Etchū Province
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Etchū Province (越中国 Etchū no kuni) was an old province in central Honshū, on the Sea of Japan side.[1] It was sometimes called Esshū (越州), with Echizen and Echigo Provinces. It bordered Echigo, Shinano, Hida, Kaga, and Noto provinces. The area is now called Toyama Prefecture.
The ancient provincial capital was Takaoka, but by the Sengoku Period the area was usually held by lords from neighboring provinces like Echigo and Kaga.
[edit] Former Districts
- Imizu District (射水郡) became Imizu and Himi (氷見郡) districts
- Nei District (婦負郡)
- Niikawa District (新川郡) became Kaminiikawa and Shimoniikawa districts
- Tonami District (礪波郡) became Higashitonami and Nishitonami districts
[edit] Notes
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Etchū" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 183 at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
[edit] References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
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