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No order has ever been issued explicitly abolishing the provinces, but they are considered obsolete. Nevertheless, their names are still widely used in names of natural features, company names, and brands. These province names are considered to be mainly of historical interest. They are also used for
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347:. The boundaries between the many prefectures were not only very complicated, but also did not match those of the provinces. Prefectures were gradually merged to reduce the number to 37 by 1881; a few were then divided to give a total of 45 by 1885. Adding
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as administrative units. The provinces are still used in general conversation, especially in navigation and transportation, and referenced in products and geographical features of the prefectures covering their former territories.
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Some of the province names are used to indicate distinct parts of the current prefectures along with their cultural and geographical characteristics. In many cases these names are also in use with directional characters, e.g.
307:. Imperial provinces and shogunal domains made up complementary systems. For example, when the shōgun ordered a daimyō to make a census or to make maps, the work was organized in terms of the boundaries of the provincial
550:). Many of these old provincial districts have been dissolved as their chief towns have been merged into larger cities or towns. See individual prefecture pages for mergers and abolitions of districts.
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339:). Provinces as part of the system of addresses were not abolished but, on the contrary, augmented. As of 1871, the number of prefectures was 304, while the number of provinces was 68, not including
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are still considered prefectural subdivisions, but following mergers or divisions of the provinces they may be shared among several prefectures (such as the original Adachi
District of
1283:– broke Dewa District in Echigo Province and create Dewa Province in 712. On October of the same year, Mogami and Okitama Districts in Mutsu Province merged into Dewa Province.
2795:. This has been interpreted as important evidence of the shogun's styled role as a servant of the emperor, one of the important means by which he legitimized his authority."
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divisions with their respective regions. Hokkaidō and its provinces are not included; in 1869, when
Hokkaidō was included, it was called Gokihachidō.
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2791:... because when the shogun ordered populations registers and maps to be made, he had them organized along the borders of the provincial
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and other railway stations also use them in names to distinguish themselves from similarly named stations in other prefectures, such as
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1041:– Divided from Kazusa Province in 718. Although re-joined to Kazusa Province in 741, separated from Kazusa Province again in 781
17:
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1566:– divided from Echizen Province in 718. Although occupied by Etchu Province in 741, divided from Etchū Province in 757
2787:; excerpt, "Imperial provinces "remained on the cultural map as commonly used definers of territorial regions called
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during Azuchi–Momoyama period, the provinces were supplemented as primary local administrative units. The local
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from 1869 to 1882. No order has ever been issued explicitly abolishing the provinces, but they are considered
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795:. Although occupied by Kawachi Province in 740, in 757 the province divided again from Kawachi Province.
331:, but they were gradually replaced by prefectures between 1868 and 1871 (urban prefectures were called
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Mercantilism in a
Japanese Domain: the merchant origins of economic nationalism in 18th-century Tosa
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Provinces of Japan circa 1600 Hiking, from Murdoch and Yamagata published in 1903.
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reforms as both administrative units and geographic regions. From the late
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map of Japan's provinces from ca. 1880s, after their replacement with the
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Provinces were established in Japan in the late 7th century under the
1879:– broke off from Kibi Province during the 2nd half of the 7th century
1863:– broke off from Kibi Province during the 2nd half of the 7th century
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were legitimized as administrative units by the reform known as the
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lords and warriors, and became secondary to the domains in the late
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Detailed maps of the provinces at different times can be found at:
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2173:– broke off from Tsukushi Province until the end of the 7th century
469:. The same is true for some city names, for example to distinguish
462:
417:
228:
220:
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2742:
1953:
1598:– broke off from Koshi Province during the end of the 7th century
1582:– broke off from Koshi Province during the end of the 7th century
903:– separated from Ise Province at the beginning of the 8th century
566:, which includes short-lived provinces. Provinces located within
268:, however, they were gradually supplanted by the domains of the
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1618:
1614:– although occupied by Echigo in 743, divided from Echigo in 752
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2218:– broke off from Hi Province until the end of the 7th century
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362:(in or near the capital, then Kyoto) and seven or eight
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The
Provinces of Japan were replaced with the current
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Previous first-level administrative divisions of Japan
1336:– split off from Hitachi Province in the 7th century
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1928:
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1267:– divided from Keno Province during the 4th century
1956:and its surroundings, as well as a nearby area of
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166:and grouped into one of the geographic regions or
437:, most of which were popularized in or after the
260:The provinces were originally established by the
188:(1603 to 1868). The provinces coexisted with the
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1086:– divided from Fusa Province in the 7th century
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824:
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2728:Demographics of Japan before Meiji Restoration
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180:(710 to 794), but remained unchanged from the
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400:in this context should not be confused with
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782:- Created in 716 from Kawachi Province as
3626:. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in
244:Provinces of Japan in 701–702 during the
194:(domain) system, the personal estates of
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2436:, before being renamed and organized as
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979:– separated from Suruga Province in 680
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1847:during the 2nd half of the 7th century
1550:– divided from Echizen Province in 823
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2262:– divided from Hyūga Province in 713
416:List of provinces of Japan including
2313:– divided from Hyūga Province in 702
1818:– divided from Bizen Province in 713
872:– separated from Ise Province in 680
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553:The following list is based on the
95:Not to be confused with the modern
24:
2655:Borders of the provinces from the
248:. The northern half of the modern
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2836:
2598:Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)
1534:during the end of the 7th century
481:) are also used, such as Shinshū
477:. Simplified names of provinces (
147:. Each province was divided into
143:law system that formed the first
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2202:until the end of the 7th century
2157:until the end of the 7th century
585:Five Provinces in Capital Region
34:
2767:The Bakufu in Japanese History,
2764:and William B. Hauser. (1987).
2671:Map of Japan at the end of the
534:, which is now divided between
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2774:
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433:the names of items, including
358:Provinces are classified into
219:from 1868 to 1871, except for
13:
1:
3659:'five provinces of the Kinai'
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2738:Han (administrative division)
2112:at the end of the 7th century
1779:Mountain's Sunny Side Circuit
1632:Mountain's Shady Side Circuit
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370:), collectively known as the
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303:, the fiefs became known as
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54:. The specific problem is:
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2780:Roberts, Luke S. (2002).
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3624:Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric
2819:Harvard University Press
2811:and Käthe Roth. (2005).
2809:Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric
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2604:Island and placed Uruppu
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184:(794 to 1185) until the
130:administrative divisions
2600:, Japan added north of
1386:Since the 1868 breakup
1286:Since the 1868 breakup
136:from the 600s to 1868.
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1339:718 for several years
1251:during the 4th century
683:(Jōshū, Sanshū, Yōshū)
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467:Musashi-Kosugi Station
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335:and rural prefectures
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18:Old provinces of Japan
2856:古事記における旧国名・国境 (律令制以前)
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1119:East Mountain Circuit
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471:Yamato-Koriyama, Nara
420:and the districts of
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544:Kita-Adachi District
277:. Under the rule of
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2814:Japan encyclopedia.
2723:Kokushi (officials)
475:Koriyama, Fukushima
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402:Hokkaidō Prefecture
3632:Japan Encyclopedia
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1482:North Land Circuit
1070:in the 7th century
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329:Fuhanken Sanchisei
279:Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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2146:Tsukushi Province
2144:– broke off from
2099:– broke off from
1942:South Sea Circuit
1834:– broke off from
1521:– broke off from
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2692:Meiji period
2614:, Shimushiru
2596:- After the
2438:11 provinces
2427:
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2331:Iki no Shima
2330:
2229:日向国 (日州, 向州)
2077:
1951:
1609:佐渡国 (佐州, 渡州)
1331:陸奥国 (奥州, 陸州)
1036:安房国 (房州, 安州)
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599:Gokishichidō
555:Gokishichidō
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435:family names
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373:Gokishichidō
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366:(routes, or
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63:Please help
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3651:prefectures
2846:maproom.org
2817:Cambridge:
2696:prefectures
2659:until 1868.
2191:Hi Province
597:Map of the
536:Adachi Ward
443:sanuki udon
376:. However,
215:during the
178:Nara period
73:August 2024
67:if you can.
3641:; excerpt,
3559:Taihō Code
3538:Shiribeshi
3209:Hokurikudō
3164:Shimotsuke
2803:References
2673:Edo period
2634:Districts.
2459:Shiribeshi
2434:Ezo Region
2163:(Chikushū)
2134:(Chikushū)
1470:Hokurikudō
1255:Shimotsuke
718: 738
716: – c.
714: 716
624:Hokurikudō
493:Hoku-Setsu
463:Japan Rail
455:Chikuzenni
439:Edo period
301:Edo period
295:Edo period
186:Edo period
123:Ryōseikoku
3647:provinces
3562:provinces
2933:Yamashiro
1808:(Sakushū)
1737:(Sekishū)
1707:(Hakushū)
1496:(Jakushū)
1437:(Rikushū)
1422:(Rikushū)
1178:(Shinshū)
784:Izumi Gen
681:Yamashiro
528:districts
487:Kishū dog
459:awa odori
149:districts
3679:Category
3634:, p. 780
3609:Tsukushi
3569:Chichibu
3513:Ishikari
3498:Chishima
3484:Hokkaidō
3474:Tsushima
3429:Chikuzen
3406:Saikaidō
3363:Nankaidō
3343:Mimasaka
3310:San'yōdō
3257:San'indō
3099:Iwashiro
2733:Ritsuryō
2707:See also
2679:in 1855.
2585:Chishima
2487:Ishikari
2430:Hokkaido
2406:Hokkaidō
2398:Hokkaidō
2352:対馬国 (対州)
2347:(Taishū)
2345:Tsushima
2324:壱岐国 (壱州)
2308:薩摩国 (薩州)
2303:(Sasshū)
2257:大隅国 (隅州)
2213:肥後国 (肥州)
2184:肥前国 (肥州)
2168:筑後国 (筑州)
2139:筑前国 (筑州)
2132:Chikuzen
2123:豊後国 (豊州)
2094:豊前国 (豊州)
2056:Saikaidō
2046:土佐国 (土州)
2031:伊予国 (予州)
2016:讃岐国 (讃州)
2011:(Sanshū)
2001:阿波国 (阿州)
1986:淡路国 (淡州)
1981:(Tanshū)
1971:紀伊国 (紀州)
1930:Nankaidō
1920:長門国 (長州)
1915:(Chōshū)
1905:周防国 (防州)
1890:安芸国 (芸州)
1885:(Geishū)
1874:備後国 (備州)
1858:備中国 (備州)
1829:備前国 (備州)
1813:美作国 (作州)
1806:Mimasaka
1798:播磨国 (播州)
1793:(Banshū)
1767:San'yōdō
1757:隠岐国 (隠州)
1742:石見国 (石州)
1727:出雲国 (雲州)
1712:伯耆国 (伯州)
1697:因幡国 (因州)
1682:但馬国 (但州)
1677:(Tanshū)
1666:丹後国 (丹州)
1661:(Tanshū)
1651:丹波国 (丹州)
1646:(Tanshū)
1620:San'indō
1593:越後国 (越州)
1577:越中国 (越州)
1561:能登国 (能州)
1545:加賀国 (加州)
1516:越前国 (越州)
1501:若狭国 (若州)
1442:陸前国 (陸州)
1427:陸中国 (陸州)
1412:磐城国 (磐州)
1407:(Banshū)
1397:岩代国 (岩州)
1392:(Ganshū)
1390:Iwashiro
1312:羽後国 (羽州)
1297:羽前国 (羽州)
1278:出羽国 (羽州)
1262:下野国 (野州)
1233:上野国 (上州)
1183:信濃国 (信州)
1168:飛騨国 (飛州)
1153:美濃国 (濃州)
1138:近江国 (江州)
1097:常陸国 (常州)
1081:下総国 (総州)
1052:上総国 (総州)
1020:武蔵国 (武州)
1005:相模国 (相州)
990:甲斐国 (甲州)
974:伊豆国 (豆州)
959:駿河国 (駿州)
954:(Sunshū)
944:遠江国 (遠州)
929:三河国 (三州)
924:(Sanshū)
914:尾張国 (尾州)
898:志摩国 (志州)
893:(Shishū)
883:伊勢国 (勢州)
878:(Seishū)
867:伊賀国 (伊州)
815:Shichidō
806:摂津国 (摂州)
801:(Sesshū)
777:和泉国 (泉州)
772:(Senshū)
762:河内国 (河州)
703:大和国 (和州)
648:Saikaidō
641:Nankaidō
636:San'yōdō
631:San'indō
568:Hokkaidō
451:tosa ken
418:Hokkaido
398:Hokkaidō
396:. Also,
368:circuits
349:Hokkaidō
341:Hokkaidō
262:Ritsuryō
229:obsolete
221:Hokkaido
168:circuits
141:Ritsuryō
45:require
3653:by the
3548:Tokachi
3523:Kushiro
3468:702–824
3459:Satsuma
3424:Chikugo
3222:Echizen
3178:721–731
3169:Shinano
3154:Rikuzen
3144:Rikuchū
3093:718–724
3073:718–724
3046:Tōsandō
3026:Shimōsa
3006:Musashi
2971:Hitachi
2958:Tōkaidō
2947:716–738
2943:Yoshino
2923:Kawachi
2743:Samurai
2639:Gallery
2557:Kushiro
2543:Tokachi
2400:in red.
2374:Hachidō
2319:(Isshū)
2301:Satsuma
2252:(Gūshū)
2208:(Hishū)
2179:(Hishū)
2161:Chikugo
2118:(Hōshū)
2089:(Hōshū)
2041:(Doshū)
2026:(Yoshū)
1966:(Kishū)
1954:Shikoku
1900:(Bōshū)
1869:(Bishū)
1853:(Bishū)
1824:(Bishū)
1722:(Unshū)
1692:(Inshū)
1588:(Esshū)
1572:(Esshū)
1556:(Nōshū)
1540:(Kashū)
1511:(Esshū)
1509:Echizen
1435:Rikuzen
1420:Rikuchū
1257:(Yashū)
1228:(Jōshū)
1208:Shinano
1176:Shinano
1163:(Hishū)
1148:(Nōshū)
1133:(Gōshū)
1107:Tōsandō
1092:(Jōshū)
1090:Hitachi
1076:(Sōshū)
1074:Shimōsa
1047:(Sōshū)
1015:(Bushū)
1013:Musashi
1000:(Sōshū)
985:(Kōshū)
969:(Zushū)
939:(Enshū)
909:(Bishū)
836:Tōkaidō
757:(Kashū)
755:Kawachi
737:Yoshino
698:(Washū)
619:Tōsandō
614:Tōkaidō
548:Saitama
532:Musashi
382:Tōkaidō
353:Okinawa
343:or the
319:At the
299:In the
283:daimyōs
271:sengoku
236:History
209:in the
47:cleanup
3620:Source
3599:Kumaso
3543:Teshio
3533:Oshima
3528:Nemuro
3518:Kitami
3503:Hidaka
3391:Sanuki
3348:Nagato
3338:Harima
3328:Bitchū
3290:Tajima
3247:Wakasa
3217:Echigo
3109:Kōzuke
3036:Tōtōmi
3031:Suruga
3016:Sagami
3001:Mikawa
2996:Kazusa
2938:Yamato
2928:Settsu
2825:
2785:, p. 6
2769:p. 150
2718:Magiri
2571:Nemuro
2529:Hidaka
2515:Kitami
2501:Teshio
2445:Oshima
2080:Kyushu
2009:Sanuki
1996:(Ashū)
1958:Honshu
1913:Nagato
1851:Bitchū
1791:Harima
1675:Tajima
1586:Echigo
1494:Wakasa
1307:(Ushū)
1292:(Ushū)
1273:(Ushū)
1226:Kōzuke
1045:Kazusa
998:Sagami
952:Suruga
937:Tōtōmi
922:Mikawa
862:(Ishū)
799:Settsu
723:Yamato
696:Yamato
523:area.
513:Settsu
457:, and
447:iyokan
323:, the
274:daimyō
254:Honshu
196:feudal
3594:Koshi
3508:Iburi
3489:1869–
3454:Ōsumi
3444:Hyūga
3439:Hizen
3419:Buzen
3414:Bungo
3376:Awaji
3333:Bizen
3323:Bingo
3300:Tango
3295:Tanba
3280:Iwami
3275:Izumo
3270:Inaba
3227:Etchū
3198:1869–
3188:1869–
3158:1869–
3148:1869–
3138:1869–
3128:–1869
3124:Mutsu
3103:1869–
3089:Iwase
3083:1869–
3079:Iwaki
3069:Iwaki
3058:-1869
3021:Shima
3011:Owari
2918:Izumi
2910:Kinai
2749:Notes
2473:Iburi
2269:Ōsumi
2250:Ōsumi
2222:Hyūga
2177:Hizen
2116:Bungo
2087:Buzen
1979:Awaji
1867:Bingo
1822:Bizen
1735:Iwami
1720:Izumo
1690:Inaba
1659:Tango
1644:Tanba
1570:Etchū
1450:Mutsu
1405:Iwaki
1371:Mutsu
1357:Iwase
1343:Iwaki
1324:Mutsu
907:Owari
891:Shima
770:Izumi
659:Kinai
607:Kinai
540:Tokyo
473:from
408:Today
390:Kyoto
386:Tokyo
384:from
360:Kinai
289:fiefs
286:'
134:Japan
3661:and
3604:Toyo
3589:Kibi
3584:Keno
3574:Fusa
3557:Pre-
3464:Tane
3434:Higo
3396:Tosa
3265:Hōki
3242:Sado
3237:Noto
3232:Kaga
3194:Uzen
3174:Suwa
3114:Mino
3064:Hida
3054:Dewa
2901:List
2861:五畿八道
2823:ISBN
2793:kuni
2789:kuni
2602:Urup
2283:Tane
2206:Higo
2039:Tosa
1836:Kibi
1705:Hōki
1602:Sado
1554:Noto
1538:Kaga
1290:Uzen
1271:Dewa
1194:Suwa
1161:Hida
1146:Mino
574:Goki
561:五畿七道
542:and
526:The
485:and
483:soba
479:-shū
424:and
394:Kobe
351:and
309:kuni
3449:Iki
3386:Kii
3381:Iyo
3371:Awa
3353:Suō
3318:Aki
3285:Oki
3184:Ugo
3119:Ōmi
2991:Kai
2986:Izu
2981:Ise
2976:Iga
2966:Awa
2629:占守郡
2619:新知郡
2609:得撫郡
2591:千島国
2577:根室国
2563:釧路国
2549:十勝国
2535:日高国
2521:北見国
2507:天塩国
2493:石狩国
2479:胆振国
2465:後志国
2451:渡島国
2412:北海道
2365:対馬嶋
2337:壱岐嶋
2317:Iki
2289:多褹国
2275:大隅国
2242:熊曾国
2152:筑紫国
2062:西海道
2024:Iyo
1994:Awa
1964:Kii
1936:南海道
1898:Suō
1883:Aki
1842:吉備国
1773:山陽道
1750:Oki
1626:山陰道
1476:北陸道
1456:陸奥国
1377:陸奥国
1363:石背国
1349:石城国
1305:Ugo
1246:毛野国
1214:信濃国
1200:諏訪国
1131:Ōmi
1113:東山道
1029:Awa
983:Kai
967:Izu
876:Ise
860:Iga
842:東海道
790:和泉監
743:芳野監
729:大和国
546:in
538:in
392:or
388:to
337:ken
325:han
305:han
252:of
191:han
161:gun
132:of
117:令制国
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3665:."
3622::
3579:Hi
2829:;
2821:.
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2382:,
2379:八道
2197:火国
2107:豊国
2065:,
1939:,
1776:,
1629:,
1529:越国
1479:,
1116:,
1065:総国
845:,
823:,
820:七道
711:c.
668:,
665:畿内
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579:五畿
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