Suwa Province

Suwa Prefecture (諏訪国, Suwa no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ(ꜜ).wa (no kɯ.ɲi)], locally [sɯ.waꜜ]^[1]) is an old province in the area of Nagano Prefecture.^[2]

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

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

Geyser in Kamisuwa (上諏訪), Nagano Prefecture

Notes

↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, ed. (24 May 2016). NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese). NHK Publishing.
↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Suwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 917, p. 917, at Google Books.

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128

External links

Media related to Suwa Province at Wikimedia Commons

Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

[1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, ed. (24 May 2016). NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese). NHK Publishing.

[2] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Suwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 917, p. 917, at Google Books.

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