Map of Japanese provinces (1868 ) with Hyūga Province highlighted
Hyūga Province (日向国 , Hyūga no kuni ) was an old province of Japan in the area of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.[ 1] It was sometimes called Nisshū (日州 ) or Kōshū (向州 ) .
Hyūga had borders with Bungo , Higo , Ōsumi , and Satsuma Province.
The ancient capital city of the province was near Saito .
History
View of Hyūga Province, woodblock print by Hiroshige , 1856
In Kojiki and Nihon Shoki , Hyūga is called Kumaso Province (熊曽国 , Kumaso no kuni ) in Tsukushi-no-shima , with Tsukushi , Toyo and Hi Province.
In 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month ), the province of Hyūga was separated from Ōsumi.[ 2]
In the Meiji period , the provinces of Japan were converted into prefectures. Maps of Japan and Hyūga Province were reformed in the 1870s.[ 3]
Shrines and Temples
Tsuno jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya ) of Hyūga.[ 4]
Related pages
References
Other websites
Media related to Hyuga Province at Wikimedia Commons