iga | Iki | Inaba | Ise | Ishikari | Iwami | Iyo | Izu | Izumi | Izumo | Kaga | Kai | Kawachi | Kazusa | Kii | Kitami | Kozuke | Kushiro | Mikawa | Mimasaka | Mino | Musashi | Mutsu | Nagato | Nemuro | Noto | Oki | Omi | Oshima | Osumi | Owari | Sado | Sagami | Sanuki | Satsuma | Settsu | Shima | Shimousa | Shimotsuke | Shinano | Shiribeshi | Suo | Suruga | Tajima | Tamba | Tango | Teshio | Tokachi | Tosa | Totomi | Tsushima | Wakasa | Yamashiro | Yamato Soya (宗谷郡; -gun) is a district located in Soya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Rishiri (利尻郡; -gun) is a district located in Soya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Rebun (礼文郡; -gun) is a district located in Soya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Esashi (枝幸郡; -gun) is a district located in Soya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Monbetsu (紋別郡; -gun) is a district located in Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Tokoro (常呂郡; -gun) is a district located in Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Abashiri (網走郡; -gun) is a district located in Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Shari (斜里郡; -gun) is a district located in Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Before the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (å›½, countries), usually known in English as provinces. ... Aki (å®‰èŠ¸å›½; -no kuni) or GeishÅ« (èŠ¸å·ž) was a province in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. ... Hiroshige ukiyo-e showing harbor in Awa Awa (å®‰æˆ¿å›½; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan which is today a part of Chiba Prefecture. ... Awa (é˜¿æ³¢å›½; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today a part of Tokushima prefecture on Shikoku. ... Awaji (æ·¡è·¯å›½; -no kuni, former æ·¡é“) was an old province of Japan covering Awaji Island, between Honshu and Shikoku. ... Bingo (å‚™å¾Œå›½ -no kuni) was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshu, comprising what is today the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. ... Bitchu (å‚™ä¸å›½ -no kuni) was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshu, in what is today western Okayama Prefecture. ... Bizen (å‚™å‰å›½ -no kuni) was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of Honshu, in what is today the southeastern part of Okayama Prefecture. ... Bungo (豊後国; Bungo no kuni) was an old province of Japan in eastern Kyushu, which bordered on Buzen, Hyuga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen provinces. ... Buzen (è±Šå‰å›½; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in northern Kyushu, which bordered on Bungo and Chikuzen provinces. ... Chikugo (ç‘å¾Œå›½; Chikugo no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the southern part of Fukuoka prefecture, on Kyushu. ... Chikuzen (ç‘å‰å›½; Chikuzen no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu, but without the southern and eastern parts of Fukuoka. ... Chishima (åƒå³¶å›½, -no kuni) was a province of Japan created during the Meiji Era. ... Dewa (å‡ºç¾½å›½; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan, which today composes Yamagata prefecture and Akita prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Echizen (越前国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui prefecture. ... Etchu (è¶Šä¸å›½; EtchÅ«-no kuni) was an old province in central Honshu, on the Sea of Japan side. ... Harima (æ’ç£¨å›½; -no kuni) or Banshu (æ’å·ž banshÅ«) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. ... Hida (é£›é¨¨å›½; -no kuni) is an old province located in Tosando of Japan, which today composes the northern part of Gifu prefecture. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Hidaka (日高国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Hiroshige Uragawa (1797-1858):Rice field in Hoki province Hoki (ä¼¯è€†å›½; HÅki-no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Tottori prefecture. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Iburi (胆振国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido. ... Ueno Castle Iga Province (ä¼Šè³€å›½; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today western Mie prefecture. ... Iki (å£±å²å›½;, Iki no-kuni) was a province of Japan which occupied the entire area of Iki Island. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Japan | Old provinces of Japan ... Categories: Old provinces of Japan | Japan geography stubs ... Ishikari (çŸ³ç‹©å›½, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Izumi (å’Œæ³‰å›½; -no kuni) or Senshu (æ³‰å·ž senshÅ«) was a province of Japan, which today composes the south-western part of Osaka Prefecture (not including the city of Osaka itself). ... Izumo (Japanese: å‡ºé›²å›½; Izumo no kuni) was an old province of Japan which today consists of the eastern part of Shimane prefecture in the Chugoku region. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Kai province (甲斐国; -no kuni) is an old province in Japan that corresponds to Yamanashi prefecture today. ... Kawachi (æ²³å†…å›½; -no kuni) was a province of Japan, which today composes the south-eastern part of Osaka Prefecture. ... Kazusa (ä¸Šç·å›½; -no kuni) was an old province in the area of the Boso Peninsula of Honshu that is today the central part of Chiba prefecture. ... Kii (ç´€ä¼Šå›½; -no kuni) or Kishu (ç´€å·ž kishÅ«) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshu that is today Wakayama and the southern part of Mie Prefecture. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Kushiro (é‡§è·¯å›½, -no kuni) was a short-lived province in Hokkaido. ... Mikawa (ä¸‰æ²³å›½, Mikawa no kuni) is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Mino (ç¾Žæ¿ƒå›½; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan, which today composes nearly the southern part of Gifu prefecture. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Mutsu (é™¸å¥¥å›½; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan, which today composes Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefectures and the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka in Akita prefecture. ... Nagato (Japanese: é•·é–€å›½, Nagato no kuni), often called Choshu (é•·å·ž, ChÅshÅ«), was a province of Japan. ... Nemuro (æ ¹å®¤å›½, -no kuni) was an old province in Japan in what is today Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Oki (éš å²å›½; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan, which consisted of the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan, located off the coast of the provinces of Izumo and Hoki. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Oshima (渡島国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Sanuki (è®ƒå²å›½; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan on the island of Shikoku, with the same boundaries as modern Kagawa Prefecture. ... Satsuma (è–©æ‘©å›½; -no Kuni) was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. ... Settsu province (æ‘‚æ´¥å›½, Settsu no kuni), Tsu province (æ´¥å›½, Tsu no kuni), or Sesshu (æ‘‚å·ž, SesshÅ«) was a province of Japan, which today comprises the eastern part of Hyogo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. ... Shima (å¿—æ‘©å›½; -no kuni) or Shishu (å¿—å·ž shishÅ«) was a province of Japan which consisted of a peninsula in the southeastern part of modern Mie Prefecture. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Chiba Prefecture | Old provinces of Japan ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Shinano (信濃国; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano prefecture. ... Shiribeshi (å¾Œå¿—å›½, -no kuni) was a short-lived province in Hokkaido Prefecture. ... Suo (å‘¨é˜²å›½ SuÅ no kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Tajima (ä½†é¦¬å›½; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyogo. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Teshio (天塩国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido, corresponding to all of modern-day Rumoi Subprefecture and the northern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture History August 15, 1869 Teshio Province established with 6 districts 1872 Census finds a population of 1,576 1882 Provinces dissolved in Hokkaido... Tokachi (十勝国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province in Hokkaido. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Tsushima Province (å¯¾é¦¬å›½; Tsushima-no kuni) was an old province of Japan (-19c) on Tsushima Island which occupied the area corresponding to modern-day Tsushima, Nagasaki. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Yamato (大和) is a province of Japan, which covers area of present Nara Prefecture. ...

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